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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
83
2604
16396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
2531
16196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
711
8324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
194
2410
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
194
2410
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
44
359
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
23
160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
23 Genera with 160 Species
#ABCDEHILMOPT
Anochetus Mayr, 201219SpeciesTaxom
Austroponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Belonopelta Mayr, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 188719SpeciesTaxom
Iroponera Schmidt & Sh..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 190033SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Myopias Roger, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1900Trap-jaw ants9SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1887Panther Ants24SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 190012SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 188721SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziopelta Roger, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
160 Species and 14 Subspecies
Anochetus alae Shattuck & S..., 2012
Anochetus armstrongi McAreavey, 1949Minute axinopsid
Anochetus avius Shattuck & S..., 2012
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus isolatus Mann, 1919
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus oriens Kempf, 1964
Anochetus paripungens (Brown, 1978)⇒ Anochetus isolatus Mann, 1919
Anochetus rectangularis Mayr, 1876
Anochetus renatae Shattuck & S..., 2012
Anochetus risii Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Anochetus rufolatus Shattuck & S..., 2012
Anochetus rufostenus Shattuck & S..., 2012
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Anochetus turneri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Anochetus veronicae Shattuck & S..., 2012
Anochetus victoriae Shattuck & S..., 2012
Anochetus wiesiae Shattuck & S..., 2012
Austroponera rufonigra Clark, 1934
Belonopelta deletrix Mann, 1922
Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895Chinese Needle Ant
Brachyponera christmasi Donisthorpe, 1935
Brachyponera croceicornis Emery, 1900
Brachyponera lutea Mayr, 1862
Brachyponera obscurans Walker, 1859
Centromyrmex longiventris Santschi, 1919
Cryptopone crassicornis Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Cryptopone fusciceps Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Cryptopone rotundiceps Emery, 1914
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Diacamma australe Fabricius, 1775Australian bladder ant
Diacamma colosseense Forel, 1915
Diacamma leve Crawley, 1915
Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842Book scorpions
Diacamma schoedli Shattuck & B..., 2006
Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858
Ectomomyrmex ruficornis (Clark, 1934)⇒ Pachycondyla ruficornis Clark, 1934
Euponera lutea Mayr, 1862
Euponera pachynoda (Clark, 1930)⇒ Pachycondyla pachynoda Clark, 1930
Euponera rufonigra (Clark, 1934)⇒ Pachycondyla rufonigra Clark, 1934
Harpegnathos venator venator Smith, 1858
Hypoponera cammerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera congrua Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Hypoponera convexiuscula Forel, 1900Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera decora Clark, 1934
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera elliptica Forel, 1900Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera faex Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera herbertonensis Forel, 1915
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera mackayensis Forel, 1900Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera pallidula Emery, 1900
Hypoponera pruinosa Emery, 1900
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera queenslandensis Forel, 1900Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera rectidens Clark, 1934
Hypoponera scitula Clark, 1934
Hypoponera sulciceps Clark, 1928
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Iroponera odax Schmidt & Sh..., 2014
Leptogenys adlerzi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys angustinoda Clark, 1934
Leptogenys anitae Forel, 1915
Leptogenys bidentata Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys centralis Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Leptogenys chelifer Santschi, 1928
Leptogenys chelifera Santschi, 1928
Leptogenys clarki Wheeler, W.M., 1933
Leptogenys conigera Mayr, 1876Rotund cleftclam
Leptogenys conigera mutans Forel, 1900
Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Leptogenys darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1933
Leptogenys dentilobis Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857False spike
