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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Ectatomminae » Poneracantha » Poneracantha triangularis

Species Poneracantha triangularis

Classification · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)
Family Formicidae (Ants)
Subfamily Ectatomminae
Genus Poneracantha
Species triangularis (Poneracantha triangularis)
Identification
Propodeal teeth diagnostic for this species.
Larger (5 vs. 4mm), darker in color and has slightly coarser longitudinal grooves than G. hartmanni.
Range
Recently introduced from the Neotropics, first reported from Florida about 10 years ago, now apparently in the whole Gulf Coast region
Food
Millipede hunter
Remarks
Formerly Gnamptogenys triangularis -- moved to Poneracantha by Camacho et al., 2022.
Contributed by James C. Trager on 28 March, 2014 - 7:01am
Additional contributions by metrioptera, Oliver.Yung
Last updated 13 February, 2025 - 8:59am

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