| Poneracantha | |
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| Poneracantha bispinosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: | Poneracantha Mayr, 1897 |
| Type species | |
| Ectatomma bispinosum (Emery, 1890)
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 18 species | |
Poneracantha is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. They are found in Central America, the Caribbean, and Central America.[2] One species, Poneracantha triangularis, is invasive to the southeastern United States. The genus was synonymized under Gnamptogenys for a long time, however Camacho et al. 2022 reinstated the validity of this genus.[3]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2024). "Poneracantha Mayr, 1897 valid feminine". AntCat. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Poneracantha". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Camacho, G.P.; et al. (25 January 2022). "UCE phylogenomics resolves major relationships among ectaheteromorph ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): a new classification for the subfamilies and the description of a new genus". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 1 (5): 1. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab026. Retrieved 21 November 2024.