Prionopelta Explained

Prionopelta is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. Of its 15 species, four are known from Africa, five from the Americas and six from the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

• Prionopelta aethiopica Arnold, 1949
• Prionopelta amabilis Borgmeier, 1949
• Prionopelta amieti Terron, 1974
• Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909
• Prionopelta brocha Wilson, 1958
• Prionopelta descarpentriesi Santschi, 1924
• Prionopelta humicola Terron, 1974
• Prionopelta kraepelini Forel, 1905
• Prionopelta majuscula Emery, 1897
• Prionopelta marthae Forel, 1909
• Prionopelta media Shattuck, 2008
• Prionopelta modesta Forel, 1909
• Prionopelta opaca Emery, 1897
• Prionopelta punctulata Mayr, 1866
• Prionopelta robynmae Shattuck, 2008