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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
127
2333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
123
2330
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
123
2330
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
41
344
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
30
293
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
30 Genera with 293 Species
#ABCDEFHLMOPS
Anochetus Mayr, 190423SpeciesTaxom
Asphinctopone Santschi, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Boloponera Fisher, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 193737SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 189610SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dolioponera Brown, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Emeryopone Forel, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19017SpeciesTaxom
Feroponera Bolton & Fisher, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Fisheropone Schmidt & Sh..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hagensia Forel, 19516SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 201158SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 197560SpeciesTaxom
Loboponera Bolton & Brown, 20029SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 195320SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants4SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 19026SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1919Panther Ants28SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 19197SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 193318SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Promyopias Santschi, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Streblognathus Mayr, 20023SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
293 Species and 40 Subspecies
Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
Anochetus angolensis Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus annetteae Sharaf, 2017
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus faurei Arnold, 1948
Anochetus fuliginosus Arnold, 1948
Anochetus ghilianii Spinola, 1851
Anochetus grandidieri Forel, 1891
Anochetus jonesi Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus madagascarensis Forel, 1887
Anochetus maynei Forel, 1913
Anochetus natalensis Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Anochetus obscuratus Santschi, 1911
Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902
Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus punctaticeps Mayr, 1901
Anochetus rothschildi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884Herrington fingernailclam
Anochetus siphneus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus talpa Forel, 1901Round combshell
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Asphinctopone differens Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Asphinctopone pilosa Hawkes, 2010
Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Boloponera vicans Fisher, 2006
Bothroponera aspera Arnold, 1962
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera crassa crassior Santschi, 1930
Bothroponera crassa ilgii Forel, 1910
Bothroponera cribrata Santschi, 1910
Bothroponera fugax Forel, 1907
Bothroponera granosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera kenyensis Santschi, 1937
Bothroponera kruegeri Santschi, 1912
Bothroponera kruegeri asina Santschi, 1912
Bothroponera kruegeri rhodesiana Forel, 1913
Bothroponera laevissima Arnold, 1915
Bothroponera lamottei Bernard, 1953
Bothroponera mlanjiensis Arnold, 1946
Bothroponera montivaga Arnold, 1947
Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901
Bothroponera pachyderma attenata Santschi, 1920
Bothroponera pachyderma funerea Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Bothroponera pachyderma postsquamosa Santschi, 1920
Bothroponera picardi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera pumicosa sculpturata Santschi, 1912
Bothroponera rubescens Santschi, 1937
Bothroponera sanguinea Santschi, 1920
Bothroponera silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Bothroponera silvestrii nimba Bernard, 1953
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Bothroponera soror ancilla Emery, 1899
Bothroponera strigulosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera talpa André, 1890
Bothroponera talpa variolata Santschi, 1912
Bothroponera umgodikulula Joma & Mackay, 2013
Bothroponera wasmannii Forel, 1887
Bothroponera zumpti Santschi, 1937
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Brachyponera sennaarensis decolor Santschi, 1921
Brachyponera sennaarensis ruginota Stitz, 1916
Centromyrmex angolensis Santschi, 1937
Centromyrmex bequaerti Forel, 1913
Centromyrmex decessor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex ereptor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex fugator Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex longiventris Santschi, 1919
Centromyrmex praedator Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex raptor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex secutor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Cryptopone arabica Collingwood ..., 1996
Cryptopone hartwigi Arnold, 1948
Cryptopone ochracea Mayr, 1855
Diacamma cyaneiventre André, 1887
Dolioponera fustigera Brown, 1974
Emeryopone loebli Baroni Urbani, 1975
Euponera aenigmatica Arnold, 1949
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Euponera fossigera Mayr, 1901
Euponera sjostedti Mayr, 1896
Euponera suspecta Santschi, 1914
Euponera wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Euponera wroughtonii crudelis Forel, 1901
Feroponera ferox Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Fisheropone ambigua André, 1890
Hagensia havilandi Forel, 1901
Hagensia havilandi fochi Forel, 1918
Hagensia havilandi godfreyi Arnold, 1926
Hagensia havilandi marleyi Arnold, 1926
Hagensia peringueyi Emery, 1899
Hagensia peringueyi saldanhae Arnold, 1951
Hypoponera abeillei André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Hypoponera angustata Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera aprora Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera austra Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera blanda Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera boerorum Forel, 1901
Hypoponera bulawayensis Forel, 1913
Hypoponera camerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera cognata Santschi, 1912
Hypoponera comis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dema Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera fatiga Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera hawkesi Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera hebes Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera ignavia Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera importuna Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera inaudax Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Hypoponera indigens Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera jeanneli Santschi, 1935
Hypoponera lassa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera lea Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Hypoponera lepida Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera ludovicae Forel, 1892
Hypoponera meridia Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera mixta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera molesta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera natalensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera obtunsa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera odiosa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera orba Emery, 1915
Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera petiolata Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera producta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera pulchra Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera quaestio Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera ragusai santschii Emery, 1909
Hypoponera regis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera rigida Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera segnis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera sinuosa Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera spei Forel, 1910Northern dwarf-tellin
Hypoponera sulcatinasis Santschi, 1914Flattened carditid
Hypoponera surda Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera tecta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera traegaordhi Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera transvaalensis Arnold, 1947
