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Southern Crypt ant

Hypoponera austra Bolton & Fisher, 2011

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The southern crypt ant (Hypoponera austra) is a species in the family Formicidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the southern crypt ant

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the southern crypt ant live?

Not recorded

Is the southern crypt ant endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the southern crypt ant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyFormicidae
  6. genusHypoponera
  7. SpeciesHypoponera austra Bolton & Fisher, 2011

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the southern crypt ant

Other species in the same genus Hypoponera.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the southern crypt ant?

The southern crypt ant (Hypoponera austra) belongs to the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Southern Crypt ant (Hypoponera austra). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-crypt-ant

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“Southern Crypt ant (Hypoponera austra).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-crypt-ant.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_crypt_ant_2026,
  title = {Southern Crypt ant (Hypoponera austra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-crypt-ant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}