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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
709
2096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
686
2082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
374
1698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
125
1053
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
125
1053
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
30
241
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
13
147
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
13 Genera with 147 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18948SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dinoponera Roger, 1901Giant Amazonian ants1SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18879SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 186320SpeciesTaxom
Mayaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19095SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 180431SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1976Trap-jaw ants23SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1858Panther Ants35SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 19096SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 19356SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
147 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anochetus bispinosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anochetus diegensis Forel, 1912
Anochetus horridus Kempf, 1964
Anochetus inca Wheeler, W.M., 1925Blake lucine
Anochetus isolatus Mann, 1919
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus simoni Emery, 1890
Anochetus targionii Emery, 1894
Centromyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890
Cryptopone guatemalensis Forel, 1899
Dinoponera longipes Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Hypoponera beebei Wheeler, W.M., 1924Stimpson gastrochaenid
Hypoponera distinguenda Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera iheringi Forel, 1908
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera opacior Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera perplexa Mann, 1922Thick cyclocardia
Hypoponera trigona Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) humiliata Mann, 1921
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) imperatrix Mann, 1922
Leptogenys amazonica Borgmeier, 1930
Leptogenys ciliata Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys cuneata Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys gaigei Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys gorgona Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys langi Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys nigricans Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys phylloba Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890Round combshell
Leptogenys pucuna Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys pusilla Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Leptogenys quadrata Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys rasila Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys ravida Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys ritae Forel, 1899
Leptogenys santacruzi Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys truncata Mann, 1919
Leptogenys unistimulosa Roger, 1863Round combshell
Mayaponera arhuaca Forel, 1901
Mayaponera becculata Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Mayaponera cernua Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Mayaponera pergandei Forel, 1909
Neoponera aenescens Mayr, 1870
Neoponera antecurvata MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Neoponera bugabensis Forel, 1899
Neoponera carbonaria Smith, 1858
Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Neoponera cavinodis Mann, 1916
Neoponera commutata Roger, 1860
Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Neoponera curvinodis Forel, 1899
Neoponera donosoi Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Neoponera eleonorae Forel, 1921
Neoponera fauveli Emery, 1896
Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Neoponera inversa Smith, F., 1858
Neoponera laevigata Smith, 1858
Neoponera marginata Roger, 1861
Neoponera mashpi Troya & Lattke, 2022
Neoponera moesta Mayr, 1870
Neoponera neoponera Latreille, 1802
Neoponera oberthueri Emery, 1890
Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Neoponera rostrata Emery, 1890
Neoponera rugosula Emery, 1902
Neoponera schoedli Mackay, W.P...., 2006
Neoponera striatinodis Emery, 1890
Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Neoponera verenae Forel, 1922
Neoponera villosa Fabricius, 1804Hairy Panther Ant
Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Odontomachus allolabis Kempf, 1974
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus biumbonatus Brown, 1976
Odontomachus bradleyi Brown, 1976
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus caelatus Brown, 1976
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus chicomendesi França, Fern..., 2024
Odontomachus cornutus Stitz, 1933
Odontomachus davidsoni Hoenle, Latt..., 2020
Odontomachus erythrocephalus Emery, 1890
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus mayi Mann, 1912Marked diplodon
Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
Odontomachus mormo Brown, 1976
Odontomachus opaciventris Forel, 1899
Odontomachus panamensis Forel, 1899
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Odontomachus scalptus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Odontomachus yucatecus Brown, 1976
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla arhuaca (Forel, 1901)⇒ Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla carbonaria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla carinulata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla cauta (Mann, 1922)⇒ Pseudoponera succedanea Roger, 1863
Pachycondyla cavinodis (Mann, 1916)⇒ Neoponera cavinodis Mann, 1916
Pachycondyla commutata Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crassinoda Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla eleonorae Forel, 1921
Pachycondyla fauveli Emery, 1896False spike
Pachycondyla ferruginea (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Rasopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla fuscoatra Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla gilberti Kempf, 1960
Pachycondyla globosa
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla impressa Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla incisa Emery, 1911
Pachycondyla laevigata (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Neoponera laevigata Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla lunaris Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla pergandei Forel, 1909
Pachycondyla porcata Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla striatinodis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863
Pachycondyla theresiae Forel, 1899
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla verenae (Forel, 1922)⇒ Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Pachycondyla vieirai MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla villosa inversa Smith, 1858
Pseudoponera gilberti Kempf, 1960
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Pseudoponera succedanea Roger, 1863
Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Rasopone becculata MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Rasopone cernua Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Rasopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Rasopone lunaris Emery, 1896
Rasopone pergandei Forel, 1909
Simopelta jeckylli Mann, 1916Narrow-hinge astarte
Simopelta laticeps Gotwald & Brown, 1967Scaleside piddock
Simopelta longirostris MacKay & MacKay, 2008
Simopelta manni Wheeler, W.M., 1935
Simopelta vieirai MacKay & MacKay, 2008
Simopelta williamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1935


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