Brachyponera

Brachyponera is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae.

Species

Asian Needle Ant

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae

Observations4,422

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 530
With media: 40
Family: Formicidae
Collections: CSIRO, NMV, CAS, OMNH, NHMUK, AM
Recorded in: Australia, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Ponerini
Image: Brachyponera croceicornis castype06966 profile 1.jpg

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taxon name: Brachyponera
taxon rank: genus

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Brachyponera is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae.

==Distribution== The genus is natively distributed from Africa to southern Asia and Australia, with most species occurring in Southeast Asia. At least two species are invasive in other parts of the world. B. chinensis, the most studied Brachyponera species, has been introduced as an exotic ant in southeastern United States and New Zealand. The other invasive species, B. sennaarensis, is spreading through the Middle East.

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