Leptogenys ebenina Forel, 1915
Leptogenys excisa Mayr, 1876Rotund cleftclam
Leptogenys exigua Crawley, 1921Genial killer ant
Leptogenys fallax Mayr, 1876Rotund cleftclam
Leptogenys fortior Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys hackeri Clark, 1934
Leptogenys harmsi Donisthorpe, 1935
Leptogenys intricata Viehmeyer, 1924
Leptogenys kitteli Mayr, 1870Much-compressed montacutid
Leptogenys longensis Forel, 1915
Leptogenys magna Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys mjobergi Forel, 1915
Leptogenys neutralis Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Leptogenys podenzanai Emery, 1895
Leptogenys podonzanai Emery, 1895
Leptogenys purpurea Emery, 1887
Leptogenys sjostedti Forel, 1915
Leptogenys tricosa Taylor, 1969California hoptree
Leptogenys turneri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Mesoponera australis Forel, 1900
Mesoponera rubra Smith, F., 1857
Myopias chapmani Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias delta Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias densesticta Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias tasmaniensis Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Myopias tenuis Emery, 1900
Odontomachus aciculatus Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus coriarius (Crawley, 1922)⇒ Odontomachus ruficeps Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus monticola Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus ruficeps Smith, F., 1858Trap-jaw Ant
Odontomachus septentrionalis (Crawley, 1915)⇒ Odontomachus ruficeps Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus turneri Forel, 1900Garden snappy ant
Pachycondyla astuta (Smith, 1858)⇒ Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla australis Forel, 1900Four-rib lucine
Pachycondyla barbata Stitz, 1911Atlantic galeommatid
Pachycondyla croceicornis Emery, 1900
Pachycondyla darwinii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Pachycondyla denticulata Kirby, W.F., 1896Graceful lepton
Pachycondyla dubitata Forel, 1900Four-rib lucine
Pachycondyla excavata Emery, 1893Eared foaming ants
Pachycondyla lutea Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla mayri Emery, 1887
Pachycondyla obscurans Walker, 1859
Pachycondyla oculata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla pachynoda Clark, 1930
Pachycondyla piliventris (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Pseudoneoponera piliventris piliventris Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla piliventris regularis Forel, 1907
Pachycondyla porcata Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Pachycondyla rubra Smith, F., 1857Texas aligena
Pachycondyla ruficornis Clark, 1934
Pachycondyla rufonigra Clark, 1934
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla striata Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla striatula Karavaiev, 1935
Pachycondyla sublaevis Emery, 1887Four-rib lucine
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Ponera clavicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Ponera congrua (Wheeler, 1934)⇒ Hypoponera congrua Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Ponera decora (Clark, 1934)⇒ Hypoponera decora Clark, 1934
Ponera incerta Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera leae Forel, 1913Blind crypt ants
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Ponera rectidens (Clark, 1934)⇒ Hypoponera rectidens Clark, 1934
Ponera scitula (Clark, 1934)⇒ Hypoponera scitula Clark, 1934
Ponera selenophora Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Ponera sulciceps (Clark, 1928)⇒ Hypoponera sulciceps Clark, 1928
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera tenuis Emery, 1900
Pseudoneoponera barbata Stitz, 1911
Pseudoneoponera denticulata Kirby, 1896
Pseudoneoponera dubitata Forel, 1900
Pseudoneoponera excavata Emery, 1893Eared foaming ant
Pseudoneoponera excavata acuticostata Forel, 1900
Pseudoneoponera excavata excavata Emery, 1893
Pseudoneoponera mayri Emery, 1887
Pseudoneoponera oculata Smtih, 1858
Pseudoneoponera piliventris Smith, 1858
Pseudoneoponera piliventris intermedia Forel, 1900
Pseudoneoponera piliventris piliventris Smith, 1858
Pseudoneoponera piliventris regularis Forel, 1907
Pseudoneoponera porcata Emery, 1897Striped foaming ant
Pseudoneoponera quadridentata F. Smith, 1859
Pseudoneoponera regularis Forel, 1907
Pseudoneoponera sublaevis Emery, 1887Smooth foaming ant
Pseudoneoponera sublaevis kurandensis Forel, 1910
Pseudoneoponera sublaevis murina Forel, 1910
Pseudoneoponera sublaevis reticulata Forel, 1900
Pseudoneoponera sublaevis rubicunda Emery, 1893
Pseudoneoponera sublaevis sublaevis Emery, 1887
Pseudoponera pachynoda Clark, 1930
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Trapeziopelta diadela (Clark, 1934)⇒ Myopias tasmaniensis Wheeler, W.M., 1923


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