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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
508
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
495
1529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
248
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
95
574
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
95
574
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
31
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
20
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
20 Genera with 93 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19047SpeciesTaxom
Asphinctopone Santschi, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 19378SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Dolioponera Brown, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Feroponera Bolton & Fisher, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 191813SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 197520SpeciesTaxom
Loboponera Bolton & Brown, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1953Panther Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Promyopias Santschi, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 19234SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
93 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus maynei Forel, 1913
Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902
Anochetus punctaticeps Mayr, 1901
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901
Bothroponera pilosuperficia Joma & Mackay, 2017
Bothroponera silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Bothroponera talpa André, 1890
Bothroponera zumpti Santschi, 1937
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Brachyponera sennaarensis ruginota Stitz, 1916
Centromyrmex angolensis Santschi, 1937
Centromyrmex bequaerti Forel, 1913
Centromyrmex congolensis (Weber, 1949)⇒ Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896
Centromyrmex decessor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex longiventris Santschi, 1919
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Dolioponera fustigera Brown, 1974
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Euponera sjostedti Mayr, 1896
Feroponera ferox Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Hypoponera angustata Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera camerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera cammerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera inaudax Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Hypoponera jeanneli Santschi, 1935
Hypoponera lepida Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera odiosa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera rothkirchi Wasmann, 1918Dirt hiatella
Leptogenys amon Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys bubastis Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys camerunensis Stitz, 1910
Leptogenys conradti Forel, 1913
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 honoria Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys nebra Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys occidentalis Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Leptogenys pavesii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Leptogenys striatidens Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys stygia Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys sulcinoda André, 1892
Leptogenys terroni Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys titan Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys trilobata Santschi, 1924White cat's paw pearly mussel
Leptogenys vindicis Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Loboponera basalis Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera nasica Santschi, 1920
Loboponera subatra Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera vigilans Bolton & Brown, 2002
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Mesoponera scolopax Emery, 1899
Mesoponera subiridescens Wheeler, 1922
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla escherichi Forel, 1910
Pachycondyla fugax Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Pachycondyla ingesta Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sjostedti Mayr, 1896Angelwing
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Pachycondyla testacea Bernard, 1953
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Phrynoponera bequaerti Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
Phrynoponera sveni Forel, 1916
Plectroctena anops Bolton, 1974
Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Plectroctena latinodis Santschi, 1924White cat's paw pearly mussel
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena minor Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Plectroctena thaui Fisher, 2006
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Promyopias silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Psalidomyrmex feae Menozzi, 1922
Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Psalidomyrmex reichenspergeri Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Psalidomyrmex wheeleri Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid


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