| Rhytidoponera | |
|---|---|
| Rhytidoponera metallica worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectatomminae |
| Tribe: | Ectatommini |
| Genus: |
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1862 |
| Type species | |
|
Ponera araneoides |
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| Diversity | |
| 106 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chalcoponera Emery, 1897 |
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Chalcoponera Emery, 1897
Rhytidoponera is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.