Tanipone

Tanipone is a Malagasy genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.

Distribution

Endemic to Madagascar, species of Tanipone are predominantly terrestrial to subarboreal, being found as ground foragers in leaf litter, under stones, in rotten stumps and in rotten logs. Just as commonly workers have been captured on low vegetation, in living and dead stems above the ground and in rot pockets in tree trunks.

Species

Tanipone aglandula Bolton & Fisher, 2012Tanipone aversa Bolton & Fisher, 2012Tanipone cognata Bolton & Fisher, 2012Tanipone hirsuta Bolton & Fisher, 2012Tanipone maculata Bolton & Fisher, 2012Tanipone pilosa Bolton & Fisher, 2012Tanipone scelesta Bolton & Fisher, 2012Tanipone subpilosa Bolton & Fisher, 2012Tanipone varia Bolton & Fisher, 2012Tanipone zona Bolton & Fisher, 2012