Heteroponera Mayr, 1887

Camacho, G. P., Franco, W., Branstetter, M. G., Pie, M. R. & Longino, J. T., 2022, UCE Phylogenomics Resolves Major Relationships Among Ectaheteromorph Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): A New Classification, Insect Systematics and Diversity 6 (1), pp. 1-20 : 14-15

Heteroponera Mayr

= Anacanthoponera Wheeler

= Paranomopone Wheeler

Type Species: Heteroponera carinifrons Mayr

Diagnosis (Females): Ants of comparatively small to medium size (head width 0.63-1.37; head length 0.72-1.54). Mandible triangular. Palp formula 3,2 to 4,3. Frontal lobe expanded, completely covering antennal insertions. Antennal club with three antennomeres. Antennal scrobe shallowly to deeply impressed. Eye well-developed to reduced, with clear limits between ommatidia. Propodeal spine absent to well-developed. Tarsal claw simple, without conspicuous preapical teeth (except in H. dolo and H. robusta ) nor a basal lobe. Petiole with or without posterodorsal projections. Anterior face of abdominal segment III with an arched carina above the helcium.

Species: angulata , brounii , carinifrons , crozieri, darlingtonorum, dentinodis , dolo , ecarinata, flava , georgesi, imbellis , inca , inermis , leae , lioprocta, majeri, mayri , monteithi, monticola , panamensis , pendergrasti, relicta , rhodopygea, robusta , trachypyx , viviennae, and wilsoni .

Distribution: Neotropical, from Nicaragua to southern Chile; and Australian, including New Zealand.

Notes: Identification tools for the species of Heteroponera include the works of Feitosa and Prada-Achiardi (2019) for the Colombian fauna and Taylor (2011; 2015) for Australian groups.