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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
71
1531
6334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
62
1445
6216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
722
4845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
168
2059
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
168
2059
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
38
378
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
19
212
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
19 Genera with 212 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 196416SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 20195SpeciesTaxom
Dinoponera Roger, 2013Giant Amazonian ants11SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 192531SpeciesTaxom
Igaponera Troya, Marci..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 190129SpeciesTaxom
Mayaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18842SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 180442SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1976Trap-jaw ants23SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants46SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 18963SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Wadeura Emery, 20193SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
212 Species and 12 Subspecies
Anochetus altisquamis Mayr, 1887
Anochetus bispinosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anochetus diegensis Forel, 1912
Anochetus emarginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Anochetus ghilianii Spinola, 1851
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus hohenbergiae Feitosa & De..., 2012
Anochetus horridus Kempf, 1964
Anochetus inermis André, 1889
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus neglectus Emery, 1894
Anochetus oriens Kempf, 1964
Anochetus rugosus Smith, F., 1857
Anochetus simoni Emery, 1890
Anochetus targionii Emery, 1894
Anochetus vexator Kempf, 1964
Centromyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890
Centromyrmex brachycola Roger, 1861
Centromyrmex gigas Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Cryptopone guatemalensis Forel, 1899
Cryptopone guianensis Weber, 1939
Cryptopone holmgreni Wheeler, 1925
Cryptopone mirabilis MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Cryptopone pauli Fernandes & ..., 2019
Dinoponera australis Emery, 1901
Dinoponera australis bucki Borgmeier, 1937
Dinoponera australis nigricolor Borgmeier, 1937
Dinoponera gigantea Perty, 1833
Dinoponera grandis Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Dinoponera hispida Lenhart, Das..., 2013
Dinoponera longipes Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Dinoponera lucida Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Dinoponera mutica Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Dinoponera quadriceps Kempf, 1971
Dinoponera snellingi Lenhart, Das..., 2013
Hypoponera aliena Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Hypoponera bugnioni Forel, 1912
Hypoponera clavatula Emery, 1906
Hypoponera collegiana Santschi, 1925
Hypoponera collegiana paranensis Santschi, 1925
Hypoponera distinguenda Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera distinguenda dispar Santschi, 1925
Hypoponera distinguenda histrio Forel, 1912
Hypoponera distinguenda inexpedita Forel, 1911
Hypoponera foeda Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera foeda saroltae Forel, 1912
Hypoponera foreli Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hypoponera idelettae Santschi, 1923Squillaclam
Hypoponera iheringi Forel, 1908
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera leninei Santschi, 1925
Hypoponera neglecta Santschi, 1923Squillaclam
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera opacior Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera parva Forel, 1909
Hypoponera reichenspergeri Santschi, 1923Squillaclam
Hypoponera schmalzi Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Hypoponera schmalzi fugitans Forel, 1912
Hypoponera schmalzi paulina Forel, 1913
Hypoponera schwebeli Forel, 1913
Hypoponera trigona Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hypoponera trigona cauta Forel, 1912
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Hypoponera vernacula Kempf, 1962
Hypoponera viri Santschi, 1923Squillaclam
Hypoponera wilsoni Santschi, 1925
Igaponera curiosa Mackay & Mackay, 2010
Leptogenys academica López-Muñoz,..., 2018
Leptogenys amazonica Borgmeier, 1930
Leptogenys arcuata Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Leptogenys australis Emery, 1888Square sportella
Leptogenys bohlsi Emery, 1896False spike
Leptogenys carioca López-Muñoz,..., 2018
Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Leptogenys corniculans Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys crudelis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys elzasoares Tozetto, Cha..., 2022
Leptogenys famelica Emery, 1896False spike
Leptogenys gaigei Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys guianensis Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys iheringi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Leptogenys langi Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys linearis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys luederwaldti Forel, 1913
Leptogenys malama Rakotonirina..., 2014
Leptogenys manja Rakotonirina..., 2014
Leptogenys mavaca Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys minima Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys nigricans Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys paraensis Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890
Leptogenys pusilla Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Leptogenys unistimulosa Roger, 1863Round combshell
