''Neoponera'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,0 ...

s in the subfamily

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 f ...

. Restricted to the

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, the genus is found from southern

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(United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens are similar to workers but larger and

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Species

*'' Neoponera aenescens'' (Mayr, 1870) *''

Neoponera agilis ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ar ...

'' Forel, 1901 *'' Neoponera antecurvata'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *''

Neoponera apicalis ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' (Latreille, 1802) *'' Neoponera bactronica'' (Fernandes, Oliveira & Delabie, 2014) *'' Neoponera billemma'' (Fernandes, Oliveira & Delabie, 2014) *'' Neoponera bucki'' (Borgmeier, 1927) *''

Neoponera bugabensis ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' (Forel, 1899) *''

Neoponera carbonaria ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' (Smith, 1858) *''

Neoponera carinulata ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' (Roger, 1861) *''

Neoponera cavinodis ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' Mann, 1916 *''

Neoponera chyzeri ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' (Forel, 1907) *''

Neoponera commutata ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' (Roger, 1860) *''

Neoponera concava ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *''

Neoponera cooki ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *''

Neoponera coveri ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *''

Neoponera crenata ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' (Roger, 1861) *''

Neoponera curvinodis ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ...

'' (Forel, 1899) *'' Neoponera dismarginata'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *'' Neoponera donosoi'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *'' Neoponera eleonorae'' (Forel, 1921) *'' Neoponera emiliae'' Forel, 1901 *'' Neoponera fauveli'' (Emery, 1895) *'' Neoponera fiebrigi'' Forel, 1912 *'' Neoponera fisheri'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *'' Neoponera foetida'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Neoponera fusca'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *'' Neoponera globularia'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *'' Neoponera golbachi'' Kusnezov, 1969 *'' Neoponera hispida'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *''

Neoponera holcotyle ''Neoponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Restricted to the Neotropics, the genus is found from southern Texas (United States) to southern Brazil. Workers are slender, and medium to large in size (6.5–19 mm); queens ar ...

'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *'' Neoponera insignis'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *'' Neoponera inversa'' (Smith, 1858) *'' Neoponera laevigata'' (Smith, 1858) *'' Neoponera latinoda'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *'' Neoponera lineaticeps'' (Mayr, 1866) *'' Neoponera luteola'' (Roger, 1861) *'' Neoponera magnifica'' (Borgmeier, 1929) *'' Neoponera marginata'' (Roger, 1861) *'' Neoponera metanotalis'' (Luederwaldt, 1918) *'' Neoponera moesta'' (Mayr, 1870) *'' Neoponera oberthueri'' (Emery, 1890) *'' Neoponera obscuricornis'' (Emery, 1890) *'' Neoponera procidua'' (Emery, 1890) *'' Neoponera recava'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *'' Neoponera rostrata'' (Emery, 1890) *'' Neoponera rugosula'' Emery, 1902 *'' Neoponera schoedli'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2006) *'' Neoponera schultzi'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *'' Neoponera solisi'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010) *'' Neoponera striatinodis'' (Emery, 1890) *'' Neoponera theresiae'' (Forel, 1899) *'' Neoponera unidentata'' (Mayr, 1862) *'' Neoponera venusta'' Forel, 1912 *'' Neoponera verenae'' Forel, 1922 *''

Neoponera villosa ''Neoponera villosa'', known generally as hairy panther ant, is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. Other common names include the greater Texas bullet ant and giant hunting ant. References Further reading * * External links * ...

'' (Fabricius, 1804) *'' Neoponera zuparkoi'' (MacKay & MacKay, 2010)

References

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