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Checklist for Subfamily Ponerinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
49
637
1826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
624
1800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
258
1119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
72
415
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
72
415
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
22
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
22 Genera with 89 Species
#ABCDEFHLMOP
Anochetus Mayr, 19048SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 20195SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Fisheropone Schmidt & Sh..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 192417SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19536SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 2014
0SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18997SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1981Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 19753SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
89 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus grandidieri Forel, 1891
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus obscuratus Santschi, 1911
Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Bothroponera talpa André, 1890
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Discothyrea athene Hita-Garcia ..., 2019
Discothyrea damato Hita-Garcia ..., 2019
Discothyrea mixta Brown, 1958
Discothyrea schulzei Hita-Garcia ..., 2019
Discothyrea venus Hita-Garcia ..., 2019
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Euponera sjostedti Mayr, 1896
Fisheropone ambigua André, 1890
Hypoponera angustata Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera blanda Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera camerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera cammerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera dema Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera fatiga Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera jeanneli Santschi, 1935
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera rigida Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera segnis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Hypoponera tristis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera ursa Santschi, 1924Subovate softshell
Leptogenys crustosa Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys cryptica Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys elegans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys ergatogyna Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys occidentalis Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Mesoponera subiridescens Wheeler, 1922
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla brunoi Forel, 1913
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla pachyderma Emery, 1901Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla sharpi Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla sjostedti Mayr, 1896Angelwing
Pachycondyla soror Emery, 1899Cumberland leafshell
Pachycondyla subiridescens Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla suspecta Santschi, 1914
Pachycondyla talpa André, 1890Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
Platythyrea cribrinodis Gerstäcker, 1859
Platythyrea frontalis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Platythyrea gracillima Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Platythyrea occidentalis André, 1890
Platythyrea schultzei Forel, 1910
Platythyrea tenuis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Plectroctena dentata Santschi, 1912Florida marshclam
Plectroctena gestroi Menozzi, 1922
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prionopelta amieti Terron, 1974
Prionopelta humicola Terron, 1974
Probolomyrmex brevirostris Forel, 1910
Probolomyrmex guineensis Taylor, 1965Hardy orange
Proceratium lunatum Terron, 1981
Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Psalidomyrmex reichenspergeri Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Psalidomyrmex sallyae Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin

Subnodes of Ponerinae with occurrences in Uganda
TribeAmblyoponini
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlatythyreini
Emery, 1901
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
17
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProceratiini
Emery, 1895
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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