| Heteroponerinae | |
|---|---|
| Heteroponera brouni worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: |
Heteroponerinae Bolton, 2003 |
| Tribe: |
Heteroponerini Bolton, 2003 |
| Type genus | |
|
Heteroponera Mayr |
|
| Diversity | |
| 3 genera | |
Heteroponerinae is a subfamily of ants in the poneromorph subfamilies group containing three genera in one tribe. The subfamily was created in 2003 when Barry Bolton divided the Ponerinae subfamily into six subfamilies.