| Heteroponera | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| H. brounii worker from New Zealand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Hymenoptera | 
| Family: | Formicidae | 
| Subfamily: | Heteroponerinae | 
| Tribe: | Heteroponerini | 
| Genus: | Heteroponera Mayr, 1887 | 
| Type species | |
| Heteroponera carinifrons Mayr, 1887 | |
| Diversity | |
| 28 species | |
| Synonyms | |
| Anacanthoponera Wheeler, 1923 | |
Anacanthoponera Wheeler, 1923
Paranomopone Wheeler, 1915
Heteroponera is a genus of ants in the subfamily Heteroponerinae. The genus is known from the Neotropics (from Costa Rica to Uruguay and Chile) and Australasia.