Holcoponera

Holcoponera
Holcoponera striatula
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ectatomminae
Tribe: Ectatommini
Genus:
Mayr, 1887
Type species
Gnamptogenys striatula
(Mayr, 1884)
Diversity[1]
40 species

Holcoponera is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. They are found in the Neotropics, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.[2] The genus was synonymized under Gnamptogenys for a long time, however Camacho et al. 2022 reinstated the validity of this genus.[3]

Species

As of 2024, Holcoponera contains 40 valid extant species.

  • Holcoponera acuta
  • Holcoponera albiclava
  • Holcoponera ammophila
  • Holcoponera andina
  • Holcoponera aspera
  • Holcoponera aterrima
  • Holcoponera atrata
  • Holcoponera auricula
  • Holcoponera avus
  • Holcoponera bisulca
  • Holcoponera brunnea
  • Holcoponera crenaticeps
  • Holcoponera cribrata
  • Holcoponera dichotoma
  • Holcoponera ejuncida
  • Holcoponera epinotalis
  • Holcoponera extra
  • Holcoponera gentryi
  • Holcoponera gracilis
  • Holcoponera haytiana
  • Holcoponera ilimani
  • Holcoponera latistriata
  • Holcoponera lucida
  • Holcoponera luzonensis
  • Holcoponera major
  • Holcoponera malaensis
  • Holcoponera mina
  • Holcoponera moelleri
  • Holcoponera nigrivitrea
  • Holcoponera pernambucana
  • Holcoponera pilosa
  • Holcoponera pittieri
  • Holcoponera pleurodon
  • Holcoponera porcata
  • Holcoponera preciosa
  • Holcoponera relicta
  • Holcoponera sila
  • Holcoponera solomonensis
  • Holcoponera striatula
  • Holcoponera strigata

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.