| Poneracantha | |
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| Poneracantha bispinosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Poneracantha Mayr, 1897 |
| Type species | |
| Ectatomma bispinosum (Emery, 1890)
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| Diversity1 | |
| 18 species | |
Poneracantha is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. They are found in Central America, the Caribbean, and Central America.2 One species, Poneracantha triangularis, is invasive to the southeastern United States. 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, Poneracantha contains 19 valid species, of which one, Poneracantha brunoi, is extinct.1
- Poneracantha banksi
- Poneracantha bispinosa
- †Poneracantha brunoi
- Poneracantha cuneiforma
- Poneracantha enodis
- Poneracantha ingeborgae
- Poneracantha insularis
- Poneracantha lanei
- Poneracantha laticephala
- Poneracantha lineolata
- Poneracantha lucaris
- Poneracantha mecotyle
- Poneracantha mediatrix
- Poneracantha menozzii
- Poneracantha perspicax
- Poneracantha rastrata
- Poneracantha semiferox
- Poneracantha triangularis
- Poneracantha wilsoni
References
References
- Bolton, B. (2024). "Poneracantha Mayr, 1897 valid feminine". AntCat. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Poneracantha". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- 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.