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Checklist for Subfamily Ponerinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
74
1820
10064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
66
1760
10005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
701
6125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
155
1797
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
155
1797
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
40
302
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
40 Genera with 302 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTW
Acanthoponera Mayr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Adetomyrma Ward, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Alfaria Emery, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 189311SpeciesTaxom
Belonopelta Mayr, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19546SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18608SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Fulakora Mann, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 192937SpeciesTaxom
Heteroponera Mayr, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Holcoponera Mayr, 18685SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 188723SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 201135SpeciesTaxom
Mayaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19094SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 180429SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1976Trap-jaw ants15SpeciesTaxom
Opisthoscyphus Mann, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants35SpeciesTaxom
Paraponera Smith, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paraprionopelta Kusnezov, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Poneracantha Emery, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1992Hairy Curltail Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 202016SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 193510SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyrmex Mayr, 19443SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Wadeura Emery, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
302 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthoponera minor Forel, 1899
Adetomyrma aureocuprea Yoshimura & ..., 2012
Alfaria minuta Emery, 1896
Alfaria simulans Emery, 1896
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Amblyopone mystriops Brown, 1960
Amblyopone orizabana Brown, 1960
Anochetus bispinosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anochetus diegensis Forel, 1912
Anochetus emarginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus micans Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus minans Mann, 1922
Anochetus orchidicola Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus simoni Emery, 1890
Anochetus striatulus Emery, 1890
Anochetus targionii Emery, 1894
Anochetus testaceus Forel, 1893
Belonopelta deletrix Mann, 1922
Centromyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890
Cryptopone gilva Roger, 1863
Cryptopone gilvagrande Branstetter ..., 2022
Cryptopone guatemalensis Forel, 1899
Cryptopone guianensis Weber, 1939
Discothyrea denticulata Weber, 1939
Discothyrea globa Forel, 1905
Discothyrea horni Menozzi, 1927
Discothyrea humilis Weber, 1939
Discothyrea isthmica Weber, 1940
Discothyrea sexarticulata Borgmeier, 1954
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma brunneum Smith, F., 1858
Ectatomma confine Mayr, 1870
Ectatomma edentatum Roger, 1863
Ectatomma gibbum Kugler, C. &..., 1982
Ectatomma lugens Emery, 1894
Ectatomma opaciventre Roger, 1861
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Fulakora agostii Lacau & Delabie, 2002
Fulakora degenerata Borgmeier, 1957
Fulakora minima Kusnezov, 1955
Fulakora mystriops Brown, 1960
Fulakora orizabana Brown, 1960
Gnamptogenys (Ectatomma) mordax Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gnamptogenys aculeaticoxae Santschi, 1921Ant
Gnamptogenys alfaroi Emery, 1894
Gnamptogenys andersoni MacKay & MacKay, 2008
Gnamptogenys annulata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys auricula MacKay & MacKay, 2008
Gnamptogenys banksi Wheeler, W.M., 1930
Gnamptogenys biquetra Lattke, 2002
Gnamptogenys biroi Emery, 1901
Gnamptogenys bispinosa Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Gnamptogenys bisulca Kempf & Brown, 1968Ovate gastrochaenid
Gnamptogenys bufonis Mann, 1926Many-rib cyclocardia
Gnamptogenys concinna Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gnamptogenys continua Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys cuneiforma Lattke, 1995
Gnamptogenys curtula Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Gnamptogenys curvoclypeata Lattke, 1990Giant coquina
Gnamptogenys haenschei (Emery, 1902)⇒ Gnamptogenys haenschi Emery, 1902
Gnamptogenys haenschi Emery, 1902
Gnamptogenys hartmani Wheeler, W.M., 1915Ant
Gnamptogenys horni Santschi, 1929
Gnamptogenys interrupta Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys mecotyle Brown, 1958
Gnamptogenys minuta Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Gnamptogenys porcata Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Gnamptogenys regularis Mayr, 1870
Gnamptogenys simulans Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Gnamptogenys stellae Lattke, 1995
Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr, 1884
Gnamptogenys strigata Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Gnamptogenys sulcata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gnamptogenys tornata Roger, 1861
Gnamptogenys transversa Lattke, 1995
