
Hypoponera opaciceps
Granulate Crypt Ant
As recorded: Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, 1887)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae
- Collected by
- Swezey, O. H.
- Date
- August 25, 1918
- Locality
- Haleakala
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 25, 1918, Swezey, O. H. also collected 8 other specimens.
Hypoponera opaciceps observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1918. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 74 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Pouliche Cove, Austin, TX, US
(c) Leo Deighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Water Catchment Area, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
(c) Mikie Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Water Catchment Area, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
(c) Mikie Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Florida, US
(c) omegacrab992, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-31
Maitland, FL, USA
(c) omegacrab992, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-07
Estero, FL, USA
(c) Mikie Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hypoponera opaciceps. BPBM 53984. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37251984. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/53984.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37251984 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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