Kingdom Animalia Family Formicidae Tribe Ponerini Rank Genus | Class Insecta Subfamily Ponerinae Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenopterans | |
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Similar Brachyponera chinensis, Euponera, Hymenopterans, Ectomomyrmex, Pachycondyla | ||
Brachyponera lutea
Brachyponera is genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae.
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Distribution
The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other parts of the world. B. chinensis, the most studied Brachyponera species, has been introduced as an exotic ant in southeastern United States and New Zealand. The other invasive species, B. sennaarensis, is spreading through the Middle East.
Description
The genus was first established as a subgenus of Euponera, when Emery (1900) described B. croceicornis. Workers are small to medium in size (3–7 mm) and have triangular mandibles. Queens are similar to workers, but larger and winged.
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