Xiphopelta

This genus is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pachycondyla.

Nomenclature

 * XIPHOPELTA [junior synonym of Pachycondyla]
 * Xiphopelta Forel, 1913a: 108 [as subgenus of Ponera]. Type-species: Ponera (Xiphopelta) arnoldi, by monotypy.
 * Xiphopelta subgenus of Euponera: Forel, 1917: 237; Bernard, 1953b: 191.
 * Xiphopelta junior synonym of Mesoponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 775.
 * Xiphopelta junior synonym of Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1994: 164.
 * [ Hiphopelta:  incorrect subsequent spelling, see above.]