''Rasopone'' is
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 ...
. The genus is restricted to Central and South America.
Species
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Rasopone arhuaca''
(Forel, 1901)
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Rasopone becculata''
MacKay & MacKay, 2010
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Rasopone breviscapa''
MacKay & MacKay, 2010
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Rasopone cernua''
MacKay & MacKay, 2010
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Rasopone conicula''
MacKay & MacKay, 2010
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Rasopone ferruginea''
(Smith, 1858)
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Rasopone longidentata''
MacKay & MacKay, 2010
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Rasopone lunaris''
(Emery, 1896)
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Rasopone minuta''
(MacKay & MacKay, 2010)
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Rasopone pergandei''
(Forel, 1909)
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Rasopone rupinicola''
MacKay & MacKay, 2010
References
Ponerinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of North America
Hymenoptera of South America
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