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Hypoponera opacior (Forel, 1893)

Ponera trigona opacior Forel, 1893:363, sex not indicated.Antille St. Vincent (leg. H.H. Smith). - Wheeler, 1905Wheeler, W.M. 1905. The ants of the Bahamas, with a list of the known West Indian species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:79-135. (distribution); Wheeler, 1913Wheeler, W.M. 1913. The ants of Cuba. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology LIV (17):477-505. (distribution); Wheeler, 1913Wheeler, W.M. 1913. Ants collected in the West Indies. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 32:239-244. (distribution); Wheeler, 1937Wheeler, W.M. 1937. Ants mostly from the mountains of Cuba. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 81 (3):441-465. (distribution); Alayo, 1973Alayo, P.D. 1973. Catálogo de los Himenopteros de Cuba. Instituto Cubano del libro, La Habana. 1-218. (distribution); Zayas, 1982Zayas, F. de 1982. Sección Oligoneoptera - Orden Hymenoptera - Orden Strepsiptera. Editorial Científico-Técnica, Ciudad de la Habana. 1-111. (distribution). - As Hypoponera opacior: - Deyrup et al., 1988Deyrup, M., N. Carlin, J. Trager & G. Umphrey 1988. A review of the ants of the Florida Keys. The Florida Entomologist 71 (2):163-176. (distribution); Brandão, 1991Brandão, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catálogo abreviado das formigas da região Neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 35 (2):319-412. (distribution); Reddell & Cokendolpher, 2001Reddell, J.R. & J.C. Cokendolpher 2001. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the caves of Belize, Mexico, and California and Texas (U.S.A). Texas Memorial Museum, Speleological Monographs 5:129-154. (distribution); Ruíz-Cancino & Coronado-Blanco, 2002Ruíz-Cancino, E. & J.M. Coronado-Blanco 2002. Artrópodos terrestres de los estados de Tamaulipas y Nuevo León, México. Serie Publicaciones Cientificas No. 4:1-376. (distribution); Starr & Hook, 2003Starr, C.K. & Hook, A.W. 2003. The aculeate Hymenoptera of Trinidad, West Indies. Occasional Papers o the Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies 12:1-31. (distribution); Portuondo Ferrer & Fernández Triana, 2004Portuondo Ferrer, E. & J.L. Fernández Triana 2004. Biodiversidad del orden Hymenoptera en los macizos montañosos de Cuba oriental. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 35:121-136. (distribution); Fernández & Sendoya, 2004Fernández, F. & S. Sendoya 2004. List of Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biota Colombiana 5 (1):3-93. (distribution); Reyes, 2005Reyes, J.L. 2005. Inventario de la colección de hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) del Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 36:279-283. (distribution); Fong et al., 2005 2005. Cuba: Parque Nacional 'Alejandro de Humboldt'. Rapid Biological Inventories Report 14. The Field Museum, Chicago. 1-368. (distribution); Perez-Gelabert, 2008Perez-Gelabert, D.E. 2008. Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography. Zootaxa 1831:1-530. (distribution); Dash, 2011Dash, S.T. 2011. . Dissertation , , 1-277. El Paso. (distribution); Galkowski, 2016Galkowski, C. 2016. Notes sur les fourmis de Guadeloupe (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bull. Soc. linn. Bordeaux 44 (1):25-36. (distribution); Fontenla & Alfonso-Simonetti, 2018Fontenla, J.L. & J. Alfonso-Simonetti 2018. Classification of cuban ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) into functional groups. Poeyana 506:21-30. (distribution); Lubertazzi, 2019Lubertazzi, D. 2019. The ants of Hispaniola. Museum of Comparative Zoology 162 (2):59-210. (distribution); Perez-Gelabert, 2020Perez-Gelabert, D.E. 2020. Checklist, bibliography and quantitative data of the arthropods of Hispaniola. Zootaxa 4749:1-668. (distribution); Meurgey & Ramage, 2020Meurgey, F. & T. Ramage 2020. Challenging the Wallacean shortfall: A total assessment of insect diversity on Guadeloupe (French West Indies), a checklist and bibliography. Insecta Mundi 786:1-183. (distribution); AntWeb, 2023AntWeb 2023. Ants. . (distribution). - As Ponera punctatissima opacior: - Ashmead, 1900Ashmead, W.H. 1900. Report upon the aculeate Hymenoptera of the islands of St. Vincent and Grenada, with additions to the parasitic Hymenoptera and a list of the described Hymenoptera of the West Indies. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London pt. II:207-367. (distribution).
Ponera opaciceps chilensis Forel, 1914:264 - Dash, 2011Dash, S.T. 2011. . Dissertation , , 1-277. El Paso.:152 ( listed as synonym of Hypoponera opacior (Forel, 1893)).
Ponera opaciceps jamaicensis Aguayo, 1932:216 Synonymized with Hypoponera opacior (Forel, 1893) by Dash, 2011Dash, S.T. 2011. . Dissertation , , 1-277. El Paso.:49. - Aguayo, 1932Aguayo, C.G. 1932. Notes on West Indian ants. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 27:215-227. (distribution); Wheeler, 1937Wheeler, W.M. 1937. Ants mostly from the mountains of Cuba. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 81 (3):441-465. (distribution). - As Hypoponera opaciceps jamaicensis: - Dash, 2011Dash, S.T. 2011. . Dissertation , , 1-277. El Paso. (distribution); AntWeb, 2023AntWeb 2023. Ants. . (distribution).

