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Prionopelta

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Prionopelta
Prionopelta punctulata worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Amblyoponinae
Tribe: Amblyoponini
Genus: Prionopelta
Mayr, 1866
Type species
Prionopelta punctulata
Mayr, 1866
Diversity[1]
15 species
Synonyms

Examblyopone Donisthorpe, 1949
Renea Donisthorpe, 1947

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]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Prionopelta". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Genus: Prionopelta". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ^ Shattuck, S. O. (2008). "Revision of the ant genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Indo-Pacific region". Zootaxa. 1846: 21–34. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1846.1.2.
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