Paraponerinae
| Paraponera | |
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| P. clavata, or bullet ant, the sole extant member of the subfamily Paraponerinae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: |
Paraponerinae Emery, 1901 |
| Tribe: |
Paraponerini Emery, 1901 |
| Genus: |
Paraponera F. Smith, 1858 |
| Type species | |
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Formica clavata |
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| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
Paraponera is a genus of ants and the only genus in the subfamily Paraponerinae. The name means "near-Ponera".
It consists of two species: the extant Paraponera clavata, also known as a bullet ant, found in the Neotropics, and the very smallfossil species Paraponera dieteri known from Dominican amber (Early Miocene; 16-19 million years ago).
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