AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
600
1882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
594
1868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
379
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
48
214
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
48
214
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
14
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
12
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
12 Genera with 19 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pedetes Illiger, 1778Springhares1SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
19 Species
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Pedetes capensis Forster, 1778Cape Springhare
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915


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