Schmidt, C. A.;Shattuck, S. O.
Cryptopone
Cryptopone is a genus of ponerine ants containing 23 valid species, all of which are extant. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly larger. Wadeura was previously synonymized under this genus, however, its two species (now four) were separated out again by Branstetter & Longino, 2022.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyFormicidae
Observations recorded2,458
Operaria: Clypeus carinatus, margine antico late arcuata, acuta, edentula. Mandibula; angusta, margine masticatorio mide obliquo, 5 - dentato. Oculi nulli. Laminae frontales breves, approximate. Antennas 12 - articulatae, clava 4 - articulatu. Thorax suturis distinctis. Pedunculus abdominis nodiformis, versus tertiam partem altitudinis superficiel abdominis anuas insertas. Pedes crassi, breves, articulo tarsorum primo tibia multo breviore; calcaria longe pectinata; unguicuti simplices. Facies d'un Ponera , mais en differant par l'insertion du pedicule vers le tiers de la face anterieure du segment abdominal suivant, par les mandibules a bord masticateur fort oblique, par les antennes dont les quatre derniers articles forment une massue assez distincte. Les deux premiers de ces caracteres rapprochent ce genre de Trapeziopelta , dont il differe par l'epistome et les antennes. Les antennes a massue distincte se retrouvent chez Typhlomyrmex et Myopias ; ce dernier genre m'est inconnu en nature.
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Cryptopone is a genus of ponerine ants containing 23 valid species, all of which are extant. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly larger. Wadeura was previously synonymized under this genus, however, its two species (now four) were separated out again by Branstetter & Longino, 2022.
==Species== Cryptopone arabica Collingwood & Agosti, 1996 Cryptopone butteli Forel, 1913 Cryptopone crassicornis (Emery, 1897) Cryptopone fusciceps Emery, 1900 Cryptopone gigas Wu & Wang, 1995 Cryptopone gilva (Roger, 1863) Cryptopone gilvagrande Branstetter & Longino, 2022 Cryptopone gilvatumida Branstetter & Longino, 2022 Cryptopone guatemalensis (Forel, 1899) Cryptopone jinxiuensis Zhou, 2001 Cryptopone motschulskyi Donisthorpe, 1943 Cryptopone nicobarensis Forel, 1905 Cryptopone ochracea (Mayr, 1855) Cryptopone odax (Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014) Cryptopone pseudogigas Zhou & Zheng, 1997 Cryptopone recticlypea Xu, 1998 Cryptopone rotundiceps (Emery, 1914) Cryptopone sauteri (Wheeler, 1906) Cryptopone sinensis Wang, 1992 Cryptopone subterranea Bharti & Wachkoo, 2013 †Cryptopone succinea (Mayr, 1868) Cryptopone taivanae (Forel, 1913) Cryptopone tengu Terayama, 1999 Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893 Cryptopone typhlos (Karavaiev, 1935)