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Area distribution map

map of Hypoponera opacior (Forel, 1893)

Distribution

ARGArgentina
 (Brandão, 1991; Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
BRABrazil
 (Brandão, 1991; AntWeb, 2023)
CHLChile
 (Brandão, 1991; Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
COLColombia
 (AntWeb, 2023)
CRICosta Rica
 (AntWeb, 2023)
CUBCuba
 (Wheeler, 1913; Wheeler, 1937 [as Ponera opaciceps jamaicensis Aguayo, 1932]; Wheeler, 1937; Alayo, 1973; Zayas, 1982; Brandão, 1991; Portuondo Ferrer & Fernández Triana, 2004; Reyes, 2005; Fong et al., 2005; Fontenla & Alfonso-Simonetti, 2018; AntWeb, 2023; AntWeb, 2023 [as Hypoponera opaciceps jamaicensis (Aguayo, 1932)])
DMADominica
 (Wheeler, 1913)
DOMDominican Republic
 (Brandão, 1991; Lubertazzi, 2019; AntWeb, 2023)
ECUEcuador
 (AntWeb, 2023)
GLPGuadeloupe
 (Galkowski, 2016; Meurgey & Ramage, 2020; AntWeb, 2023)
GTMGuatemala
 (AntWeb, 2023)
GUFFrench Guiana
 (AntWeb, 2023)
HISHispaniola
 (Perez-Gelabert, 2008; Perez-Gelabert, 2020)
HTIHaiti
 (Lubertazzi, 2019; AntWeb, 2023)
JAMJamaica
 (Aguayo, 1932 [as Ponera opaciceps jamaicensis Aguayo, 1932]; Brandão, 1991; Dash, 2011 [as Hypoponera opaciceps jamaicensis (Aguayo, 1932)]; AntWeb, 2023 [as Hypoponera opaciceps jamaicensis (Aguayo, 1932)])
MEXMexico
 (Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-CamMexico - Campeche
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-ChiMexico - Chihuahua
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-ChsMexico - Chiapas
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-GuaMexico - Guanajuato
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-HidMexico - Hidalgo
 (Brandão, 1991; Ruíz-Cancino & Coronado-Blanco, 2002; AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-JalMexico - Jalisco
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-MdOMexico - Michoacán
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-NuLMexico - Nuevo León
 (Ruíz-Cancino & Coronado-Blanco, 2002; AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-OaxMexico - Oaxaca
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-QdAMexico - Querétaro
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-QuRMexico - Quintana Roo
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-SLPMexico - San Luis Potosi
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-SonMexico - Sonora
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-TabMexico - Tabasco
 (AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-TamMexico - Tamaulipas
 (Ruíz-Cancino & Coronado-Blanco, 2002; AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-VdIMexico - Veracruz
 (Ruíz-Cancino & Coronado-Blanco, 2002; AntWeb, 2023)
NICNicaragua
 (AntWeb, 2023)
PANPanama
 (AntWeb, 2023)
PERPeru
 (AntWeb, 2023)
PRIPuerto Rico
 (Brandão, 1991; AntWeb, 2023 [as Hypoponera opaciceps jamaicensis (Aguayo, 1932)]; AntWeb, 2023)
SLVEl Salvador
 (AntWeb, 2023)
TTOTrinidad and Tobago
 (Brandão, 1991; Starr & Hook, 2003; Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
USA-ALUnited States - Alabama
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-ARUnited States - Arkansas
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-AZUnited States - Arizona
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-CAUnited States - California
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-COUnited States - Colorado
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-FLUnited States - Florida
 (Deyrup et al., 1988; Dash, 2011; AntWeb, 2023)
USA-GAUnited States - Georgia
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-IAUnited States - Iowa
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-ILUnited States - Illinois
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-INUnited States - Indiana
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-KSUnited States - Kansas
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-KYUnited States - Kentucky
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-LAUnited States - Louisiana
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-MDUnited States - Maryland
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-MOUnited States - Missouri
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-MSUnited States - Mississippi
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-NCUnited States - North Carolina
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-NEUnited States - Nebraska
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-NMUnited States - New Mexico
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-NVUnited States - Nevada
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-NYUnited States - New York
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-OHUnited States - Ohio
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-OKUnited States - Oklahoma
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-ORUnited States - Oregon
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-SCUnited States - South Carolina
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-TNUnited States - Tennessee
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-TXUnited States - Texas
 (Reddell & Cokendolpher, 2001; Ruíz-Cancino & Coronado-Blanco, 2002; AntWeb, 2023)
USA-UTUnited States - Utah
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-VAUnited States - Virginia
 (AntWeb, 2023)
USA-WAUnited States - Washington
 (AntWeb, 2023)
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
 (Forel, 1893; Ashmead, 1900; Wheeler, 1905; Brandão, 1991; Dash, 2011; AntWeb, 2023)
VENVenezuela
 (AntWeb, 2023)

