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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Indo-Australian region (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
277
3466
36643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
3466
36643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
3352
36050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
2608
33377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
286
2975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
285
2974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
199
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
167
2770
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
167
2770
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
35
432
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
22
312
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indo-Australian region
22 Genera with 312 Species
#ABCDEHLMOP
Anochetus Mayr, 201233SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 200712SpeciesTaxom
Buniapone Schmidt & Sh..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 201532SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 189722SpeciesTaxom
Emeryopone Forel, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 18629SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 193336SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 194266SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Myopias Roger, 190031SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1859Trap-jaw ants29SpeciesTaxom
Odontoponera Mayr, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1857Panther Ants19SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19194SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 195724SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 194310SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indo-Australian region
312 Species and 46 Subspecies
Anochetus agilis Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Anochetus brevis Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus cato Forel, 1901Round combshell
Anochetus chirichinii Emery, 1897
Anochetus filicornis Wheeler, W.M., 1929
Anochetus fricatus Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Anochetus gladiator Mayr, 1862
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus incultus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus isolatus Mann, 1919
Anochetus kanariensis Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Anochetus leyticus Zettel, 2012
Anochetus maryatiae Nurul Aida &..., 2011
Anochetus modicus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus muzziolii Menozzi, 1932
Anochetus myops Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Anochetus pangantihoni Zettel, 2012
Anochetus peracer Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus princeps Emery, 1884Herrington fingernailclam
Anochetus risii Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Anochetus rufus Jerdon, 1851
Anochetus ruginotus (Stitz, 1925)⇒ Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus rugosus Smith, F., 1857
Anochetus schoedli Zettel, 2012
Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884Herrington fingernailclam
Anochetus seminiger Donisthorpe, 1943
Anochetus splendidulus Yasumatsu, 1940Oval varicorbula
Anochetus strigatellus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus taiwanensis
Anochetus tua Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus turneri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Anochetus variegatus Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Anochetus werneri Zettel, 2012
Bothroponera glabripes Emery, 1893
Bothroponera williamsi Wheeler, W.M..., 1925
Brachyponera arcuata Karavaiev, 1925
Brachyponera atrata Karavaiev, 1925
Brachyponera batak Yamane, 2007
Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895Chinese Needle Ant
Brachyponera christmasi Donisthorpe, 1935
Brachyponera croceicornis Emery, 1900
Brachyponera jerdonii glabricollis Stärcke, 1930
Brachyponera luteipes Mayr, 1862
Brachyponera nigrita nigritella Stärcke, 1930
Brachyponera obscurans Walker, 1859
Brachyponera pilidorsalis Yamane, 2007
Brachyponera wallacei Yamane, 2007
Buniapone amblyops Emery, 1887
Buniapone amblyops oculatior Forel, 1909
Centromyrmex feae Emery, 1889Penitent mussel
Centromyrmex feae greeni Forel, 1901
Centromyrmex hamulatus Karavaiev, 1925
Cryptopone butteli Forel, 1913
Cryptopone crassicornis Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Cryptopone fusciceps Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Cryptopone motschulskyi Donisthorpe, 1943
