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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
40
413
868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
411
866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
220
662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
54
171
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
54
171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
12
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
10
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
10 Genera with 22 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18596SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Streblognathus Mayr, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
22 Species
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Centromyrmex fugator Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Cryptopone hartwigi Arnold, 1948
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera meridia Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Streblognathus peetersi Robertson, 2002


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