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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19594
119086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
107
2829
14631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
85
2406
13112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
29
714
5948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
217
2172
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
217
2172
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
41
305
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
23
211
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
23 Genera with 211 Species
#ABCDEHLMOP
Anochetus Mayr, 199313SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 202511SpeciesTaxom
Buniapone Schmidt & Sh..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 189312SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18939SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 19959SpeciesTaxom
Emeryopone Forel, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Emplastus Donisthorpe, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 20096SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 193318SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 200036SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myopias Roger, 20127SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1993Trap-jaw ants14SpeciesTaxom
Odontoponera Mayr, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1995Panther Ants32SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 200935SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
211 Species and 10 Subspecies
Anochetus gnomulus (Bernard, 1953)⇒ Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus lanyuensis Leong, Tsai,..., 2018
Anochetus longus Chen, Yang &..., 2019
Anochetus madaraszi Mayr, 1897
Anochetus medogensis Chen, Yang &..., 2019
Anochetus mixtus Radchenko, 1993
Anochetus myops Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Anochetus risii Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Anochetus shohki Terayama, 1996
Anochetus subcoecus Forel, 1912
Anochetus taiwaniensis Terayama, 1989
Anochetus yunnanensis Wang, M., 1993
Bothroponera rubiginosa Emery, 1889
Brachyponera brevidorsa Xu, 1994
Brachyponera candida Chen, Yu & Yi, 2025
Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895Chinese Needle Ant
Brachyponera luteipes Mayr, 1862
Brachyponera myops Chen, Yu & Yi, 2025
Brachyponera nakasujii (Yashiro, Mat..., 2010)⇒ Pachycondyla nakasujii Yashiro, Mat..., 2010
Brachyponera nigrita Emery, 1895
Brachyponera obscurans Walker, 1859
Brachyponera paraarcuata Chen, Yu & Yi, 2025
Brachyponera tianzun Terayama, 2009
Brachyponera xui Chen, Yu & Yi, 2025
Buniapone amblyops Emery, 1887
Centromyrmex feae Emery, 1889Penitent mussel
Cryptopone butteli Forel, 1913
Cryptopone gigas Wu & Wang, 1995
Cryptopone jinxiuensis Zhou, 2001
Cryptopone pseudogigas Zhou & Zheng, 1997
Cryptopone recticlypea Xu, 1998
Cryptopone sauteri Wheeler, 1906Brackish-water corbula
Cryptopone sinensis Wang, 1992
Cryptopone taivanae Forel, 1913
Cryptopone takahashii Wheeler, 1930
Cryptopone tavianae Forel, 1913
Cryptopone tengu Terayama, 1999
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Diacamma indicum Santschi, 1920
Diacamma pallidum Smith, F., 1858
Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842Book scorpions
Diacamma rugosum anceps Matsumura & ..., 1926
Diacamma rugosum rugosum Le Guillou, 1842
Diacamma rugosum scuptum
Diacamma rugosum viridipurpureum Emery, 1893
Diacamma scalpratum Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Diacamma viridipurpureum Emery, 1893
Ectomomyrmex annamitus André, 1892
Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858
Ectomomyrmex horni Forel, 1913
Ectomomyrmex javanus Mayr, 1867
Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki Forel, 1886
Ectomomyrmex lobocarenus Xu, 1995
Ectomomyrmex sauteri Forel, 1912
Ectomomyrmex tonkinus Santschi, 1920
Ectomomyrmex zhengi Xu, 1995
Emeryopone melaina Xu, 1998
Emplastus hypolithus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Euponera minutansata Zhang, 1989
Euponera nubeculata Zhang, 1989
Euponera pilosior Wheeler, 1928
Euponera sakishimensis Terayama, 1999
Euponera sharpi Forel, 1901
Euponera tianzun Terayama, 2009
Harpegnathos saltator Jerdon, 1851Indian jumping ant
Harpegnathos saltator cruentatus Smith, 1858
Harpegnathos venator Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Harpegnathos venator rugosus Mayr, 1862
Hypoponera beppin Terayama, 1999
Hypoponera biroi Emery, 1900
Hypoponera bondroiti Forel, 1911
Hypoponera ceylonensis Mayr, 1897
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera exoecata Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Hypoponera gleadowi Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera nippona Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Hypoponera nubatama Terayama & H..., 1996
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera sauteri Onoyama, 1989
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Hypoponera truncata Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Hypoponera zwaluwenburgi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Leptogenys binghamii Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys birmana Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys chinensis Mayr, 1870
Leptogenys confucii Forel, 1912
