Abstract
The ant genus Prionopelta is revised for the Indo-Pacific region. Six species are known, two of which are newly described, media sp. n., and robynmae sp. n. While widespread in the region the genus is not common and is largely restricted to rainforest habitats where nests are found in soil or rotten wood on the ground. These ants are most often encountered in leaf litter samples are while foraging on the ground.References
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