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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
93
3533
22270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
80
3318
21195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1018
10130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
213
1800
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
213
1800
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
36
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
36 Genera with 142 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRST
Acanthoponera Mayr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 19468SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Archiponera Carpenter, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Emplastus Donisthorpe, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Fulakora Mann, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18879SpeciesTaxom
Heteroponera Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 193312SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18908SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Mystrium Roger, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 18044SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants15SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants21SpeciesTaxom
Paraponera Smith, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Pedetes Illiger, 1853Springhares1SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Poneracantha Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ponerites Dlussky, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 0Hairy Curltail Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18969SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyrmex Mayr, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
142 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthoponera minor Forel, 1899
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone denticulata Roger, 1859
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Amblyopone oregonensis Wheeler, 1915
Amblyopone orizabana Brown, 1960
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Amblyopone trigonignatha Brown, 1949Long abra
Amblyopone zwaluwenburgi Williams, 1946Dracula ant
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus inermis André, 1889
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus striatulus Emery, 1890
Archiponera wheeleri Carpenter, 1935Fine-line lucine
Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895Chinese Needle Ant
Centromyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890
Cryptopone gilva Roger, 1863
Cryptopone guatemalensis Forel, 1899
Cryptopone rotundiceps Emery, 1914
Diacamma australe Fabricius, 1775Australian bladder ant
Discothyrea bryanti Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma gibbum Kugler, C. &..., 1982
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Emplastus hypolithus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Fulakora orizabana Brown, 1960
Gnamptogenys (Ectatomma) mordax Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gnamptogenys aculeaticoxae Santschi, 1921Ant
Gnamptogenys annulata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys bispinosa Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Gnamptogenys hartmani Wheeler, W.M., 1915Ant
Gnamptogenys mecotyle Brown, 1958
Gnamptogenys regularis Mayr, 1870
Gnamptogenys simulans Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Gnamptogenys triangularis Mayr, 1887South American grooved ant
Heteroponera imbellis Emery, 1895
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera faex Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera inexorata Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera opacior Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera parva Forel, 1909
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Hypoponera zwaluwenburgi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata Buckley, 1866
Leptogenys ambigua Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam
Leptogenys dasygyna (Wheeler, 1923)⇒ Leptogenys linearis Smith, F., 1858
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Leptogenys manni Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys processionalis Jerdon, 1851
Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890
Leptogenys pusilla Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Mystrium oberthueri Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Neoponera moesta Mayr, 1870
Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Neoponera villosa Fabricius, 1804Hairy Panther Ant
Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
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 relictus Deyrup & Cover, 2004
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla arhuaca (Forel, 1901)⇒ Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla carinulata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
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 foetida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
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 obscuricornis (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla porcata Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla solitaria Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Pedetes fossularis (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Athous fossularis LeConte, 1853
Platythyrea arnoldi Forel, 1913
Platythyrea dentinodis Clark, 1930
Platythyrea punctata Smith, F., 1858Ant
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 antillana Forel, 1909Ant
Proceratium californicum Cook, 1953
Proceratium chickasaw De Andrade, 2003
Proceratium compitale Ward, 1988Atlantic woodeater
Proceratium crassicorne (Emery, 1895)⇒ Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium creek De Andrade, 2003
Proceratium croceum Roger, 1860
Proceratium melinum Roger, 1860
Proceratium pergandei Emery, 1895
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium sileeeeceum
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Rhytidoponera araneoides Le Guillou, 1842Spider pony ant
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
Stigmatomma oregonense Wheeler, W.M., 1915
Stigmatomma orizabanum Brown, 1960
Stigmatomma pallipes Haldeman, 1844Vampire Ant
Stigmatomma trigonignathum Brown, 1949
Thaumatomyrmex ferox Mann, 1922
Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894

Subnodes of Ponerinae with occurrences in USA
TribeAmblyoponini
Forel, 1893
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEctatommini
Emery, 1895
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParaponerini
Emery, 1901
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlatythyreini
Emery, 1901
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
19
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProceratiini
Emery, 1895
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThaumatomyrmecini
Emery, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTyphlomyrmecini
Emery, 1911
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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