Prionopelta
Prionopelta is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae.[2] Of its 15 species, four are known from Africa, five from the Americas and six from the Indo-Pacific region.[3]
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| Prionopelta punctulata worker | |
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| Genus: | Prionopelta Mayr, 1866 |
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| Prionopelta punctulata Mayr, 1866 | |
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| 15 species | |
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Examblyopone Donisthorpe, 1949 | |
Species
- Prionopelta aethiopica Arnold, 1949
- Prionopelta amabilis Borgmeier, 1949
- Prionopelta amieti Terron, 1974
- Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909
- Prionopelta brocha Wilson, 1958
- Prionopelta descarpentriesi Santschi, 1924
- Prionopelta humicola Terron, 1974
- Prionopelta kraepelini Forel, 1905
- Prionopelta majuscula Emery, 1897
- Prionopelta marthae Forel, 1909
- Prionopelta media Shattuck, 2008
- Prionopelta modesta Forel, 1909
- Prionopelta opaca Emery, 1897
- Prionopelta punctulata Mayr, 1866
- Prionopelta robynmae Shattuck, 2008
References
- Bolton, B. (2014). "Prionopelta". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "Genus: Prionopelta". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- Shattuck, S. O. (2008). "Revision of the ant genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Indo-Pacific region". Zootaxa. 1846: 21–34.
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