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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
778
3878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
753
3792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
390
2521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
100
775
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
100
775
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
24
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
18
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
18 Genera with 95 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 190410SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 191212SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18969SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 192410SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 192417SpeciesTaxom
Loboponera Bolton & Brown, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1922Panther Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19338SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 19233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
95 Species and 11 Subspecies
Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus fuliginosus Arnold, 1948
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus maynei Forel, 1913
Anochetus obscuratus Santschi, 1911
Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902
Anochetus punctaticeps Mayr, 1901
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Bothroponera ancilla Emery, 1899
Bothroponera cribrata Santschi, 1910
Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901
Bothroponera pachyderma attenata Santschi, 1920
Bothroponera pachyderma funerea Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Bothroponera pachyderma postsquamosa Santschi, 1920
Bothroponera rubescens Santschi, 1937
Bothroponera sanguinea Santschi, 1920
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Bothroponera soror ancilla Emery, 1899
Bothroponera talpa André, 1890
Bothroponera talpa variolata Santschi, 1912
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Brachyponera sennaarensis decolor Santschi, 1921
Centromyrmex angolensis Santschi, 1937
Centromyrmex bequaerti Forel, 1913
Centromyrmex congolensis (Weber, 1949)⇒ Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896
Centromyrmex decessor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex ereptor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex feae Emery, 1889Penitent mussel
Centromyrmex fugator Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex praedator Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Euponera ingesta Wheeler, 1922
Euponera sjostedti Mayr, 1896
Hypoponera camerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera cammerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera inaudax Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Hypoponera molesta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera segnis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera ursa Santschi, 1924Subovate softshell
Leptogenys ankhesa Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys bubastis Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys camerunensis Stitz, 1910
Leptogenys conradti Forel, 1913
Leptogenys crustosa Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys ergatogyna Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Leptogenys excellens Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys ferrarii Forel, 1913
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys occidentalis Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Leptogenys ravida Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys strator Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
Leptogenys titan Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys trilobata Santschi, 1924White cat's paw pearly mussel
Loboponera nasica Santschi, 1920
Loboponera trica Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera vigilans Bolton & Brown, 2002
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Megaponera analis rapax Santschi, 1914
Megaponera analis termitivora Santschi, 1930
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Mesoponera caffraria affinis Santschi, 1935
Mesoponera ingesta Wheeler, 1922
Mesoponera scolopax Emery, 1899
Mesoponera subiridescens Wheeler, 1922
Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla foetida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla pachyderma Emery, 1901Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla soror Emery, 1899Cumberland leafshell
Pachycondyla subiridescens Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Paltothyreus tarsatus medianus Santschi, 1919
Parvaponera darwinii africana Forel, 1909
Phrynoponera bequaerti Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
Phrynoponera sveni Forel, 1916
Phrynoponera transversa Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Plectroctena dentata Santschi, 1912Florida marshclam
Plectroctena laevior Stitz, 1924Pacific mud-piddock
Plectroctena latinodis Santschi, 1924White cat's paw pearly mussel
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena minor Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
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