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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1595
3225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1360
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
150
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
141
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
104
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
47
181
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
47
181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
11
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
8 Genera with 29 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19785SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 189711SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1887Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
29 Species
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus madagascarensis Forel, 1887
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus pattersoni Fisher, 2008
Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978Princess venus
Bothroponera wasmannii Forel, 1887
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera indigens Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera johannae Forel, 1891
Hypoponera ludovicae Forel, 1892
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Leptogenys angusta Forel, 1892
Leptogenys comajojo Rakotonirina..., 2014
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Leptogenys fiandry Rakotonirina..., 2014
Leptogenys gracilis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Leptogenys grandidieri Forel, 1910
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys mayotte Rakotonirina..., 2014
Leptogenys pavesii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
Leptogenys truncatirostris Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla wasmannii Forel, 1887Atlantic mud-piddock
Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962Ant
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya


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