• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

• Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

• Insects (Class Insecta)

• Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

• Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera)

• Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees (Suborder Apocrita)

• Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps (Infraorder Aculeata)

• Superfamily Formicoidea

• Ants (Family Formicidae)

• Ponerine Ants (Subfamily Ponerinae)

• Foetida-group Panther Ants (Genus Neoponera)

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Genus Neoponera comprises a group of medium to large-sized predatory ants, found primarily in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. They are characterized by their robust bodies, powerful mandibles, well-developed stingers, and relatively primitive social organization. Colonies are generally small compared with those of many highly social ants, often consisting of a few dozen to several hundred individuals. These ants typically nest in soil, rotting logs, leaf litter, or cavities in trees and are active predators that hunt a variety of insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates.