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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
277
3152
9053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
2847
8601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
38
278
846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
273
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
185
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
77
407
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
77
407
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
26
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
18
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gabon
18 Genera with 75 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19028SpeciesTaxom
Asphinctopone Santschi, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18907SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18968SpeciesTaxom
Dolioponera Brown, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Fisheropone Schmidt & Sh..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 185913SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18928SpeciesTaxom
Loboponera Bolton & Brown, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
75 Species and 1 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
Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Bothroponera ancilla Emery, 1899
Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901
Bothroponera pilosuperficia Joma & Mackay, 2017
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Bothroponera talpa André, 1890
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 longiventris Santschi, 1919
Centromyrmex secutor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Dolioponera fustigera Brown, 1974
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Fisheropone ambigua André, 1890
Hypoponera angustata Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera camerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera cammerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera importuna Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera inaudax Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Hypoponera molesta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera pia Forel, 1901
Hypoponera producta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Leptogenys amon Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys bubastis Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys camerunensis Stitz, 1910
Leptogenys conradti Forel, 1913
Leptogenys crustosa Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys khaura Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys occidentalis Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Leptogenys sulcinoda André, 1892
Loboponera nasica Santschi, 1920
Loboponera nobiliae Fisher, 2006
Loboponera obeliscata Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera vigilans Bolton & Brown, 2002
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla brunoi Forel, 1913
Pachycondyla cariosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla subiridescens Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Paltothyreus tarsatus subopacus Santschi, 1919
Phrynoponera bequaerti Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
Phrynoponera sveni Forel, 1916
Phrynoponera transversa Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Plectroctena anops Bolton, 1974
Plectroctena minor Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell


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