Tetraponera nigra (Jerdon, 1851) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tetraponera nigra (Jerdon, 1851)

Tetraponera nigra (Jerdon, 1851)

Tetraponera nigra is a Myrmicinae subfamily ant species found across several South, East, and Southeast Asian locations.

Family
Genus
Tetraponera
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Tetraponera nigra (Jerdon, 1851)

Tetraponera nigra, first described by Jerdon in 1851, is an ant species that belongs to the subfamily Myrmicinae. This species has been recorded from Borneo, the Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and China.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Tetraponera

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