Pseudoneoponera rufipes

These large ants can produce a foamy secretion from their gaster that is used for a defense.

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Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India, Laos, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  rufipes. Ponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851: 119 (w.) INDIA. [Duplicated in Jerdon, 1854b: 102.] Combination in Pachycondyla: Smith, F. 1858b: 106; in P. (Bothroponera): Emery, 1901a: 45; in Bothroponera: Mayr, 1867a: 83; Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 55; in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 309; in Bothroponera: Joma & Mackay, 2013: 2; in Pseudoneoponera: Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 135. Current subspecies: nominal plus ceylonensis. See also: Bingham, 1903: 96.