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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
327
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
325
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
183
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
85
407
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
85
407
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
27
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
18
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
18 Genera with 66 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19048SpeciesTaxom
Asphinctopone Santschi, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 185911SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 197513SpeciesTaxom
Loboponera Bolton & Brown, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1899Panther Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 19671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
66 Species
Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus maynei Forel, 1913
Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902
Anochetus siphneus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901
Bothroponera silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Centromyrmex angolensis Santschi, 1937
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Hypoponera angustata Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera faceta Menozzi, 1931Gould cyclocardia
Hypoponera fatiga Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera inaudax Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Hypoponera lassa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera lepida Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Leptogenys conradti Forel, 1913
Leptogenys cryptica Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys elegans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys ergatogyna Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys guineensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys longiceps Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys mastax Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys nuserra Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys princeps Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys spandax Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys testacea Donisthorpe, 1948
Leptogenys zapyxis Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Loboponera basalis Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera nasica Santschi, 1920
Loboponera obeliscata Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera politula Bolton & Brown, 2002
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sjostedti Mayr, 1896Angelwing
Pachycondyla soror Emery, 1899Cumberland leafshell
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Phrynoponera bequaerti Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
Plectroctena anops Bolton, 1974
Plectroctena cryptica Bolton, 1974
Plectroctena gestroi Menozzi, 1922
Plectroctena hastifera Santschi, 1914
Plectroctena macgeei Bolton, 1974
Plectroctena minor Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890
Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Psalidomyrmex sallyae Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Simopelta laticeps Gotwald & Brown, 1967Scaleside piddock


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