FAUNA PARAGUAY HETEROPONERINAE

FORMICIDAE - ANTS
SUBFAMILY HETEROPONERINAE
The members of this subfamily were formerly included in the family Ponerinae in the Tribe Ectatommini.
Habitat: Humid and dry forest.
Distribution: The subfamily is distributed largely in the Southern Hemisphere. The genus Acanthoponera is distributed from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Heteroponera occurs from Costa Rica to Argentina, with other species in Australia and New Zealand.
Genera: Two genera occur in Paraguay Acanthoponera, Mayr and Heteroponera, Mayr.
Acanthoponera (1 species) - Yellow or brownish ants with large convex eyes and shallow antennal grooves. Peciole ends in a dorso-posterior point. Two propodeal teeth present. Tarsal claws with basal lobe. Principally nocturnal.
Heteroponera (4 species) - Front of head with a long medial ridge from the vertex to the clypeus. Tarsal claws lack basal lobe and propodeal spines short. Small colonies of a dozen or so individuals in rotten wood, under rizomes of epiphytes or under stones in humid areas.
Species: Five species of this subfamily are documented as occurring in Paraguay.
REFERENCES
Lattke JE 2003 - Subfamilia Ponerinae in Introducción a las Hormigas de la Région Neotropical - Von Humboldt Institute, Bogota, Colombia.

The following is a list of the species so far documented as occurring in Paraguay taken from the online resource Ant Web.
Species for which we have live images taken in Paraguay are marked with a *.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO LIVE IMAGES OF SPECIES IN THIS SUBFAMILY
Click the species link for access to Ant Web specimen images and FAUNA Paraguay species accounts.
Specimen images of 4 species (80% of family total) are currently available.
Click the AntWebsp link for access to the species page on Ant Web.

This list should be cited as:
Wild A - Heteroponerinae Ant Web List of the Ants of Paraguay, taken from www.faunaparaguay.com.

Acanthoponera mucronata (Roger 1860)                                                                              AntWebsp
Heteroponera dolo (Roger 1860) no images                                                                         AntWebsp
Heteroponera flava Kempf 1962                                                                                               AntWebsp
Heteroponera mayri Kempf 1962                                                                                              AntWebsp
Heteroponera microps Borgmeier 1957                                                                                  AntWebsp

Relevant Resources
For people interested in Formicidae the following electronic resources are highly recommended.
Ant Web Everything you need to know about ants of the world.
Myrmecos.net High quality photography of the world´s ants.