Heteroponerinae
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]
| Heteroponerinae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Heteroponera brouni worker | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Heteroponerinae Bolton, 2003 |
| Tribe: | Heteroponerini Bolton, 2003 |
| Type genus | |
| Heteroponera | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 3 genera | |
Genera
- Heteroponerinae Bolton, 2003
- Heteroponerini Bolton, 2003
- Acanthoponera Mayr, 1862
- Aulacopone Arnol'di, 1930
- Heteroponera Mayr, 1887
- Heteroponerini Bolton, 2003
References
- Bolton, B. (2014). "Heteroponerinae". AntCat. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "Subfamily: Heteroponerinae". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- 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.
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