Simopelta

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Nomenclature

 *  SIMOPELTA [Ponerinae: Ponerini]
 * Simopelta Mann, 1922: 10 [as subgenus of Belonopelta]. Type-species: Belonopelta (Simopelta) jeckylli, by original designation.
 * Simopelta raised to genus: Wheeler, W.M. 1935d: 8.
 * Simopelta junior synonym of Belonopelta: Baroni Urbani, 1975b: 296.
 * Simopelta revived from synonymy: Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990: 11.