Odontoponera transversa

Distribution
This taxon was described from Singapore.

Nomenclature

 *  transversa. Ponera transversa Smith, F. 1857a: 68 (w.) SINGAPORE. Bingham, 1903: 73 (q.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1952c: 606 (l); Imai, Baroni Urbani, et al. 1984: 5 (k.). Combination in Odontoponera: Emery, 1893g: 262. Senior synonym of reticulata: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 474; of transversa: Yamane, 2009: 3. See also: Yamane, 2009: 4. Current subspecies: nominal plus biconcentrica, infuscata.
 * nitens. Odontoponera transversa subsp. nitens Creighton, 1929: 154 (w.) BORNEO. Junior synonym of transversa: Yamane, 2009: 3.
 * reticulata. Ponera reticulata Smith, F. 1858b: 85 (m.) MYANMAR. Junior synonym of transversa: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 474.

Additional References

 * Ghosh, S.N. & Sheela, S. 2008. On a collection of Formicidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) from Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India, with new records of one rare genus and a rare species. Asian Myrmecology, 2, 99-102.
 * Yamane, S. 2009. Odontoponera denticulata (F. Smith) (Formicidae: Ponerinae), a distinct species inhabiting disturbed areas. ARI 32, 1-8.