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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
94
4161
35080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
81
3910
33631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
29
1198
15006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
271
2908
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
271
2908
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
45
283
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
45 Genera with 283 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRST
Acanthoponera Mayr, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Alfaria Emery, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 194610SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 189017SpeciesTaxom
Archiponera Carpenter, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Belonopelta Mayr, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Canapone Dlussky, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 17916SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Emplastus Donisthorpe, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Fulakora Mann, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 188720SpeciesTaxom
Heteroponera Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Holcoponera Mayr, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 193319SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 201133SpeciesTaxom
Mayaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Mystrium Roger, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 180417SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1976Trap-jaw ants20SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants31SpeciesTaxom
Paraponera Smith, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Pedetes Illiger, 1853Springhares1SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18607SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Poneracantha Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ponerites Dlussky, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 20206SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1992Hairy Curltail Ants19SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 20208SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 189611SpeciesTaxom
Siinikaponera Varela-Herná..., 20241SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 19495SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyrmex Mayr, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 18623SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
283 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthoponera goeldii Forel, 1912
Acanthoponera minor Forel, 1899
Alfaria bufonis Mann, 1926
Alfaria minuta Emery, 1896
Alfaria simulans Emery, 1896
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone denticulata Roger, 1859
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Amblyopone oregonense Wheeler, 1915
Amblyopone oregonensis Wheeler, 1915
Amblyopone orizabana Brown, 1960
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Amblyopone tigonignatha Brown, 1949
Amblyopone trigonignatha Brown, 1949Long abra
Amblyopone zwaluwenburgi Williams, 1946Dracula ant
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus brevidentatus Mackay, 1991
Anochetus conisquamis De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus corayi Baroni Urbani, 1980
Anochetus dubius De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus emarginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Anochetus exstinctus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus inermis André, 1889
Anochetus intermedius De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus lucidus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus micans Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus minans Mann, 1922
Anochetus orchidicola Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus striatulus Emery, 1890
Archiponera wheeleri Carpenter, 1935Fine-line lucine
Belonopelta deletrix Mann, 1922
Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895Chinese Needle Ant
Canapone dentata G. M. Dlussky, 1999
Centromyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890
Cryptopone gilva Roger, 1863
Cryptopone gilvatumida Branstetter ..., 2022
Cryptopone guatemalensis Forel, 1899
Cryptopone rotundiceps Emery, 1914
Diacamma australe Fabricius, 1775Australian bladder ant
Discothyrea bryanti Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Discothyrea denticulata Weber, 1939
Discothyrea horni Menozzi, 1927
Discothyrea humilis Weber, 1939
Discothyrea maya De Andrade, 1998
Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma gibbum Kugler, C. &..., 1982
Ectatomma muticum Mayr, 1870
Ectatomma parasiticum Feitosa & Fr..., 2008
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Ectatomma tuberculata Olivier, 1791
Emplastus hypolithus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Fulakora degenerata Borgmeier, 1957
Fulakora orizabana Brown, 1960
Gnamptogenys (Ectatomma) mordax Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gnamptogenys aculeaticoxae Santschi, 1921Ant
Gnamptogenys acuminata Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Gnamptogenys annulata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys bispinosa Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Gnamptogenys bufonis Mann, 1926Many-rib cyclocardia
Gnamptogenys concinna Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gnamptogenys continua Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys hartmani Wheeler, W.M., 1915Ant
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 striatula Mayr, 1884
Gnamptogenys strigata Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Gnamptogenys sulcata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gnamptogenys tornata Roger, 1861
Gnamptogenys triangularis Mayr, 1887South American grooved ant
Heteroponera imbellis Emery, 1895
Holcoponera porcata Emery, 1896
Holcoponera striatula Santschi, 1929
Holcoponera strigata Norton, 1868
Hypoponera creola Menozzi, 1931Gould cyclocardia
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera faex Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera fiebrigi Forel, 1908
Hypoponera foeda Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera gleadowi Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera inexorata Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Hypoponera nitidula Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
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 ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera trigona Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Hypoponera zwaluwenburgi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Leptogenys (Leptogenys) donisthorpei Mann, 1922
Leptogenys (Leptogenys) gagates Mann, 1922
Leptogenys (Leptogenys) peninsularis Mann, 1926Atlantic geoduck
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata Buckley, 1866
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) rufa Mann, 1922
Leptogenys ambigua Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam
Leptogenys bellii Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys chamela Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Leptogenys cordoba Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys cracens Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys dasygyna (Wheeler, 1923)⇒ Leptogenys linearis Smith, F., 1858
