Chalcoponera Emery, 1897 Rhytidoponera is a large genus of ants in the subfamily Ectatomminae.

[2] The genus is known from Australia and Melanesia, with New Caledonia as the most eastern limit.

[3] Some Rhytidoponera species have both winged alate queens and gamergates.

[4] All known queenless species of Rhytidoponera are polygynous.

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