@article {851, title = {Notes on the Indo-Australian Ants of Genus Simopone Forel (Hymenoptera-Formicidae)}, volume = {72}, year = {1965}, note = {Owner: AdminNUSAdded to JabRef: 2013.06.08}, month = {1965}, pages = {4 - 4}, abstract = {I recently discussed a Philippine specimen of Simopone which was tentatively identified as S. bakeri Menozzi (Taylor, 1965: 6). Subsequent examination of the bakeri holotype has shown the Philippine specimen to be representative of a new species, which is described below, along with diagnostic notes on the bakeri type. Three species of Simopone are now known from the Indo-Australian area. All are represented only by their worker holotypes. They are similar in habitus, and constitute a compact and undoubtedly closely related complex within this predominantly African cerapachyine genus. The generic diagnosis presented earlier (Taylor, loc. cit.) needs no modification at this point.}, keywords = {Indo-Australian, Simopone}, author = {Taylor, R. W.} } @article {794, title = {Taxonomy of the cerapachyine ant genera Simopone Forel, Vicinopone gen. n. and Tanipone gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, volume = {3238}, year = {2012}, note = {Owner: AdminNUSAdded to JabRef: 2013.06.08}, month = {2012}, pages = {1 - 101}, abstract = {Taxonomic studies of three cerapachyine ant genera are presented: the Old World tropical Simopone Forel, the Afrotropical

Vicinopone gen. n. and the Malagasy endemic genus Tanipone gen. n. Vicinopone is a monotypic genus, the sole species

of which (conciliatrix) was formerly included in Simopone. Ten species of Tanipone are recognised (aglandula,

aversa, cognata, hirsuta, maculata, pilosa, scelesta, subpilosa, varia, zona), all of which are newly described here. The

number of species of Simopone is increased from 15 to 38 by the description of 9 new Afrotropical species (amana, brunnea,

dryas, latiscapa, miniflava, occulta, persculpta, rabula, vepres), 13 new Madagascan species (consimilis, dignita,

dux, elegans, fera, inculta, merita, nonnihil, rex, sicaria, silens, trita, victrix), and the resurrection of one name (wilburi)

from synonymy. Modern diagnoses of the genera are included, together with newly designed keys to the Afrotropical and

Malagasy species.}, keywords = {Afrotropical Malagasy, diagnoses, keys to species, Simopone, Simopone bakeri, Tanipone, Vicinopone}, author = {Bolton, B. and Fisher, B. L.} }