Acanthoponera
Acanthoponera is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae. Acanthoponera contains six rarely collected species and a fifth unnamed species mentioned by Brown only known from a stray gyne.
Acanthoponera is a genus of ants from the New World, distributed from Mexico to Argentina. Specimens have been observed in wooded areas.
Identification
Medium size in workers pale yellow color in its majority, large convex eyes and shallow antennal brooms. The propodeum bears a pair of teeth or spines, and the apex of the petiole node occurs dorsocaudally as a thin subconical spine with a more or less sharp point. The tarsal claws are very well developed and each bears not only a strong submedian tooth, but also a prominent narrow lobe resembling a third tooth.• Count of antennal segments: 12 • Antennal club: 4-5 • Palp formula: 6.4 • Total tooth count: 6-9