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1314:Hymenoptera
1082:"Ponerinae"
1019:"Ponerinae"
956:Furcisutura
945:Eoponerites
867:Emery, 1900
847:André, 1890
806:Smith, 1858
782:Parvaponera
766:Smith, 1858
756:Forel, 1890
726:Emery, 1901
716:Roger, 1861
689:Messelepone
682:Emery, 1900
642:Roger, 1861
602:Forel, 1901
588:Fisheropone
572:Forel, 1891
562:Forel, 1912
542:Brown, 1974
538:Dolioponera
501:Emery, 1893
487:Cephalopone
460:Emery, 1900
426:Belonopelta
396:Archiponera
369:Roger, 1863
365:Platythyrea
359:Emery, 1901
319:dissections
206:Subfamily:
190:Hymenoptera
1799:Categories
1442:Armaniinae
1405:Myrmicinae
1380:Formicinae
1320:Formicidae
1302:Arthropoda
1015:Bolton, B.
1001:References
971:Hong, 2002
960:Hong, 2002
949:Hong, 2002
938:Hong, 2002
934:Eogorgites
907:Mayr, 1887
897:Mayr, 1862
887:Mann, 1922
822:Promyopias
776:Mayr, 1862
746:Mayr, 1862
678:Mesoponera
672:Mayr, 1862
668:Megaponera
658:Mayaponera
648:Loboponera
638:Leptogenys
618:Hypoponera
578:Feroponera
558:Emeryopone
552:Mayr, 1867
532:Roger, 186
528:Dinoponera
522:Mayr, 1862
497:Cryptopone
480:Mayr, 1866
450:Mayr, 1862
436:Boloponera
430:Mayr, 1870
389:Mayr, 1861
224:Type genus
215:Lepeletier
200:Formicidae
170:Arthropoda
1805:Ponerinae
1752:Ponerinae
1592:Ponerinae
1579:Ponerinae
1566:Ponerinae
1552:Ponerinae
1522:Ponerinae
1415:Ponerinae
1370:Dorylinae
1246:Ponerinae
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1028:9 January
989:Taphopone
978:Ponerites
883:Simopelta
833:Protopone
722:Neoponera
628:Iroponera
508:Cyrtopone
466:Buniapone
385:Anochetus
278:subfamily
270:Ponerinae
251:59 genera
244:Diversity
210:Ponerinae
156:Kingdom:
150:Eukaryota
122:Fighting
31:Ponerinae
1600:BugGuide
1531:Wikidata
1296:Animalia
1294:Kingdom
1285:taxonomy
1216:83928415
1164:24943802
1121:20445444
1065:26295106
1017:(2015).
923:Afropone
873:Rasopone
598:Hagensia
568:Euponera
518:Diacamma
376:Ponerini
338:Behavior
308:ponerine
196:Family:
166:Phylum:
160:Animalia
146:Domain:
38:Turonian
1537:Q914888
1434:Extinct
1318:Family
1308:Insecta
1300:Phylum
1196:Bibcode
1144:Zootaxa
1129:4999650
1086:AntWiki
1045:Zootaxa
712:Myopias
344:isopods
331:gastral
316:ovarian
304:species
284:in the
276:, is a
186:Order:
180:Insecta
176:Class:
1709:233406
1670:573831
1657:338275
1587:AntWeb
1480:Genera
1338:Extant
1312:Order
1306:Class
1214:
1162:
1127:
1119:
1063:
1023:AntCat
812:Ponera
350:Genera
272:, the
232:Ponera
217:, 1835
42:Recent
1750:This
1722:71998
1696:43085
1631:81503
1605:34996
1212:S2CID
1125:S2CID
300:queen
296:Mated
1756:stub
1691:NCBI
1665:ITIS
1160:PMID
1148:3817
1117:PMID
1061:PMID
1049:3647
1030:2015
705:male
282:ants
48:PreꞒ
1678:NBN
1618:K6Z
1613:CoL
1574:AFD
1561:ADW
1283:Ant
1204:doi
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