Megaponera

Species richness
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Nomenclature

 *  MEGAPONERA  [Ponerinae: Ponerini]
 * Megaponera Mayr, 1862: 734. Type-species: Formica foetens (junior primary homonym in Formica, replaced by Formica analis), by monotypy.
 * Megaponera junior synonym of Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1994: 164.
 * Megaponera revived from synonymy: Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 104.
 * [ Megaloponera : incorrect subsequent spelling by Roger, 1863b: 17; repeated by several authors, for example Emery, 1877b: 368; Forel, 1917: 237.]