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Checklist for Tribe Metaponini Forel, 1911
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
18
194
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
18
194
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
150
1033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
118
996
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
118
996
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
46
370
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetaponini
Forel, 1911
3
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
3 Genera with 23 Species
Liomyrmex Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Metapone Forel, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 194819SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
23 Species and 4 Subspecies
Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Metapone enigmatica Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone krombeini Smith, 1947
Metapone philwardi Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone titan Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone truki Smith, 1953Eastern auger
Vollenhovia brachycera Emery, 1914
Vollenhovia brunnea Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Vollenhovia butteli jacobsoni Forel, 1915
Vollenhovia duodecimalis Donisthorpe, 1948
Vollenhovia irenea Donisthorpe, 1947Dentate lucine
Vollenhovia luctuosa Stitz, 1938
Vollenhovia luctuosa luctuosa Stitz, 1938
Vollenhovia nitida Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia novobritainae Donisthorpe, 1948
Vollenhovia oblonga Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia papuana Viehmeyer, 1914
Vollenhovia piroskae Forel, 1912
Vollenhovia punctata Viehmeyer, 1914
Vollenhovia rufipes Donisthorpe, 1949
Vollenhovia simoides Emery, 1897
Vollenhovia subtilis affinis Emery, 1887
Vollenhovia subtilis magna Viehmeyer, 1914
Vollenhovia umbilicata Donisthorpe, 1941
Vollenhovia undecimalis Donisthorpe, 1948


Links, sources and further information
Metaponini at itis.gov