Scientific name Paraponera Rank Genus | Family Formicidae Higher classification Ponerinae | |
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Subfamily ParaponerinaeEmery, 1901 Tribe ParaponeriniEmery, 1901 Similar Ant, Bullet ant, Heteroponerinae, Ectatomminae, Proceratiinae | ||
Paraponera is a genus of ants and the only genus in the subfamily Paraponerinae. The name means "near-Ponera".
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It consists of two species: the extant Paraponera clavata, also known as a bullet ant, found in the Neotropics, and the very small fossil species Paraponera dieteri known from Dominican amber (Early Miocene; 16-19 million years ago).
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