Hypoponera Roger, 1861a

Scott-Santos, Cristiane P., Esteves, Flávia A. & Brandão, Carlos Roberto F., 2008, Catalogue of “ poneromorph ” ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 48 (11), pp. 75-88 : 75-88

Genus Hypoponera Roger, 1861a

Ponera opaciceps var. pampana Santschi, 1925e:153. Syntype: 3 g, 2 w. [ Argentina], Catam [arca], Cerro Colorado; [no date]; Weiser [col.]; nº 1545. 2 gynes, missing right hindwing. 1 gyne, missing wings. Combination in Hypoponera by Kempf (1972b:123) .

Ponera vernacula Kempf, 1962b:13. Holotype: 1 w; paratypes: 6 w. [ Brazil, São Paulo], SP [São Paulo], Serra da Cantareira; 31.i.1960; Kempf & Santos [leg.]; [ WWK] # 3394. Paratypes: 1 worker, missing L4 tibia. Combination in Hypoponera by Kempf (1972b:124) .

Note: We found in the MZSP collection 7 specimens of Ponera iheringi from [ Brazil] RJ, Campo Itatiaia , 6 labelled as Syntypes and 1 labelled as Paratype, although this locality does not appear in the respective original description by Forel (1908h:344), and hence can not be treated as type specimens .