The ant genus <i>Hypoponera</i> (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Dominican amber
Abstract Hypoponera Santschi, 1938 is a genus of ponerine ants, well known for its simplified morphology, lacking any clear autopomorphy, and its cosmopolitan distribution. Here, we describe the first Hypoponera in Dominican amber. The discovery of Hypoponera electrocacica new species confirms the long-expected presence of the genus in the Caribbean Miocene. The modern diversity of Hypoponera in the Greater Antilles now stands at five species and two putative subspecies. UUID: https://zoobank.org/685e8727-72e2-4723-bce3-5d7c53680eee
Authors
- Valentine Bouju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3185-5047)
- Phillip Barden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6277-320X)
- Gianpiero Fiorentino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6948-5032)
- Santo Navarro
- Diyael Sosa
Institutions
- New Jersey Institute of Technology (US)
- American Museum of Natural History (US)
- Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (DO)
- Harvard University Press (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Paleontology
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2025.10213
- Primary Topic
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation