Igaponera is a monotypic genus of ponerine ants native to Amazonas described in 2022 containing one species Igaponera curiosa. First described in 2010 as "Pachycondyla curiosa" in 2010, "I. curiosa" was placed in "Neoponera" for a short time in 2021 before its current placement by Troya et al. 2022.