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Genus of ants "Holcoponera" is also a synonym of Cylindromyrmex.

Holcoponera
Holcoponera striatula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ectatomminae
Tribe: Ectatommini
Genus: Holcoponera
Mayr, 1887
Type species
Gnamptogenys striatula
(Mayr, 1884)
Diversity
40 species

Holcoponera is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. They are found in the Neotropics, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. The genus was synonymized under Gnamptogenys for a long time, however Camacho et al. 2022 reinstated the validity of this genus.

Species

As of 2024, Holcoponera contains 40 valid extant species.

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2024). "Holcoponera Mayr, 1887 valid feminine". AntCat. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Holcoponera". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. Camacho, G.P.; et al. (25 January 2022). "UCE phylogenomics resolves major relationships among ectaheteromorph ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): a new classification for the subfamilies and the description of a new genus". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 1 (5): 1. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab026. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Holcoponera
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