Leptogenys crassicornis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Leptogenys davydovi Karavaiev, 1935
Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857False spike
Leptogenys diminuta laeviceps Smith, 1857
Leptogenys grohli Hamer, Lee &..., 2024
Leptogenys hainanensis Chen, Chen, ..., 2024
Leptogenys hezhouensis Zhou, 2001
Leptogenys hodgsoni Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys huangdii Xu, 2000
Leptogenys huapingensis Zhou, 2001
Leptogenys kitteli Mayr, 1870Much-compressed montacutid
Leptogenys kitteli altisquamis Forel, 1900
Leptogenys kitteli siemsseni Viehmeyer, 1922
Leptogenys kraepelini Forel, 1905Tennessee riffleshell
Leptogenys lacerata J. F. Zhang, 1989
Leptogenys laeviterga Zhou & al., 2012
Leptogenys langi Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys laozii Xu, 2000
Leptogenys lucidula Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Leptogenys mengzii Xu, 2000
Leptogenys minchinii Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys moelleri Bingham, 1903Pacific geoduck
Leptogenys pangui Xu, 2000
Leptogenys peuqueti André, 1887
Leptogenys punctiventris Mayr, 1879Tubercled blossom
Leptogenys rufida Zhou & al., 2012
Leptogenys strena Zhou, 2001
Leptogenys sunzii
Leptogenys yandii Xu & He, 2015
Leptogenys yerburyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys zhoui Chen, Chen, ..., 2024
Leptogenys zhuangzii Xu, 2000
Mesoponera melanaria Emery, 1893
Myopias conicara Xu, 1998
Myopias daia Xu, Burwell ..., 2014
Myopias hania Xu & Liu, 2012
Myopias luoba Xu & Liu, 2012
Myopias menba Xu & Liu, 2012
Myopias nops Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias shivalikensis Bharti & Wac..., 2012
Odontomachus aciculatus Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus circulus Wang, M., 1993
Odontomachus fulgidus Wang, M., 1993
Odontomachus granatus Wang, M., 1993
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus kuroiwae Matsumura, 1912
Odontomachus linearis Chen & Zhou, 2018
Odontomachus monticola Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus rixosus Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Odontomachus silvestrii Wheeler, W.M., 1927Iridescent lilliput
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus tensus Wang, M., 1993
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Odontomachus xizangensis Wang, M., 1993
Odontoponera denticulata Smith, F., 1858
Odontoponera pseudotransversa Perrichot, 2022
Odontoponera transversa Smith, F., 1857
Pachycondyla amblyops Emery, 1887
Pachycondyla annamita André, 1892Four-rib lucine
Pachycondyla astuta (Smith, 1858)⇒ Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla bispinosa Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla brevidorsa Xu, 1994
Pachycondyla cavimaculata Wang & Zhao, 2009
Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla darwinii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Pachycondyla horni (Forel, 1913)⇒ Ectomomyrmex javanus Mayr, 1867
Pachycondyla japonica (Emery, C., 1902)⇒ Ectomomyrmex javanus Mayr, 1867
Pachycondyla javana Mayr, 1867Lined erycina
Pachycondyla leeuwenhoeki Forel, 1886Round combshell
Pachycondyla lobocarena Xu, 1995
Pachycondyla luteipes Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla melanaria Emery, 1893
Pachycondyla minutansata J. F. Zhang, 1989
Pachycondyla nakasujii Yashiro, Mat..., 2010
Pachycondyla nigrita Emery, 1895Broad-ribbed carditid
Pachycondyla nubeculata J. F. Zhang, 1989
Pachycondyla obscurans Walker, 1859
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla pilosior Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Pachycondyla rubiginosa Emery, 1889
Pachycondyla rufipes Jerdon, 1851Southern acornshell
Pachycondyla sakishimensis Terayama, 1999
Pachycondyla sauteri Forel, 1912
Pachycondyla sharpi Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla solitaria Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla tianzun Terayama, 2009
Pachycondyla tonkina Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Pachycondyla zhengi Xu, 1995
Parvaponera cavimaculata Wang, W. & Zhao, 2009
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Ponera alisana Terayama, 1986
Ponera baka Xu, 2001
Ponera bawana Xu, 2001
Ponera bishamon Terayama, 1996
Ponera chiponensis Terayama, 1986
Ponera clavicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Ponera diodonta Xu, 2001
Ponera guangxiensis Zhou, 2001
Ponera hubeiensis Wang & Zhao, 2009
Ponera japonica Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Ponera kohmoku Terayama, 1996
Ponera longlina Xu, 2001
Ponera menglana Xu, 2001
Ponera nangongshana Xu, 2001
Ponera paedericera Zhou, 2001
Ponera pentodontos Xu, 2001
Ponera pianmana Xu, 2001
Ponera rishen Terayama, 2009
Ponera scabra Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Ponera shennong Terayama, 2009
Ponera sinensis Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera taiyangshen Terayama, 2009
Ponera takaminei Terayama, 1996
Ponera tamon Terayama, 1996
Ponera tenuis Emery, 1900
Ponera terayamai Leong, Guéna..., 2019
Ponera testacea Emery, 1895
Ponera tudigong Pierce, Leon..., 2019
Ponera wui Leong, Guéna..., 2019
Ponera xantha Xu, 2001
Ponera yakushimensis (Tanaka, 1974)⇒ Ponera scabra Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Ponera yuhnang Terayama, 2009
Ponera yuhuang Terayama, 2009
Pseudoneoponera bispinosa Smith, F., 1858
Pseudoneoponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant


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