Mesoponera rubra

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Singapore. Oriental Region: Thailand.

Nomenclature

 *  rubra. Ponera rubra Smith, F. 1857a: 66 (q.) SINGAPORE. Imai, Brown, et al. 1984: 67 (k.); Tjan, Imai, et al. 1986: 57 (k.). Combination in Euponera (Mesoponera): Emery, 1901a: 46; in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 309. Current subspecies: nominal plus minirubra.

Ponera rubra

Holotype dealate queen in. Labelled “SING. 7” and with a Donisthorpe type-label.

Additional References

 * Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. 2014. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa. 3817, 1–242 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1)