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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
58
716
1765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
709
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
360
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
61
234
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
61
234
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
14
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
12
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
12 Genera with 36 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 20134SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hagensia Forel, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Streblognathus Mayr, 20022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus punctaticeps Mayr, 1901
Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera granosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera umgodikulula Joma & Mackay, 2013
Euponera wroughtoni Forel, 1901
Hypoponera gleadowi Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys crassicornis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Leptogenys crassinoda Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys mactans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys peringueyi Forel, 1913
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla brunoi Forel, 1913
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla cariosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla crassa crassa Emery, 1877
Pachycondyla granosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla laevissima Arnold, 1915
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899
Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Pachycondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Streblognathus aethiopicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Streblognathus peetersi Robertson, 2002


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