Metapone valid Forel, A. 1911l. Sur le genre Metapone n. g. nouveau groupe des Formicides et sur quelques autres formes nouvelles. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 19:445-459. 125222 Metapone africana valid Gabon. Afrotropic. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924 Metapone bakeri valid Philippines (Luzon). Indomalaya. Wheeler, W. M. 1916b. Four new and interesting ants from the mountains of Borneo and Luzon. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 6:9-18. 130098 Metapone balinensis valid Indonesia (Bali). Indomalaya. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924 Metapone emersoni valid Madagascar. Malagasy. Gregg, R. E. 1958. Two new species of Metapone from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 60:111-121. 125665 Metapone enigmatica valid New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). Australasia. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924 Metapone gracilis valid Philippines (Mindanao). Indomalaya. Wheeler, W. M. 1935b. New ants from the Philippines. Psyche (Cambridge) 42:38-52. 130260 Metapone greeni valid Sri Lanka. Indomalaya. Forel, A. 1911l. Sur le genre Metapone n. g. nouveau groupe des Formicides et sur quelques autres formes nouvelles. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 19:445-459. 125222 Metapone hewitti valid Borneo (East Malaysia: Sarawak). Indomalaya. Wheeler, W. M. 1919f. The ants of Borneo. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 63:43-147. 130136 Metapone hoelldobleri valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924 Metapone jacobsoni valid Indonesia (Sumatra). Indomalaya. Crawley, W. C. 1924a. Ants from Sumatra, with biological notes by Edward Jacobson. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)13:380-409. 123879 Metapone javana valid Indonesia (Java). Indomalaya. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924 Metapone johni synonym of Metapone greeni Sri Lanka. Indomalaya. Karavaiev, V. 1933b. Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet, VII. (Fortsetzung). Konowia 12:103-120. 126273 Metapone kanak valid New Caledonia. Australasia. Taylor, R. W. 2018. New species of the ant genus Metapone Forel, 1911: first records from New Caledonia and Vanuatu (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 26:97-100. 143134 Metapone krombeini valid New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). Australasia. Smith, M. R. 1947d. A new species of Metapone Forel from New Guinea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 49:75-77. 128806 Metapone leae valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia. Wheeler, W. M. 1919j. The ants of the genus Metapone Forel. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 12:173-191. 130140 Metapone madagascarica valid Madagascar. Malagasy. Gregg, R. E. 1958. Two new species of Metapone from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 60:111-121. 125665 Metapone manni valid Fiji Is (Viti Levu). Oceania. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924 Metapone mathinnae valid Australia (Tasmania). Australasia. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924 Metapone mjobergi valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia. Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(16):1-119. 125258 Metapone murphyi valid Singapore. Indomalaya. Wang, W. Y.; Yamada, A.; Eguchi, K. 2019. Discovery of a new ant species of the elusive termitophilous genus Metapone in Singapore (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae), with the first detailed description of male genitalia of the genus. ZooKeys 876:125-141. 143371 Metapone nicobarensis synonym of Metapone jacobsoni India (Nicobar Is). Indomalaya. Tiwari, R. N.; Jonathan, J. K. 1986b. A new species of Metapone Forel from Nicobar Islands (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Records of the Zoological Survey of India 83:149-153. 129377 Metapone nigrolucidus valid China (Yunnan). Indomalaya. Qi, Z.-L.-D.; Chen, Z.-L. 2024. Revision of the genus Metapone Forel, 1911 from China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The Indochina Entomologist 1 (14):111-120. 144442 Metapone nivanuatu valid Vanuatu (Malekula). Australasia. Taylor, R. W. 2018. New species of the ant genus Metapone Forel, 1911: first records from New Caledonia and Vanuatu (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 26:97-100. 143134 Metapone philwardi valid New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). Australasia. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924 Metapone quadridentata valid Borneo (East Malaysia: Sabah). Indomalaya. Eguchi, K. 1998. A new ant of the genus Metapone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Sabah, Borneo. Entomological Science 1:605-609. 131166 Metapone salomonis valid Solomon Is (San Cristobal). Australasia. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924 Metapone sauteri valid Taiwan. Indomalaya. Forel, A. 1912n. Descriptions provisoires de genres, sous-genres, et espèces de Formicides des Indes orientales. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 20:761-774. 125236 Metapone shanyii valid China (Yunnan). Indomalaya. Qi, Z.-L.-D.; Chen, Z.-L. 2024. Revision of the genus Metapone Forel, 1911 from China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The Indochina Entomologist 1 (14):111-120. 144442 Metapone tecklini valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924 Metapone tillyardi valid Australia (New South Wales). Australasia. Wheeler, W. M. 1919j. The ants of the genus Metapone Forel. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 12:173-191. 130140 Metapone titan valid New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). Australasia. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924 Metapone tricolor valid Australia (New South Wales). Australasia. McAreavey, J. 1949. Australian Formicidae. New genera and species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 74:1-25. 127263 Metapone truki valid Micronesia (Chuuck). Oceania. Smith, M. R. 1953d. A new Metapone from the Micronesian Islands (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 61:135-137. 128832 Metapone vincimus valid Madagascar. Malagasy. Alpert, G. D. 2007. A review of the ant genus Metapone Forel from Madagascar. Pp. 8-18 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp. 130657 Metapone wallaceana valid Indonesia (Lombok). Indomalaya. Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 142924