''Mesoponera'' is an
Old World
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genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
ants in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Ponerinae
Ponerinae is a subfamily of ants in the Poneromorph subfamilies group, with about 1,600 species in 47 extant genera, including ''Dinoponera gigantea'' - one of the world's largest species of ant. Mated workers have replaced the queen as the fun ...
. It is found in the tropics, from Sub-Saharan Africa to Australia.
Species
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Mesoponera ambigua''
(André, 1890)
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Mesoponera australis''
(Forel, 1900)
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Mesoponera caffraria''
(Smith, 1858)
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Mesoponera elisae''
(Forel, 1891)
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Mesoponera escherichi''
(Forel, 1910)
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Mesoponera flavopilosa''
(Weber, 1942)
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Mesoponera ingesta''
(Wheeler, 1922)
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Mesoponera manni''
(Viehmeyer, 1924)
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Mesoponera melanaria''
(Emery, 1893)
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Mesoponera nimba''
(Bernard, 1953)
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Mesoponera novemdentata''
(Bernard, 1953)
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Mesoponera papuana''
(Viehmeyer, 1914)
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Mesoponera picea''
(Bernard, 1953)
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Mesoponera rubra''
(Smith, 1857)
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Mesoponera scolopax''
(Emery, 1899)
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Mesoponera senegalensis''
(Santschi, 1914)
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Mesoponera subiridescens''
(Wheeler, 1922)
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Mesoponera testacea''
(Bernard, 1953)
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Mesoponera villiersi''
(Bernard, 1953)
*''
Mesoponera weberi''
(Bernard, 1953)
References
Ponerinae
Ant genera
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