''Loboponera'' is an
Afrotropical
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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
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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 ...
with nine recognized
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
.
The genus is found in central and western Africa, from
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
to
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
. Little is known about their biology.
Species
* ''
Loboponera basalis''
Bolton & Brown, 2002
* ''
Loboponera edentula''
Bolton & Brown, 2002
* ''
Loboponera nasica''
(Santschi, 1920)
* ''
Loboponera nobiliae''
Fisher, 2006
* ''
Loboponera obeliscata''
Bolton & Brown, 2002
* ''
Loboponera politula
''Loboponera'' is an Afrotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae with nine recognized species. The genus is found in central and western Africa, from Ivory Coast to Rwanda. Little is known about their biology.
Species
* ''Loboponera ba ...
''
Bolton & Brown, 2002
* ''
Loboponera subatra''
Bolton & Brown, 2002
* ''
Loboponera trica''
Bolton & Brown, 2002
* ''
Loboponera vigilans
''Loboponera'' is an Afrotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae with nine recognized species. The genus is found in central and western Africa, from Ivory Coast to Rwanda. Little is known about their biology.
Species
* ''Loboponera ba ...
''
Bolton & Brown, 2002
References
External links
*
Ponerinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Africa
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