Cryptopone sauteri Wheeler, 1906Brackish-water corbula
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Diacamma assamense Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Diacamma baguiense Wheeler, W.M..., 1925
Diacamma bispinosum Le Guillou, 1842Spiny pricklycockle
Diacamma brevistriatum Laciny, Pal ..., 2015
Diacamma caeruleum Laciny, Pal ..., 2015
Diacamma carbonarium Laciny, Pal ..., 2015
Diacamma concentricum Wheeler, W.M..., 1925
Diacamma cupreum Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Diacamma generali Laciny, Pal ..., 2015
Diacamma geometricum Emery, 1893
Diacamma intricatum Smith, F., 1857
Diacamma intricatum kershawi Wheeler, 1919
Diacamma jacobsoni Forel, 1912
Diacamma magdalenae Laciny, Pal ..., 2015
Diacamma palawanicum Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Diacamma panayense Wheeler, W.M..., 1925
Diacamma purpureum Smith, F., 1863
Diacamma rugivertex Emery, 1902
Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842Book scorpions
Diacamma rugosum arcuatum Karavaiev, 1925
Diacamma rugosum balinense Karavaiev, 1925
Diacamma rugosum celebense Emery, 1887
Diacamma rugosum hortense Karavaiev, 1925
Diacamma rugosum javanum Emery, 1887
Diacamma rugosum latispinum Karavaiev, 1925
Diacamma rugosum lombokense Emery, 1897
Diacamma rugosum sculptum Jerdon, 1851
Diacamma rugosum timorense Emery, 1887
Diacamma schoedli Shattuck & B..., 2006
Diacamma vagans Smith, 1860
Diacamma viridipurpureum Emery, 1893
Diacamma viridipurpureum quezonicum Laciny, Pal ..., 2015
Ectomomyrmex aciculatus Emery, 1901
Ectomomyrmex acutus Emery, 1900
Ectomomyrmex aequalis Mann, 1919
Ectomomyrmex annamitus André, 1892
Ectomomyrmex apicalis Smith, 1857
Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858
Ectomomyrmex claudatus Menozzi, 1926
Ectomomyrmex exaratus Emery, 1901
Ectomomyrmex insulanus Mayr, 1876
Ectomomyrmex javanus Mayr, 1867
Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki Forel, 1886
Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki jacobsoni Forel, 1915
Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki sumatrensis Forel, 1901
Ectomomyrmex melancholicus Smith, 1865
Ectomomyrmex modiglianii Emery, 1900
Ectomomyrmex obtusus Emery, 1900
Ectomomyrmex overbecki Viehmeyer, 1916
Ectomomyrmex ruficornis (Clark, 1934)⇒ Pachycondyla ruficornis Clark, 1934
Ectomomyrmex scobinus Wilson, 1958
Ectomomyrmex striatulus Karavaiev, 1935
Ectomomyrmex sumatranus Özdikmen, 2010
Ectomomyrmex vermiculatus Emery, 1897
Emeryopone buttelreepeni Forel, 1912
Euponera butteli Forel, 1913
Euponera malayana Wheeler, W.M., 1929
Euponera pallidipennis Smith, 1860
Euponera sharpi Forel, 1901
Harpegnathos empesoi Chapman, 1963
Harpegnathos hobbyi Donisthorpe, 1937Smooth duckclam
Harpegnathos macgregori Wheeler, W.M..., 1925
Harpegnathos medioniger Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Harpegnathos pallipes Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Harpegnathos saltator Jerdon, 1851Indian jumping ant
Harpegnathos venator Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Harpegnathos venator chapmani Donisthorpe, 1937
Harpegnathos venator rugosus Mayr, 1862
Hypoponera albopubescens Menozzi, 1939Empress venus
Hypoponera biroi Emery, 1900
Hypoponera bugnioni Forel, 1912
Hypoponera butteli Forel, 1913
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera confinis epinotalis Viehmeyer, 1916
Hypoponera confinis javana Forel, 1905
Hypoponera confinis singaporensis Viehmeyer, 1916
Hypoponera emeryi Donisthorpe, 1943
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera eutrepta Wilson, 1958Hole-hugger hiatella
Hypoponera lamellosa Forel, 1907
Hypoponera longiceps Forel, 1913
Hypoponera lumpurensis Forel, 1907
Hypoponera lumpurensis slamatana Forel, 1913
Hypoponera macradelphe Wilson, 1958Hole-hugger hiatella
Hypoponera malayana Wheeler, W.M., 1929
Hypoponera monticola Mann, 1921
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera pallidula Emery, 1900
Hypoponera papuana Emery, 1900
Hypoponera pia Forel, 1901
Hypoponera pruinosa Emery, 1900
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera punctiventris Emery, 1901
Hypoponera pygmaea Forel, 1907
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera sabronae Donisthorpe, 1941
Hypoponera siremps Forel, 1901
Hypoponera sororcula Wilson, 1958Hole-hugger hiatella
Hypoponera tenella Emery, 1901
Hypoponera truncata Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Hypoponera turaga Mann, 1921
Hypoponera vanreesi Forel, 1912
Hypoponera vitiensis Mann, 1921
Hypoponera zwaluwenburgi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Leptogenys (Leptogenys) foreli Mann, 1919
