Lioponera is a
genus of
ants in the
subfamilyDorylinae containing approximately 74 described species.[1] The genus is distributed widely across the
Afrotropical,
Australasia,
Indomalaya,
Malagasy, and
Palearctic bioregions.[2]Lioponera was described by Mayr (1879) and later placed as a junior synonym of Cerapachys by Brown (1975). Lioponera was resurrected as a valid genus by Borowiec (2016) during redescription of the doryline genera.[3]
Lioponera is a
genus of
ants in the
subfamilyDorylinae containing approximately 74 described species.[1] The genus is distributed widely across the
Afrotropical,
Australasia,
Indomalaya,
Malagasy, and
Palearctic bioregions.[2]Lioponera was described by Mayr (1879) and later placed as a junior synonym of Cerapachys by Brown (1975). Lioponera was resurrected as a valid genus by Borowiec (2016) during redescription of the doryline genera.[3]