Gnamptogenys triangularis Mayr, 1887South American grooved ant
Gnamptogenys turmalis (Kempf & Brown, 1968)⇒ Gnamptogenys hartmani Wheeler, W.M., 1915
Gnamptogenys volcano Lattke, 1995
Gnamptogenys wheeleri Santschi, 1929
Heteroponera dentinodis Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Heteroponera microps Borgmeier, 1957Little-comb lucine
Heteroponera panamensis Forel, 1899
Holcoponera auricula Mackay, W.P...., 2008
Holcoponera bisulca Kempf & Brown, 1968
Holcoponera porcata Emery, 1896
Holcoponera striatula Santschi, 1929
Holcoponera strigata Norton, 1868
Hypoponera bugnioni Forel, 1912
Hypoponera clavatula Emery, 1906
Hypoponera creola Menozzi, 1931Gould cyclocardia
Hypoponera distinguenda Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera distinguenda vana Forel, 1909
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera faceta Menozzi, 1931Gould cyclocardia
Hypoponera foeda Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera gracilicornis Menozzi, 1931Gould cyclocardia
Hypoponera ignigera Menozzi, 1927
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera inexorata Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Hypoponera inexorata fallax Forel, 1909
Hypoponera lea Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Hypoponera menozzii Santschi, 1932
Hypoponera nitidula Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera opacior Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera parva Forel, 1909
Hypoponera perplexa Mann, 1922Thick cyclocardia
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera trigona Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Leptogenys (Leptogenys) donisthorpei Mann, 1922
Leptogenys (Leptogenys) gagates Mann, 1922
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) honduriana Mann, 1922
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) imperatrix Mann, 1922
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) rufa Mann, 1922
Leptogenys ambigua Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam
Leptogenys bellii Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Leptogenys bifida Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys bohlsi Emery, 1896False spike
Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Leptogenys cuneata Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys famelica Emery, 1896False spike
Leptogenys foraminosa Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys gatu Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys josephi MacKay & MacKay, 2004
Leptogenys kiche Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys magna Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys montuosa Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys mucronata Forel, 1893Round combshell
Leptogenys orchidioides Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys pinna Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890Round combshell
Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890
Leptogenys pusilla Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Leptogenys quadrata Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys quiriguana Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys ritae Forel, 1899
Leptogenys serrata Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys strator Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys toxeres Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys vogeli Borgmeier, 1933
Leptogenys volcanica Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys wheeleri Forel, 1901Round combshell
Leptogenys yocota Lattke, 2011
Mayaponera arhuaca Forel, 1901
Mayaponera becculata Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Mayaponera pergandei Forel, 1909
Neoponera aenescens Mayr, 1870
Neoponera antecurvata MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Neoponera bactronica Fernandes, O..., 2014
Neoponera bugabensis Forel, 1899
Neoponera carbonaria Smith, 1858
Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Neoponera cavinodis Mann, 1916
Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Neoponera curvinodis Forel, 1899
Neoponera dismarginata Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Neoponera fiebrigi Forel, 1912
Neoponera fisheri Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Neoponera insignis Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Neoponera inversa Smith, F., 1858
Neoponera laevigata Smith, 1858
Neoponera lineaticeps Mayr, 1866
Neoponera mashpi Troya & Lattke, 2022
Neoponera neoponera Latreille, 1802
Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Neoponera solisi Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Neoponera striatinodis Emery, 1890
Neoponera theresiae Forel, 1899
Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Neoponera verenae Forel, 1922
Neoponera villosa Fabricius, 1804Hairy Panther Ant
Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Odontomachus affinis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus biolleyi Forel, 1908
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus erythrocephalus Emery, 1890
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
Odontomachus monticola Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus opaciventris Forel, 1899
Odontomachus panamensis Forel, 1899
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Odontomachus yucatecus Brown, 1976
Opisthoscyphus scabrosus Mann, 1922
Pachycondyla aenescens Mayr, 1870
Pachycondyla antecurvata MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla arhuaca (Forel, 1901)⇒ Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla bispinosa Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla carinulata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla cauta (Mann, 1922)⇒ Pseudoponera succedanea Roger, 1863
