Hypoponera is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. The genus has a worldwide distribution and is found in all continents except Antarctica, as well as lacking a presence in taiga or tundra biomes, and central Asia.
Description The genus has stout, triangular mandibles and 12 segmented anntennae. Species in this genus typically do not have eyes, and when present are always very small; however, queen's typically have large eyes, with setae between the ommatidia. When viewed in profile, the petiole is usually more slender and often more tapered dorsally than in workers. Males typically have large eyes, with setae protruding between the ommatidia and 13 segmented antennae. Ergatoid males are extremely worker-like, with male genitalia present. Antennae are either 12 or 13 segmented and eyes can be either present or absent.
Species
Hypoponera abeillei (André, 1881) Hypoponera agilis (Borgmeier, 1934) Hypoponera albopubescens (Menozzi, 1939) Hypoponera aliena (Smith, 1858) Hypoponera angustata (Santschi, 1914) Hypoponera aprora Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera argentina (Santschi, 1922) Hypoponera assmuthi (Forel, 1905) †Hypoponera atavia (Mayr, 1868) Hypoponera austra Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera beebei (Wheeler, 1924) Hypoponera beppin Terayama, 1999 Hypoponera biroi (Emery, 1900) Hypoponera blanda Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera boerorum (Forel, 1901) Hypoponera bugnioni (Forel, 1912) Hypoponera bulawayensis (Forel, 1913) Hypoponera butteli (Forel, 1913) Hypoponera camerunensis (Santschi, 1914) Hypoponera ceylonensis (Mayr, 1897) Hypoponera clavatula (Emery, 1906) Hypoponera coeca (Santschi, 1914) Hypoponera collegiana (Santschi, 1925) Hypoponera comis Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera confinis (Roger, 1860) Hypoponera congrua (Wheeler, 1934) Hypoponera convexiuscula (Forel, 1900) Hypoponera creola (Menozzi, 1931) Hypoponera decora (Clark, 1934) Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera dema Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera dis Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera distinguenda (Emery, 1890) Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907) Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894) †Hypoponera electrocacica Fiorentino et al., 2026 Hypoponera elliptica (Forel, 1900) Hypoponera emeryi (Donisthorpe, 1943) Hypoponera ergatandria (Forel, 1893) Hypoponera eutrepta (Wilson, 1958) Hypoponera exigua Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera exoecata (Wheeler, 1928) Hypoponera faceta (Menozzi, 1931) Hypoponera faex Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera fatiga Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera fenestralis (Gallardo, 1918) Hypoponera fiebrigi (Forel, 1908) Hypoponera foeda (Forel, 1893) Hypoponera foreli (Mayr, 1887) Hypoponera gibbinota (Forel, 1912) Hypoponera grandidieri (Santschi, 1921) Hypoponera hawkesi Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera hebes Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera herbertonensis (Forel, 1915) Hypoponera idelettae (Santschi, 1923) Hypoponera ignavia Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera ignigera (Menozzi, 1927) Hypoponera iheringi (Forel, 1908) Hypoponera importuna Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera inaudax (Santschi, 1919) Hypoponera indigens (Forel, 1895) Hypoponera inexorata (Wheeler, 1903) Hypoponera javana (Forel, 1905) Hypoponera jeanneli (Santschi, 1935) Hypoponera jocosa Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera johannae (Forel, 1891) Hypoponera juxta Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera kashmirensis Bharit, 2015 Hypoponera lassa Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera lea (Santschi, 1937) Hypoponera leninei (Santschi, 1925) Hypoponera lepida Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera longiceps (Forel, 1913) Hypoponera leveillei (Emery, 1890 incertae sedis) Hypoponera ludovicae (Forel, 1892) Hypoponera lumpurensis (Forel, 1907) Hypoponera mackayensis (Forel, 1900) Hypoponera macradelphe (Wilson, 1958) Hypoponera madecassa (Santschi, 1938) Hypoponera malayana (Wheeler, 1929) Hypoponera massiliensis (Bondroit, 1920) Hypoponera menozzii (Santschi, 1932) Hypoponera meridia Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera mesoponeroides (Radchenko, 1993) Hypoponera mixta Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera molesta Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera monticola (Mann, 1921) Hypoponera natalensis (Santschi, 1914) Hypoponera neglecta (Santschi, 1923) Hypoponera nippona (Santschi, 1937) Hypoponera nitidula (Emery, 1890) Hypoponera nivariana (Santschi, 1908) Hypoponera nubatama Terayama & Hashimoto, 1996 Hypoponera obtunsa Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera occidentalis (Bernard, 1953) Hypoponera odiosa Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, 1887) Hypoponera opacior (Forel, 1893) Hypoponera orba (Emery, 1915) Hypoponera pallidula (Emery, 1900) Hypoponera papuana (Emery, 1900) Hypoponera parva (Forel, 1909) Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera perplexa (Mann, 1922) Hypoponera pia (Forel, 1901) Hypoponera producta Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera pruinosa (Emery, 1900) Hypoponera pulchra Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859) Hypoponera punctiventris (Emery, 1901) Hypoponera pygmaea (Forel, 1907) Hypoponera quaestio Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera queenslandensis (Forel, 1900) Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894) Hypoponera rectidens (Clark, 1934) Hypoponera regis Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera reichenspergeri (Santschi, 1923) Hypoponera rigida Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera rylin Fisher, 2025 Hypoponera sabronae (Donisthorpe, 1941) Hypoponera sakalava (Forel, 1891) Hypoponera sauteri Onoyama, 1989 Hypoponera schmalzi (Emery, 1896) Hypoponera schmidti (Bharti, 2015) Hypoponera schwebeli (Forel, 1913) Hypoponera scitula (Clark, 1934) Hypoponera segnis Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera shattucki (Bharti,2015) Hypoponera silvestrii (Donisthorpe, 1947) Hypoponera sinuosa (Bernard, 1953) Hypoponera siremps (Forel, 1901) Hypoponera sororcula (Wilson, 1958) Hypoponera spei (Forel, 1910) Hypoponera stoica (Santschi, 1912) Hypoponera sulcatinasis (Santschi, 1914) Hypoponera sulciceps (Clark, 1928) Hypoponera surda Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera taprobanae (Forel, 1913) Hypoponera tecta Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera tenella (Emery, 1901) Hypoponera traegaordhi (Santschi, 1914) Hypoponera transvaalensis (Arnold, 1947) Hypoponera trigona (Mayr, 1887) Hypoponera tristis Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera truncata (Smith, 1860) Hypoponera turaga (Mann, 1921) Hypoponera ursa (Santschi, 1924) Hypoponera vanreesi (Forel, 1912) Hypoponera veltan Fisher, 2025 Hypoponera venusta Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Hypoponera vernacula (Kempf, 1962) Hypoponera viri (Santschi, 1923) Hypoponera vitiensis (Mann, 1921) Hypoponera wilsoni (Santschi, 1925) Hypoponera wroughtonii (Forel,1900) Hypoponera zwaluwenburgi (Wheeler, 1933)
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