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Ponera perkinsi Forel, 1899:117 - Dash, 2011Dash, S.T. 2011. . Dissertation , , 1-277. El Paso.:148 ( listed as synonym of Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, 1887)).
Ponera andrei Emery, 1900:318 - Dash, 2011Dash, S.T. 2011. . Dissertation , , 1-277. El Paso.:148 ( listed as synonym of Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, 1887)).
Ponera opaciceps postangustata Forel, 1908:343