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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
393
4119
10535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
4115
10530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
4038
10288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3217
8675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
38
308
796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
308
796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
199
599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
58
226
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
58
226
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
16
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
13
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Angola
13 Genera with 28 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Promyopias Santschi, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus angolensis Brown, 1978Princess venus
Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901
Bothroponera picardi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Centromyrmex angolensis Santschi, 1937
Centromyrmex bequaerti Forel, 1913
Centromyrmex congolensis (Weber, 1949)⇒ Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Cryptopone hartwigi Arnold, 1948
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Megaponera analis subpilosa Santschi, 1937
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla pachyderma Emery, 1901Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
Plectroctena dentata Santschi, 1912Florida marshclam
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena minor Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Promyopias silvestrii Santschi, 1914


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