Literature

  • Aguayo, C.G. 1932. Notes on West Indian ants. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 27:215-227.
  • Alayo, P.D. 1973. Catálogo de los Himenopteros de Cuba. Instituto Cubano del libro, La Habana. 1-218.
  • AntWeb 2023. Ants. .
  • Ashmead, W.H. 1900. Report upon the aculeate Hymenoptera of the islands of St. Vincent and Grenada, with additions to the parasitic Hymenoptera and a list of the described Hymenoptera of the West Indies. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London pt. II:207-367.
  • Brandão, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catálogo abreviado das formigas da região Neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 35 (2):319-412.
  • Dash, S.T. 2011. . Dissertation , , 1-277. El Paso.
  • Deyrup, M., N. Carlin, J. Trager & G. Umphrey 1988. A review of the ants of the Florida Keys. The Florida Entomologist 71 (2):163-176.
  • Fernández, F. & S. Sendoya 2004. List of Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biota Colombiana 5 (1):3-93.
  • 2005. Cuba: Parque Nacional 'Alejandro de Humboldt'. Rapid Biological Inventories Report 14. The Field Museum, Chicago. 1-368.
  • Fontenla, J.L. & J. Alfonso-Simonetti 2018. Classification of cuban ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) into functional groups. Poeyana 506:21-30.
  • Forel, A. 1893. Les Formicides. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1893:333-418.
  • Galkowski, C. 2016. Notes sur les fourmis de Guadeloupe (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bull. Soc. linn. Bordeaux 44 (1):25-36.
  • Lubertazzi, D. 2019. The ants of Hispaniola. Museum of Comparative Zoology 162 (2):59-210.
  • Meurgey, F. & T. Ramage 2020. Challenging the Wallacean shortfall: A total assessment of insect diversity on Guadeloupe (French West Indies), a checklist and bibliography. Insecta Mundi 786:1-183.
  • Perez-Gelabert, D.E. 2008. Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography. Zootaxa 1831:1-530.
  • Perez-Gelabert, D.E. 2020. Checklist, bibliography and quantitative data of the arthropods of Hispaniola. Zootaxa 4749:1-668.
  • Portuondo Ferrer, E. & J.L. Fernández Triana 2004. Biodiversidad del orden Hymenoptera en los macizos montañosos de Cuba oriental. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 35:121-136.
  • Reddell, J.R. & J.C. Cokendolpher 2001. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the caves of Belize, Mexico, and California and Texas (U.S.A). Texas Memorial Museum, Speleological Monographs 5:129-154.
  • Reyes, J.L. 2005. Inventario de la colección de hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) del Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 36:279-283.
  • Ruíz-Cancino, E. & J.M. Coronado-Blanco 2002. Artrópodos terrestres de los estados de Tamaulipas y Nuevo León, México. Serie Publicaciones Cientificas No. 4:1-376.
  • Starr, C.K. & Hook, A.W. 2003. The aculeate Hymenoptera of Trinidad, West Indies. Occasional Papers o the Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies 12:1-31.
  • Wheeler, W.M. 1905. The ants of the Bahamas, with a list of the known West Indian species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:79-135.
  • Wheeler, W.M. 1913. Ants collected in the West Indies. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 32:239-244.
  • Wheeler, W.M. 1913. The ants of Cuba. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology LIV (17):477-505.
  • Wheeler, W.M. 1937. Ants mostly from the mountains of Cuba. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 81 (3):441-465.
  • Zayas, F. de 1982. Sección Oligoneoptera - Orden Hymenoptera - Orden Strepsiptera. Editorial Científico-Técnica, Ciudad de la Habana. 1-111.