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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
437
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
436
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
245
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
46
115
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
46
115
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
7 Genera with 13 Species
Euponera Forel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
13 Species
Euponera wroughtoni Forel, 1901
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 schwabi Forel, 1913
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla havilandi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pachycondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858


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