Myopopone

Myopopone is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae.^[2] The genus contains two species, one extant and one fossil. The type species Myopopone castanea is known from the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions, and China.^[3] The fossil species, Myopopone sinensis, is known from the Early Miocene.^[4]

Myopopone
Myopopone castanea worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Amblyoponinae
Tribe:	Amblyoponini
Genus:	Myopopone Roger, 1861
Type species
Myopopone maculata Roger, 1861
Diversity[1]
2 species

Species

• Myopopone castanea (Smith, 1860)
• †Myopopone sinensis Zhang, 1989