page_title: Tetraponera rufonigra
section_title: Subspecies
hierarchical_section_title: Tetraponera rufonigra / Subspecies
caption_attribution_description: English: Tetraponera Rufonigra brings home an insect after foraging
context_page_description: Tetraponera rufonigra, is a species of ant belonging to the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. It is distributed across Asia, and Africa. Commonly called the Bi-coloured Arboreal ant, they are arboreal and build small nests which are excavated holes usually in dried parts of trees. They are active hunters and hunt small insects. They have a well developed sting and when stung can cause allergic reactions in human beings.
  The ant is known as "Hath polayaa" in Sinhala.
context_section_description: Tetraponera rufonigra ceylonensis (Forel, 1909)
  Tetraponera rufonigra rufonigra (Jerdon, 1851)
  Tetraponera rufonigra testaceonigra (Forel, 1903)
  Tetraponera rufonigra yeensis (Forel, 1902)
caption: Tetraponera Rufonigra Forages
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