Pachycondyla cavinodis (Mann, 1916)⇒ Neoponera cavinodis Mann, 1916
Pachycondyla cognata Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla dismarginata MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Pachycondyla exarata Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Pachycondyla ferruginea (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Rasopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla foetida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Pachycondyla fuscoatra Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla guianensis Weber, 1939Abalone piddock
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla harpax montezumia Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla impressa Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla laevigata (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Neoponera laevigata Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla lineaticeps Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pachycondyla lunaris Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla pergandei Forel, 1909
Pachycondyla porcata Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Pachycondyla purpurascens Forel, 1899
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla striata Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla striatinodis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863
Pachycondyla theresiae Forel, 1899
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Paraponera clavata Fabricius, 1775Bullet Ant
Paraprionopelta minima Kusnezov, 1955
Platythyrea lenca De Andrade, 2004
Platythyrea pilosula Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Platythyrea prizo Kugler, C., 1977
Platythyrea punctata Smith, F., 1858Ant
Platythyrea sinuata Roger, 1860
Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962Ant
Ponera mordax Smith, 1858
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Poneracantha banksi Wheeler, 1930
Poneracantha bispinosa Emery, 1890
Poneracantha cuneiforma Lattke, 1995
Poneracantha mecotyle Brown, 1958
Poneracantha triangularis Mayr, 1887
Prionopelta amabilis Borgmeier, 1949
Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909Ant
Prionopelta dubia Ladino & Fei..., 2020
Prionopelta modesta Forel, 1909Lilliput
Probolomyrmex angusticeps (Smith, 1949)⇒ Probolomyrmex boliviensis Mann, 1923
Probolomyrmex boliviensis Mann, 1923Canadian poplar
Probolomyrmex cegua Oliveira & F..., 2019
Probolomyrmex guanacastensis OKeefe & Agosti, 1998
Probolomyrmex petiolatus Weber, 1940
Proceratium convexiceps Borgmeier, 1957
Proceratium goliath Kempf & Brown, 1968Ovate gastrochaenid
Proceratium itoi Forel, 1918Washington woodeater
Proceratium mancum (Mann, 1922)⇒ Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium mexicanum De Andrade, 2003
Proceratium micrommatum Roger, 1863
Proceratium panamense De Andrade, 2003
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium tio Snelling & C..., 1992
Pseudoponera cognata Emery, 1896
Pseudoponera gilloglyi MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Pseudoponera succedanea Roger, 1863
Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Rasopone becculata MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Rasopone costaricensis Longino & Br..., 2020
Rasopone cryptergates Longino & Br..., 2020
Rasopone cubitalis Longino & Br..., 2020
Rasopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Rasopone guatemalensis Longino & Br..., 2020
Rasopone lunaris Emery, 1896
Rasopone mesoamericana Longino & Br..., 2020
Rasopone minuta MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Rasopone panamensis Forel, 1899
Rasopone pergandei Forel, 1909
Rasopone pluviselva Longino & Br..., 2020
Rasopone politognatha Longino & Br..., 2020
Rasopone rupinicola MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Rasopone subcubitalis Longino & Br..., 2020
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Simopelta andersoni MacKay & MacKay, 2008
Simopelta anomma Fernandes, S..., 2015
Simopelta breviscapa MacKay & MacKay, 2008
Simopelta longinoda MacKay & MacKay, 2008
Simopelta oculata Gotwald & Brown, 1967Scaleside piddock
Simopelta paeminosa Snelling, R.R., 1971
Simopelta pentadentata MacKay & MacKay, 2008
Simopelta pergandei Forel, 1909
Simopelta quadridentata MacKay & MacKay, 2008
Simopelta williamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1935
Stigmatomma degeneratum Borgmeier, 1957
Stigmatomma mystriops Brown, 1960
Stigmatomma orizabanum Brown, 1960
Thaumatomyrmex atrox Weber, 1939
Thaumatomyrmex ferox Mann, 1922
Thaumatomyrmex zeteki (Smith, M.R., 1944)⇒ Thaumatomyrmex atrox Weber, 1939
Typhlomyrmex prolatus Brown, 1965
Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894
Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi Mayr, 1862
Wadeura guianensis Weber, 1939
Wadeura haskinsi Weber, 1939

Subnodes of Ponerinae with occurrences in Central America
TribeAmblyoponini
Forel, 1893
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEctatommini
Emery, 1895
9
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParaponerini
Emery, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlatythyreini
Emery, 1901
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
18
190
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProceratiini
Emery, 1895
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThaumatomyrmecini
Emery, 1901
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTyphlomyrmecini
Emery, 1911
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