Biology:Mayaponera

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Short description: Genus of ants


Mayaponera
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M. constricta worker
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Mayaponera

Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014
Species:
Mayaponera constricta
Binomial name
M. constricta
Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014
Type species
Ponera constricta
Mayr, 1884
Diversity[1]
Monotypic taxon

Mayaponera is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. It contains the single species Mayaponera constricta, found in Central and South America. Workers are slender and medium in size (6–7.5 mm).[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18925883 entry