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Ponera swezeyi in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Tomioka Masafumi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tomioka Masafumi
BPBM 54212Entomology

Ponera swezeyi

As recorded: Ponera swezeyi (Wheeler, 1933)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae

Collected by
Williams, F. X.
Date
November 1, 1936
Locality
Olympus
Identified by
Williams, F. X.
Record type
Preserved specimen
4 Bishop specimens of Ponera swezeyi · collected 1936–1936Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1936, Williams, F. X. also collected 2 other specimens.

Ponera swezeyi observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ponera swezeyi. BPBM 54212. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38192946. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/54212.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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