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Cryptopone
Cryptopone is a genus of ponerine ants containing 23 valid species, all of which are extant. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with most species occurring in Asia. Workers range from very small to medium in size (1.7–6.1 mm), with the queens being slightly larger. Wadeura was previously synonymized under this genus, however, its two species (now four) were separated out again by Branstetter & Longino, 2022.
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
European Pit-jawed Ant
speciesCryptopone ochracea
Cryptopone sauteri
speciesCryptopone sauteri
Southern Pit-jawed Ant
speciesCryptopone gilva
Cryptopone taivanae
speciesCryptopone taivanae
Cryptopone testacea
speciesCryptopone testacea
Cryptopone rotundiceps
speciesCryptopone rotundiceps
Cryptopone recticlypea
speciesCryptopone recticlypea
Cryptopone butteli
speciesCryptopone butteli
Cryptopone odax
speciesCryptopone odax
Cryptopone succinea
speciesCryptopone succinea
Cryptopone tengu
speciesCryptopone tengu
Cryptopone arabica
speciesCryptopone arabica
Cryptopone crassicornis
speciesCryptopone crassicornis
Cryptopone fusciceps
speciesCryptopone fusciceps
Cryptopone gigas
speciesCryptopone gigas
Cryptopone gilvagrande
speciesCryptopone gilvagrande
Cryptopone gilvatumida
speciesCryptopone gilvatumida
Cryptopone jinxiuensis
speciesCryptopone jinxiuensis
Cryptopone motschulskyi
speciesCryptopone motschulskyi
Cryptopone pseudogigas
speciesCryptopone pseudogigas
Cryptopone sinensis
speciesCryptopone sinensis
Cryptopone subterranea
speciesCryptopone subterranea
Cryptopone typhlos
speciesCryptopone typhlos
Cryptopone guatemalensis
speciesCryptopone guatemalensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 347449.