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Leptogenys honoria Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys ixta Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys khaura Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys magna Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys manni Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys maya Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys mexicana Mayr, 1870
Leptogenys oaxaca Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys processionalis Jerdon, 1851
Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890Round combshell
Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890
Leptogenys pusilla Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Leptogenys quiriguana Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys quirozi Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys sianka Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys sonora Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys terroni Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys wheeleri Forel, 1901Round combshell
Leptogenys yocota Lattke, 2011
Mayaponera arhuaca Forel, 1901
Mystrium oberthueri Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Neoponera bugabensis Forel, 1899
Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Neoponera cavinodis Mann, 1916
Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Neoponera curvinodis Forel, 1899
Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Neoponera inversa Smith, F., 1858
Neoponera lineaticeps Mayr, 1866
Neoponera moesta Mayr, 1870
Neoponera neoponera Latreille, 1802
Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Neoponera verenae Forel, 1922
Neoponera villosa Fabricius, 1804Hairy Panther Ant
Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus biolleyi Forel, 1908
Odontomachus brunnea Patton, 1849
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus clarus Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus desertorum (Wheeler, 1915)⇒ Odontomachus clarus Roger, 1861
Odontomachus erythrocephalus Emery, 1890
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
Odontomachus opaciventris Forel, 1899
Odontomachus pseudobauri De Andrade, 1994
Odontomachus relictus Deyrup & Cover, 2004
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Odontomachus spinifer De Andrade, 1994
Odontomachus yucatecus Brown, 1976
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla arhuaca (Forel, 1901)⇒ Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
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 chinensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla cognata Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla ferruginea (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Rasopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla foetida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Pachycondyla gilloglyi MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Pachycondyla guianensis Weber, 1939Abalone piddock
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla harpax montezumia Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla impressa Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla labandeirai G. M. Dlussky, 2002
Pachycondyla lineaticeps Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla parvula Dlussky, Ras..., 2015
Pachycondyla porcata Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Pachycondyla purpurascens Forel, 1899
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla solitaria Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
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
Paraponera dieteri Baroni Urbani, 1994
Pedetes fossularis (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Athous fossularis LeConte, 1853
Platythyrea arnoldi Forel, 1913
Platythyrea dentinodis Clark, 1930
Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859Northern broadnosed killer ant
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
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962Ant
Ponera oblongiceps (Smith, 1939)⇒ Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera testacea Emery, 1895
Poneracantha triangularis Mayr, 1887
Ponerites coloradensis G. M. Dlussky, 2002
Ponerites eocenicus G. M. Dlussky, 2002
Ponerites hypoponeroides G. M. Dlussky, 2002
Ponerites kishenehne LaPolla & Gr..., 2015
Prionopelta amabilis Borgmeier, 1949
Prionopelta amieti Terron, 1974
Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909Ant
Prionopelta dubia Ladino & Fei..., 2020
Prionopelta modesta Forel, 1909Lilliput
Prionopelta tapatia Ladino & Fei..., 2020
Probolomyrmex petiolatus Weber, 1940
Proceratium californicum Cook, 1953
Proceratium chickasaw De Andrade, 2003
Proceratium compitale Ward, 1988Atlantic woodeater
Proceratium convexiceps Borgmeier, 1957
Proceratium crassicorne (Emery, 1895)⇒ Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium creek De Andrade, 2003
Proceratium crocea Roger, 1860
Proceratium croceum Roger, 1860
Proceratium goliath Kempf & Brown, 1968Ovate gastrochaenid
Proceratium mancum (Mann, 1922)⇒ Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium melina Roger, 1860
Proceratium melinum Roger, 1860
Proceratium mexicanum De Andrade, 2003
Proceratium micrommatum Roger, 1863
Proceratium pergandei Emery, 1895
Proceratium poinari Baroni Urban..., 2003
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium sileeeeceum
Proceratium tio Snelling & C..., 1992
Pseudoponera gilloglyi MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Pseudoponera succedanea Roger, 1863
Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Rasopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Rasopone guatemalensis Longino & Br..., 2020
Rasopone mesoamericana Longino & Br..., 2020
Rasopone minuta MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Rasopone politognatha Longino & Br..., 2020
Rasopone subcubitalis Longino & Br..., 2020
Rasopone titanis Longino & Br..., 2020
Rhytidoponera araneoides Le Guillou, 1842Spider pony ant
Rhytidoponera aurata Roger, 1861Lesser horned pony ant
Rhytidoponera barnardi Clark, 1936
Rhytidoponera confusa Ward, 1980
Rhytidoponera convexa Mayr, 1876Convex pony ant
Rhytidoponera greavesi Clark, 1941
Rhytidoponera mayri Emery, 1883Titan Pony Ant
Rhytidoponera metallica Smith, 1858Green ant
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Rhytidoponera rufescens Forel, 1900Four-rib lucine
Rhytidoponera victoriae André, 1896Equal cleftclam
Siinikaponera hereon Varela-Herná..., 2024
Stigmatomma degeneratum Borgmeier, 1957
Stigmatomma oregonense Wheeler, W.M., 1915
Stigmatomma orizabanum Brown, 1960
Stigmatomma pallipes Haldeman, 1844Vampire Ant
Stigmatomma trigonignathum Brown, 1949
Thaumatomyrmex atrox Weber, 1939
Thaumatomyrmex ferox Mann, 1922
Typhlomyrmex prolatus Brown, 1965
Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894
Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi Mayr, 1862

Subnodes of Ponerinae with occurrences in North America
TribeAmblyoponini
Forel, 1893
5
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEctatommini
Emery, 1895
9
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParaponerini
Emery, 1901
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlatythyreini
Emery, 1901
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
24
171
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProceratiini
Emery, 1895
2
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThaumatomyrmecini
Emery, 1901
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTyphlomyrmecini
Emery, 1911
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Ponerinae at artfakta.se
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