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Subiridopone subiridescens
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Subiridopone subiridescens

Subiridopone is a monotypic genus of ponerine ants described in 2025 containing the sole species Subiridopone subiridescens found in the Afrotropics. S. subiridescens was previously placed in the genus Mesoponera by Schmidt & Shattuck in 2014. Its scientific name means "slightly iridescent wicked ant" from sub + Latin irid + ancient Greek ponēra.

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