Boltonopone
Boltonopone is a genus of ponerine ants containing 16 species found in the Old World tropics, from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia. Described in 2025, its species were previously placed in the genus Bothroponera by Schmidt & Shattuck in 2014. It is named after myrmecologist Barry Bolton.
Species
Boltonopone contains 16 valid species as of 2025.- Boltonopone ancilla
- Boltonopone crassa
- Boltonopone escherischi
- Boltonopone glabripes
- Boltonopone ilgii
- Boltonopone kruegeri
- Boltonopone notaula
- Boltonopone picardi
- Boltonopone pilosuperficia
- Boltonopone rubiginosa
- Boltonopone ryderae
- Boltonopone silvestrii
- Boltonopone soror
- Boltonopone sulcata
- Boltonopone tesseronoda
- ''Boltonopone williamsi''