Brachyponera sp

A small species of Brachyponera ant, this species has workers of just slightly above 4 millimeters and queens at around 5 millimeters. While the typical species of this genus are monomorphic and monogynous, there are a few that are not.

This monomorphic species is polygynous.

 Workers of Brachyponera sp(7) with pupae

 Workers of Brachyponera sp(7)

Worker of Brachyponera sp(7)

Workers of Brachyponera sp(7) with queen (top right)

 The Queen

The male (drone)

See more:

Miscellaneous Ponerinae previously under Pachycondyla

Brachyponera sp(07)

Brachyponera sp(05)

Brachyponera sp(28)

Buniapone amblyops
Ectomomyrmex astuta

Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki

Ectomomyrmexa sp

Ectomomyrmex sp(18)

Ectomomyrmex sp(05)

Mesoponera sp

Pseudoneoponera tridentata

Pseudoneoponera sp(13)

Pseudoneoponera sp(14)

Taxonomy

No rank: cellular organisms 131567

Superkingdom (Domain): Eukaryota 2759

No rank: Opisthokonta 33154

Kingdom: Metazoa 33208

No rank: Eumetazoa 6072

No rank (Subkingdom): Bilateria 33213

No rank (Branch): Protostomia 33317

No rank (Infrakingdom): Ecdysozoa

No rank (Superphylum): Panarthropoda 88770

Phylum: Arthropoda 6656

No rank (Subphylum): Mandibulata 197563

No rank: Pancrustacea 197562

Subphylum (Epiclass): Hexapoda 6960

Class: Insecta 50557

No rank (Subclass): Dicondylia 85512

Subclass (Infraclass): Pterygota 7496

Infraclass: Neoptera 33340

Cohort: Holometabola

Order: Hymenoptera 7399

Suborder Apocrita 7400

Infraorder: Aculeata 7434

Superfamily: Formicoidea

Family: Formicidae 36668

Subfamily: Ponerinae 43085

Tribe: Ponerini 141711

Genus: Brachyponera 1885317

Last Updated: 2021 08 12
First Posted: 2018 02 05
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