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Igaponera

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Igaponera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Igaponera
Troya et al., 2022
Species:
I. curiosa
Binomial name
Igaponera curiosa
Troya et al., 2022[1]

Igaponera is a monotypic genus of ponerine ants native to Amazonas described in 2022 containing one species Igaponera curiosa. First described in 2010 as Pachycondyla curiosa in 2010, I. curiosa was placed in Neoponera for a short time in 2021 before its current placement by Troya et al. 2022.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolton, B. (2024). "Igaponera". AntCat. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Neoponera curiosa". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ Troya, Adrian; et al. (13 June 2022). "Igaponera curiosa, a new ponerine genus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Amazon". European Journal of Taxonomy. 823 (1): 82–101. doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.823.1817. Retrieved 3 December 2024.