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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
752
2499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
743
2475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
353
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
87
629
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
87
629
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
22
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
18
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
18 Genera with 85 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 190410SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 189013SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 192419SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18937SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants3SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1919Panther Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 20151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
85 Species and 10 Subspecies
Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus maynei Forel, 1913
Anochetus obscuratus Santschi, 1911
Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902
Anochetus rothschildi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884Herrington fingernailclam
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Bothroponera ancilla Emery, 1899
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera crassa crassior Santschi, 1930
Bothroponera crassa ilgii Forel, 1910
Bothroponera ilgii Forel, 1910
Bothroponera kenyensis Santschi, 1937
Bothroponera kruegeri Santschi, 1912
Bothroponera kruegeri asina Santschi, 1912
Bothroponera notaula Joma & Mackay, 2017
Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901
Bothroponera silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Bothroponera talpa André, 1890
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Euponera sjostedti Mayr, 1896
Euponera suspecta Santschi, 1914
Euponera wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Hypoponera angustata Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera camerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera fatiga Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera importuna Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera inaudax Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Hypoponera jeanneli Santschi, 1935
Hypoponera mina Wheeler, 1927
Hypoponera mixta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera ragusai sordid
Hypoponera segnis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera surda Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera tecta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Hypoponera ursa Santschi, 1924Subovate softshell
Leptogenys elegans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys pavesii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Leptogenys regis Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Mesoponera subiridescens Wheeler, 1922
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla brunoi Forel, 1913
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla crassior Santschi, 1930
Pachycondyla kenyensis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Pachycondyla kruegeri asina Santschi, 1912
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla silvestrii Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla sjostedti Mayr, 1896Angelwing
Pachycondyla subiridescens Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla talpa André, 1890Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Pachycondyla tarsata striatidens Santschi, 1919
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Paltothyreus tarsatus delagoensis Emery, 1899
Paltothyreus tarsatus striatidens Santschi, 1919
Parvaponera darwinii africana Forel, 1909
Parvaponera suspecta Santschi, 1914
Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
Phrynoponera pulchella Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena strigosa Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915
Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Simopelta anomma Fernandes, S..., 2015


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