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) breviceps Viehmeyer, 1914
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) foveopunctata Mann, 1921
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) fugax Mann, 1921
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) humiliata Mann, 1921
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) letilae Mann, 1921
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) navua Mann, 1921
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) vitiensis Mann, 1921
Leptogenys aspera André, 1889
Leptogenys birmana Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys bituberculata Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Leptogenys borneensis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Leptogenys caeciliae Viehmeyer, 1912
Leptogenys chalybaea Emery, 1887
Leptogenys chinensis Mayr, 1870
Leptogenys crassicornis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Leptogenys dentilobis Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857False spike
Leptogenys diminuta fruhstorferi Emery, 1896
Leptogenys diminuta laeviceps Smith, 1857
Leptogenys diminuta nongnongi Karavaiev, 1925
Leptogenys diminuta opacinodis Emery, 1887
Leptogenys diminuta tjibodana Karavaiev, 1926
Leptogenys drepanon Wilson, 1958Prairie phlox
Leptogenys emeryi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Leptogenys harmsi Donisthorpe, 1935
Leptogenys hebrideana Wilson, 1958Prairie phlox
Leptogenys hemioptica Forel, 1901Round combshell
Leptogenys hysterica Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys indigatrix Wilson, 1958Prairie phlox
Leptogenys iridescens Smith, F., 1857Round combshell
Leptogenys iridescens currens Forel, 1901
Leptogenys karawaiewi Santschi, 1928
Leptogenys keysseri Viehmeyer, 1914
Leptogenys kitteli Mayr, 1870Much-compressed montacutid
Leptogenys kitteli altisquamis Forel, 1900
Leptogenys kitteli laevis Mayr, 1879
Leptogenys kitteli minor Forel, 1900
Leptogenys kitteli transiens Forel, 1911
Leptogenys kraepelini Forel, 1905Tennessee riffleshell
Leptogenys kraepelini esae Forel, 1912
Leptogenys kraepelini nero Forel, 1913
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys modiglianii Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Leptogenys mutabilis Smith, F., 1861
Leptogenys myops Emery, 1887
Leptogenys nitens Donisthorpe, 1943
Leptogenys optica Viehmeyer, 1914
Leptogenys oresbia Wilson, 1958Prairie phlox
Leptogenys papuana Emery, 1897
Leptogenys parvula Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Leptogenys peuqueti André, 1887
Leptogenys peuquetti
Leptogenys pompiloides Smith, F., 1857
Leptogenys processinalis
Leptogenys processionalis distinguenda Emery, 1887
Leptogenys pruinosa Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys punctiventris Mayr, 1879Tubercled blossom
Leptogenys purpurea Emery, 1887
Leptogenys roberti Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys rugosopunctata Karavaiev, 1925
Leptogenys triloba Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Leptogenys truncata Mann, 1919
Leptogenys varicosa Stitz, 1925Consobrine tellin
Leptogenys violacea Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Mesoponera australis Forel, 1900
Mesoponera manni Viehmeyer, 1924
Mesoponera papuana Viehmeyer, 1914
Mesoponera rubra Smith, F., 1857
Mesoponera rubra javana Forel, 1905
Myopias bidens Emery, 1900Carinate shipworm
Myopias bidens polita Stitz, 1925
Myopias breviloba Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Myopias castaneicola Donisthorpe, 1938
Myopias concava Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias crawleyi Donisthorpe, 1941
Myopias cribriceps Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Myopias darioi Probst & Bou..., 2015
Myopias delta Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias emeryi Forel, 1913
Myopias gigas Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias hollandi Forel, 1901
Myopias julivora Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias kuehni Forel, 1902
Myopias latinoda Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Myopias levigata Emery, 1901
Myopias lobosa Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias loriai Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Myopias maligna Smith, F., 1861
Myopias maligna punctigera Emery, 1900
Myopias mandibularis Crawley, 1924Elongate saxicave
Myopias mayri Donisthorpe, 1932
Myopias media Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias modiglianii Emery, 1900
Myopias papua Snelling, R.R., 2008
Myopias philippinensis Menozzi, 1925Amethyst gemclam
