''Brachyponera'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
s 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 botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Ponerinae
Ponerinae, the ponerine ants, 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 replac ...
.
Distribution
The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are
invasive in other parts of the world. ''B. chinensis'', the most studied ''Brachyponera'' species, has been introduced as an exotic ant in southeastern United States and New Zealand. The other invasive species, ''B. sennaarensis'', is spreading through the Middle East.
Description
The genus was first established as a
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
of ''
Euponera
''Euponera'' is a Ponerinae, ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and alate, winged.
Species
*''Euponera ae ...
'', when
Emery (1900) described ''B. croceicornis''.
Workers are small to medium in size (3–7 mm) and have triangular mandibles. Queens are similar to workers, but larger and
winged.
Species
*''
Brachyponera arcuata''
(Karavaiev, 1925)
*''
Brachyponera atrata''
(Karavaiev, 1925)
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Brachyponera batak''
(Yamane, 2007)
*''
Brachyponera brevidorsa''
Xu, 1994
*''
Brachyponera chinensis''
(Emery, 1895)
*''
Brachyponera christmasi''
(Donisthorpe, 1935)
*''
Brachyponera croceicornis''
(Emery, 1900)
*''
Brachyponera flavipes''
(Yamane, 2007)
*''
Brachyponera jerdonii''
(Forel, 1900)
*''
Brachyponera lutea''
(Mayr, 1862)
*''
Brachyponera luteipes''
(Mayr, 1862)
*''
Brachyponera mesoponeroides''
Radchenko, 1993
*''
Brachyponera nakasujii''
(Yashiro, Matsuura, Guénard, Terayama & Dunn, 2010)
*''
Brachyponera nigrita''
(Emery, 1895)
*''
Brachyponera obscurans''
(Walker, 1859)
*''
Brachyponera pilidorsalis''
(Yamane, 2007)
*''
Brachyponera sennaarensis
The samsum ant (''Brachyponera sennaarensis'', formerly known as ''Pachycondyla sennaarensis'') is a species of ponerine ant widely distributed in Africa and the Middle East. A common household pest, the ant is a member of the genus '' Brachypon ...
''
(Mayr, 1862)
*''
Brachyponera tianzun''
(Terayama, 2009)
*''
Brachyponera wallacei''
(Yamane, 2007)
References
External links
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Ponerinae
Ant genera
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