Heteroponerinae

Subfamily of ants

Heteroponerinae
Heteroponera brouni worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Heteroponerinae
Bolton, 2003
Tribe: Heteroponerini
Bolton, 2003
Type genus
Heteroponera
Mayr
Diversity[1]
3 genera

Heteroponerinae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group containing three genera in one tribe.[2] The subfamily was created in 2003 when Barry Bolton divided the Ponerinae subfamily into six subfamilies.[3]

Genera

  • Heteroponerinae Bolton, 2003
    • Heteroponerini Bolton, 2003
      • Acanthoponera Mayr, 1862
      • Aulacopone Arnol'di, 1930
      • Heteroponera Mayr, 1887

References

  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Heteroponerinae". AntCat. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Subfamily: Heteroponerinae". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. ^ Fisher, Brian L.; Cover, Stefan P. (2007). Ants of North America: A Guide to the Genera. University of California Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN 978-0-520-93455-9.

External links

  • Media related to Heteroponerinae at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Heteroponerinae


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