Myopias ruthae Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias santschii Viehmeyer, 1914
Myopias tenuis Emery, 1900
Myopias trumani Donisthorpe, 1949
Myopias xiphias Emery, 1900
Odontomachus aciculatus Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus alius Sorger & Zettel, 2011
Odontomachus angulatus Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Odontomachus animosus Smith, F., 1860
Odontomachus banksi Forel, 1910
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus floresensis Brown, 1976
Odontomachus imperator Emery, 1887
Odontomachus infandus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus latidens Mayr, 1867
Odontomachus latissimus Viehmeyer, 1914
Odontomachus malignus Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Odontomachus minangkabau
Odontomachus montanus Stitz, 1925Consobrine tellin
Odontomachus monticola Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus nigriceps Smith, F., 1860
Odontomachus opaculus Viehmeyer, 1912
Odontomachus papuanus Emery, 1887
Odontomachus philippinus Emery, 1893
Odontomachus rixosus Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Odontomachus rufithorax Emery, 1911
Odontomachus saevissimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus schoedli Sorger & Zettel, 2011
Odontomachus scifictus Sorger & Zettel, 2011
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus sumbensis Brown, 1976
Odontomachus testaceus Emery, 1897
Odontomachus turneri Forel, 1900Garden snappy ant
Odontomachus tyrannicus Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Odontoponera denticulata Smith, F., 1858
Odontoponera transversa Smith, F., 1857
Odontoponera transversa biconcentrica Wheeler & Ch..., 1925
Odontoponera transversa infuscata Creighton, 1929
Pachycondyla bispinosa Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla havilandi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pachycondyla insularis Emery, 1889
Pachycondyla javana Mayr, 1867Lined erycina
Pachycondyla jerdinii
Pachycondyla leeuwenhoeki Forel, 1886Round combshell
Pachycondyla luteipes Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla melanaria Emery, 1893
Pachycondyla obscurans Walker, 1859
Pachycondyla ruficornis Clark, 1934
Pachycondyla rufipes Jerdon, 1851Southern acornshell
Pachycondyla solitaria Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pachycondyla sulcata Mayr, 1867Four-rib lucine
Pachycondyla sulcata fossulata Forel, 1900
Pachycondyla tesseronoda Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla tonkina Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Pachycondyla unicolor Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pachycondyla vidua Smith, F., 1857
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Parvaponera darwinii indica Emery, 1899
Parvaponera myropola Menozzi, 1925
Parvaponera sheldoni Mann, 1919
Ponera alpha Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera augusta Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera bableti Perrault, 1993Fragile piddock
Ponera borneensis Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera chapmani Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera clavicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Ponera colaensis Mann, 1921
Ponera elegantula Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Ponera incerta Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera japonica Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Ponera loi Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera manni Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera petila Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Ponera scabra Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Ponera selenophora Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera syscena Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Ponera szaboi Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Ponera szentivanyi Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Ponera taipingensis Forel, 1913
Ponera tenuis Emery, 1900
Ponera woodwardi Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera xenagos Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Pseudoneoponera havilandi Forel, 1901
Pseudoneoponera incisa Emery, 1911
Pseudoneoponera insularis Emery, 1889
Pseudoneoponera insularis brevior Forel, 1901
Pseudoneoponera obesa Emery, 1897
Pseudoneoponera sandakana Wheeler, 1919
Pseudoneoponera tridentata Forel, 1911
Pseudoneoponera tridentata debilior Forel, 1901
Pseudoneoponera tridentata exasperans Forel, 1911
Pseudoneoponera verecundae Donisthorpe, 1943
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant


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