Schmidt, C. A.;Shattuck, S. O.
Belonopelta
Sign in to saveBelonopelta is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus contains two species: B. deletrix is known from Mesoamerica and Colombia, while B. attenuata is only known from Colombia. Members of this genus are rarely collected, and little is known about their habits. Males remain unknown for both species, and queens and larvae have only been described for B. deletrix.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Formicidae
- Collections
- CAS, TAMU, USNM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Brazil
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Belonopelta is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus contains two species: B. deletrix is known from Mesoamerica and Colombia, while B. attenuata is only known from Colombia. Members of this genus are rarely collected, and little is known about their habits. Males remain unknown for both species, and queens and larvae have only been described for B. deletrix.
==Species== Belonopelta attenuata Mayr, 1870 Belonopelta deletrix Mann, 1922
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