Date of this version: 4 September 2004.
Previous versions of this page:
Go back to top
Return to Genus List
Acanthoponera is a heteroponerine with: (1) prominent spines on the propodeum; (2) a pronounced posteriorly projecting spine on the petiole; and (3) yellow orange color.
I currently view the Acanthoponera lineage in Costa Rica as a single species with geographic variation. Further treatment is under the single Costa Rican species:
Acanthoponera minor Forel 1899
Page author: John T. Longino longinoj@evergreen.edu
Date of this version: 4 September 2004.
Previous versions of this page:
Go back to top