Table 2.
Character matrix for ponerine genera that superficially resemble Corrieopone.
| Genus | 2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphinctopone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3,3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brachyponera | 1 | 1a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,3 | 0,1 | 1f |
| Corrieopone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,4 | 1 | 0 |
| Hagensia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4,4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mayaponera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,4 | 0d | 1 |
| Mesoponera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0b | 0 | 3,3; 4,3; 4,4c | 0,1e | 1g |
| Genus | 29 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 47 |
| Asphinctopone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brachyponera | 1h | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0,1j | 0 | 1 |
| Corrieopone | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hagensia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayaponera | 0 | 2 | 0,1 | 0 | 1,2 | 0k | 0 | 0m |
| Mesoponera | 0i | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0,1l | 0 | 1n |
Character numbers correspond to characters used in genus diagnosis (see genus diagnosis and “Comments on worker characters” for character definition): 2 Mandibles, dentition: (0) edentate, (1) dentate. 3.1 Mandibles, basolateral pit: (0) absent; (1) present (as in Fig. 45A, B). 3.2 Mandibles, dorsal pit: (0) absent; (1) present (as in Fig. 45C). 3.3 Mandibles, dorsolateral sulcus: (0) absent; (1) present (as in Fig. 45D). 4 Clypeus, anteroventral face: (0) absent; (1) present (avf, Fig. 39A–D). 11 Palpal formula: number of maxillary palps, number of labial palps. 15 Mesopleuron, division into anepisternum and katepisternum: (0) absent, (1) present. 22 Propodeal spiracle, shape: (0) slit-shaped, (1) round to oval. 29 Metatibia, apparent metatibial gland cuticular patch: (0) absent; (1) present (as in Fig. 41E). 30 Metatibia, number of well-developed spurs (i.e., number of spurs seen under a stereomicroscope). 33 Pretarsal claws, shape: (0) simple (as in Fig. 48B, C); (1) basal tooth (as in Figs 12B, 48D); (2) pre-apical tooth (as in Fig. 48E). 39 Petiolar poststernite, posterior spatulate projection: (0) absent; (1) present (as in Fig. 49A–G). 41 Abdominal poststernite III, prora: (1) present and conspicuous; (2) present (Fig. 49L), but indistinct in the profile of undissected specimens. 44 Abdominal pretergite IV, stridulitrum: (0) absent, (1) present. 46 Abdominal sternite VII (hypopygium), ventral face: (0) convex or flat; (1) distinctively concave longitudinally (Fig. 44). 47 Abdominal sternite VII (hypopygium), stout, spine-like setae on posterolateral portion: (0) absent, (1) present. Superscripts: a Absent in species from Borneo, Bali, Krakatau, and Sumatra (Yamane 2007). b Present in Mesoponerasubiridescens.c The palpal formula is 4,4 in all species in which the character was assessed save Mesoponeraambigua, whose formula is 3,3. According to Fisher and Bolton (2016), Afrotropical and Malagasy species may present palpal formula 3,3; 4,3; 4,4. d Present in Mayaponeraconicula. e Present in Mesoponerasubiridescens and very shallowly impressed in some M.melanariamacra specimens and Indomalayan and Australasian species. f Oval to slit-shaped in Brachyponerasennaarensis among species examined; slit-shaped in images of B.sennaarensis subspecies on AntWeb.org. According to Schmidt and Shattuck (2014: 79), the character is round in all other species. g Slit-shaped in Mesoponeracaffraria and subspecies, M.ingesta, and M.subiridescens.h Among species examined (N = 6), the character is absent only in Brachyponerachinensis. It is visible in images of B. arcuata, B.atrata, and B.sennaarensisruginota on AntWeb.org. i Among species examined (N = 8), the character is present only in Mesoponeracaffraria; it is visible in images of specimens identified as M.ingesta on AntWeb.org. j Among species examined (N = 6), the stridulitrum is absent only in Brachyponerasennaarensis, but see Schmidt and Shattuck (2014: 79). k Present in Mayaponeraconstricta. l Among species examined (N = 8), the stridulitrum is only absent in Mesoponeraambigua. The character was not assessed in M.elisaerotundata; it is unclear in M.caffraria; but see Schmidt and Shattuck (2014: 109). m Among species examined (N = 8), the character is only present in Brachyponerabecculata. n Among material examined, the character is absent in the Afrotropical species.