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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Comoros (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
968
1722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
147
966
1719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
952
1703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
828
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
18
78
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
18
78
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
9
56
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
40
125
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
40
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
9
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
7
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoros
7 Genera with 22 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18938SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1887Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoros
22 Species
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus madagascarensis Forel, 1887
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 maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys pavesii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
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