Simopone

Garcia, Wiesel and Fischer (2013) - The recent revision by Bolton and Fisher (2012) places the taxonomy of the genus in excellent condition. Good identification keys are available for workers and queens. Simopone seem to be rare, arboreal ants and presumably are nocturnal (Bolton, 1973a; Brown, 1975; Kutter, 1977; Bolton & Fisher, 2012). Knowledge about the natural history is very limited but from some species it is known that they are specialised predators of other ants (Brown, 1975; Bolton & Fisher, 2012).

Distribution
Simopone is distributed in the Afrotropical, Malagasy, Oriental, and Indo-Australian regions although most are are found in the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions.

Species richness
Species richness by country based on regional taxon lists (countries with darker colours are more species-rich). View Data



Nomenclature

 *  SIMOPONE [Cerapachyinae: Cerapachyini]
 * Simopone Forel, 1891b: 139. Type-species: Simopone grandidieri, by monotypy.
 * Simopone subgenus of Cerapachys: Forel, 1892l: 243.
 * Simopone revived status as genus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 17.