Leptogenys vogeli Borgmeier, 1933
Leptogenys wheeleri Forel, 1901Round combshell
Mayaponera arhuaca Forel, 1901
Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Neoponera agilis Forel, 1901
Neoponera antecurvata MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Neoponera bactronica Fernandes, O..., 2014
Neoponera bakeri (Mann, 1916)⇒ Neoponera striatinodis Emery, 1890
Neoponera billemma Fernandes, D..., 2014
Neoponera bucki Borgmeier, 1927
Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Neoponera cavinodis Mann, 1916
Neoponera commutata Roger, 1860
Neoponera concava MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Neoponera cooki MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Neoponera curvinodis Forel, 1899
Neoponera fiebrigi Forel, 1912
Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Neoponera goeldii Forel, 1912
Neoponera gojira Troya & Lattke, 2022
Neoponera inversa Smith, F., 1858
Neoponera laevigata Smith, 1858
Neoponera latinoda MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Neoponera luteola Roger, 1861
Neoponera magnifica Borgmeier, 1929
Neoponera marginata Roger, 1861
Neoponera mashpi Troya & Lattke, 2022
Neoponera metanotalis Luederwaldt, 1918
Neoponera moesta Mayr, 1870
Neoponera neoponera Latreille, 1802
Neoponera oberthueri Emery, 1890
Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Neoponera procidua Emery, 1890
Neoponera rostrata Emery, 1890
Neoponera rugosula Emery, 1902
Neoponera schultzi Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Neoponera striatinodis Emery, 1890
Neoponera theresiae Forel, 1899
Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Neoponera venusta Forel, 1912
Neoponera verenae Forel, 1922
Neoponera villosa Fabricius, 1804Hairy Panther Ant
Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Odontomachus affinis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Odontomachus allolabis Kempf, 1974
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus biumbonatus Brown, 1976
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus caelatus Brown, 1976
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus chicomendesi França, Fern..., 2024
Odontomachus cupreus França, Fern..., 2024
Odontomachus erythrocephalus Emery, 1890
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus mayi Mann, 1912Marked diplodon
Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
Odontomachus opaciventris Forel, 1899
Odontomachus panamensis Forel, 1899
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Odontomachus scalptus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus spissus Kempf, 1962
Odontomachus xeta França, Fern..., 2024
Odontomachus yucatecus Brown, 1976
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla arhuaca (Forel, 1901)⇒ Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla beneditoi Marcineiro &..., 2024
Pachycondyla bispinosa Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla bucki (Borgmeier, 1927)⇒ Neoponera bucki Borgmeier, 1927
Pachycondyla carinulata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla cariosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla commutata Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crassinoda Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla curiosa MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Pachycondyla exarata Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Pachycondyla ferruginea (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Rasopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla foetida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Pachycondyla fuscoatra Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla gilberti Kempf, 1960
Pachycondyla goeldii Forel, 1912
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla harpax montezumia Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla holmgreni (Wheeler, W.M., 1925)⇒ Cryptopone holmgreni Wheeler, 1925
Pachycondyla impressa Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla incisa Emery, 1911
Pachycondyla inversa Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla laevigata (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Neoponera laevigata Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla lenis Kempf, 1961New England cyclocardia
Pachycondyla lenkoi Kempf, 1962
Pachycondyla magnifica Borgmeier, 1929
Pachycondyla marginata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla mesonotalis Santschi, 1923Squillaclam
Pachycondyla oberthueri Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla porcata Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Pachycondyla procidua (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera procidua Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla sitgma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla striata Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla striatinodis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863
Pachycondyla theresiae Forel, 1899
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla venusta Forel, 1912
Pachycondyla verenae (Forel, 1922)⇒ Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Ponera ruficornis Spinola, 1851
Pseudoponera gilberti Kempf, 1960
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Pseudoponera succedanea Roger, 1863
Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Rasopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Rasopone lunaris Emery, 1896
Simopelta anomma Fernandes, S..., 2015
Simopelta bicolor Borgmeier, 1950
Simopelta curvata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Simopelta jeckylli Mann, 1916Narrow-hinge astarte
Simopelta minima Brandao, 1989
Wadeura guianensis Weber, 1939
Wadeura holmgreni Wheeler, W.M., 1925
Wadeura pauli Fernandes & ..., 2019


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