The ant genus Hypoponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Dominican amber

Hypoponera is a genus of ponerine ants, well known for its simplified morphology, lacking any clear autopomorphy, and its cosmopolitan distribution. Here we describe the first Hypoponera in Dominican amber. The discovery of Hypoponera electrocacica sp. nov. confirms the long-expected presence of the genus in the Caribbean Miocene. The modern diversity of Hypoponera in the Greater Antilles now stands at five species and two putative subspecies. The dataset here corresponds to reconstructed Micro-CT scan data for the Holotype specimen (MNHNSD FOS 18.126) of Hypoponera electrocacica sp. nov.