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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
311
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
310
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
230
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
44
145
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
44
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
13
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
11 Genera with 16 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
16 Species
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858


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