Holcoponera

"Holcoponera" is also a synonym of Cylindromyrmex.

Holcoponera
Holcoponera striatula
Scientific classification
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 [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.