Hypoponera tristis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera ursa Santschi, 1924Subovate softshell
Hypoponera venusta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) piroskae Forel, 1910
Leptogenys amon Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys ankhesa Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys antongilensis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Leptogenys arnoldi Forel, 1913
Leptogenys attenuata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys bellii Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Leptogenys bubastis Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys camerunensis Stitz, 1910
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys coerulescens Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Leptogenys comajojo Rakotonirina..., 2014
Leptogenys conradti Forel, 1913
Leptogenys crassinoda Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys crustosa Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys cryptica Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys diatra Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys elegans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys ergatogyna Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Leptogenys erythraea Emery, 1902
Leptogenys excellens Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Leptogenys ferrarii Forel, 1913
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys gracilis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Leptogenys guineensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys havilandi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Leptogenys honoria Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys incisa Forel, 1891
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys jeanneli Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys khaura Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys leiothorax Prins, 1965
Leptogenys longiceps Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys mactans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys mastax Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys microps Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys nebra Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys nuserra Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys occidentalis Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Leptogenys pavesii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Leptogenys peringueyi Forel, 1913
Leptogenys princeps Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys ravida Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys regis Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys schwabi Forel, 1913
Leptogenys spandax Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys sterops Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys strator Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys striatidens Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
Leptogenys stygia Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys sulcinoda André, 1892
Leptogenys terroni Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys testacea Donisthorpe, 1948
Leptogenys titan Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys trilobata Santschi, 1924White cat's paw pearly mussel
Leptogenys vindicis Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys zapyxis Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Loboponera basalis Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera edentula Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera nasica Santschi, 1920
Loboponera nobiliae Fisher, 2006
Loboponera obeliscata Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera politula Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera subatra Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera trica Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera vigilans Bolton & Brown, 2002
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Megaponera analis crassicornis Gerstäcker, 1859
Megaponera analis rapax Santschi, 1914
Megaponera analis subpilosa Santschi, 1937
Megaponera analis termitivora Santschi, 1930
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Mesoponera caffraria affinis Santschi, 1935
Mesoponera caffraria caffra Santschi, 1935
Mesoponera elisae Emery, 1915
Mesoponera elisae divaricata Emery, 1915
Mesoponera elisae redbankensis Forel, 1913
Mesoponera elisae rotundata Emery, 1895
Mesoponera escherichi Forel, 1910
Mesoponera flavopilosa Weber, 1942
Mesoponera ingesta Wheeler, 1922
Mesoponera nimba Bernard, 1953
Mesoponera novemdentata Bernard, 1953
Mesoponera picea Bernard, 1953
Mesoponera scolopax Emery, 1899
Mesoponera senegalensis Santschi, 1914
Mesoponera subiridescens Wheeler, 1922
Mesoponera testacea Bernard, 1953
Mesoponera villiersi Bernard, 1953
Mesoponera weberi Bernard, 1953
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus coquereli Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942
Ophthalmopone berthoudi pubescens Weber, 1942
Ophthalmopone depilis Emery, 1902
Ophthalmopone hottentota Emery, 1886
Ophthalmopone ilgii Forel, 1894
Ophthalmopone mocquerysi Emery, 1902
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla brunoi Forel, 1913
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla cambouei Forel, 1891
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Pachycondyla comorensis André, 1887
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla elisae Forel, 1891
Pachycondyla elisae rotundata Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla ingesta Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla kruegeri Forel, 1910Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla kruegeri rhodesiana Forel, 1913
Pachycondyla mlanjiensis Arnold, 1946
Pachycondyla pachyderma Emery, 1901Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899
Pachycondyla perroti Forel, 1891
Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla soror Emery, 1899Cumberland leafshell
Pachycondyla soror ancilla Emery, 1899
Pachycondyla strigulosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla subiridescens Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla talpa André, 1890Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Pachycondyla tarsata mediana Santschi, 1919
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Paltothyreus tarsatus delagoensis Emery, 1899
Paltothyreus tarsatus medianus Santschi, 1919
Paltothyreus tarsatus robustus Santschi, 1919
Paltothyreus tarsatus striatidens Santschi, 1919
Paltothyreus tarsatus striatus Santschi, 1930
Paltothyreus tarsatus subopacus Santschi, 1919
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Parvaponera darwinii africana Forel, 1909
Phrynoponera bequaerti Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
Phrynoponera pulchella Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Phrynoponera sveni Forel, 1916
Phrynoponera transversa Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Plectroctena anops Bolton, 1974
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Plectroctena cryptica Bolton, 1974
Plectroctena dentata Santschi, 1912Florida marshclam
Plectroctena gabonensis Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Plectroctena gestroi Menozzi, 1922
Plectroctena hastifera Santschi, 1914
Plectroctena laevior Stitz, 1924Pacific mud-piddock
Plectroctena latinodis Santschi, 1924White cat's paw pearly mussel
Plectroctena lygaria Bolton, Gotw..., 1979
Plectroctena macgeei Bolton, 1974
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena minor Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Plectroctena strigosa Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915
Plectroctena thaui Fisher, 2006
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962Ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Promyopias silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Psalidomyrmex feae Menozzi, 1922
Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890
Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Psalidomyrmex reichenspergeri Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Psalidomyrmex sallyae Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Psalidomyrmex wheeleri Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Streblognathus aethiopica (Smith, 1858)⇒ Streblognathus aethiopicus Smith, F., 1858
Streblognathus aethiopicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Streblognathus peetersi Robertson, 2002


Links, sources and further information
Ponerini at antwiki.org
Ponerini at itis.gov