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Checklist for Subfamily Ponerinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1218
3403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1190
3374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
500
2369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
86
450
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
86
450
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
17
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
17 Genera with 54 Species
Amblyopone Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 20137SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hagensia Forel, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19138SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Streblognathus Mayr, 20022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus punctaticeps Mayr, 1901
Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera granosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera laevissima Arnold, 1915
Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera strigulosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera umgodikulula Joma & Mackay, 2013
Discothyrea hewitti Arnold, 1916
Discothyrea poweri Arnold, 1916California grippclam
Discothyrea traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Euponera wroughtoni Forel, 1901
Hypoponera austra Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dideroti Forel, 1913
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera gleadowi Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys crassicornis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Leptogenys crassinoda Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys havilandi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys mactans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys peringueyi Forel, 1913
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla brunoi Forel, 1913
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla cariosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla cavernosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla crassa crassa Emery, 1877
Pachycondyla granosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla laevissima Arnold, 1915
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899
Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla saldanhae
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Pachycondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Probolomyrmex filiformis Mayr, 1901
Streblognathus aethiopicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Streblognathus peetersi Robertson, 2002

Subnodes of Ponerinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeAmblyoponini
Forel, 1893
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlatythyreini
Emery, 1901
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
13
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProceratiini
Emery, 1895
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ponerinae at antwiki.org
Ponerinae at artfakta.se
Ponerinae at dyntaxa.se
Ponerinae at itis.gov