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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
248
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
247
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
163
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
36
87
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
36
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
9 Genera with 13 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
13 Species
Bothroponera escherichi Forel, 1910
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Leptogenys sterops Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798


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