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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
18
194
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
18
194
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
150
1033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
118
996
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
118
996
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
31
192
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
17
137
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
17 Genera with 137 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 193810SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 19359SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 190116SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 194218SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Myopias Roger, 190018SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1859Trap-jaw ants17SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1943Panther Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 195714SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
137 Species and 5 Subspecies
Anochetus cato Forel, 1901Round combshell
Anochetus chirichinii Emery, 1897
Anochetus filicornis Wheeler, W.M., 1929
Anochetus fricatus Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus isolatus Mann, 1919
Anochetus peracer Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus seminiger Donisthorpe, 1943
Anochetus turneri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Anochetus variegatus Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Brachyponera croceicornis Emery, 1900
Brachyponera obscurans Walker, 1859
Cryptopone butteli Forel, 1913
Cryptopone crassicornis Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Cryptopone fusciceps Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Cryptopone motschulskyi Donisthorpe, 1943
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Diacamma cupreum Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Diacamma purpureum Smith, F., 1863
Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842Book scorpions
Diacamma rugosum rugosum Le Guillou, 1842
Diacamma schoedli Shattuck & B..., 2006
Ectomomyrmex aciculatus Emery, 1901
Ectomomyrmex acutus Emery, 1900
Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858
Ectomomyrmex exaratus Emery, 1901
Ectomomyrmex melancholicus Smith, 1865
Ectomomyrmex ruficornis (Clark, 1934)⇒ Pachycondyla ruficornis Clark, 1934
Ectomomyrmex scobinus Wilson, 1958
Ectomomyrmex simillimus Donisthorpe, 1949
Ectomomyrmex striatulus Karavaiev, 1935
Hypoponera albopubescens Menozzi, 1939Empress venus
Hypoponera biroi Emery, 1900
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera emeryi Donisthorpe, 1943
Hypoponera macradelphe Wilson, 1958Hole-hugger hiatella
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 sabronae Donisthorpe, 1941
Hypoponera siremps Forel, 1901
Hypoponera sororcula Wilson, 1958Hole-hugger hiatella
Hypoponera tenella Emery, 1901
Leptogenys (Leptogenys) foreli Mann, 1919
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) breviceps Viehmeyer, 1914
Leptogenys bituberculata Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Leptogenys caeciliae Viehmeyer, 1912
Leptogenys chalybaea Emery, 1887
Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857False spike
Leptogenys diminuta diminuta Smith, 1857
Leptogenys drepanon Wilson, 1958Prairie phlox
Leptogenys emeryi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Leptogenys indagatrix Wilson, 1958
Leptogenys indigatrix Wilson, 1958Prairie phlox
Leptogenys keysseri Viehmeyer, 1914
Leptogenys nitens Donisthorpe, 1943
Leptogenys optica Viehmeyer, 1914
Leptogenys papuana Emery, 1897
Leptogenys purpurea Emery, 1887
Leptogenys triloba Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Leptogenys violacea Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Mesoponera australis Forel, 1900
Mesoponera manni Viehmeyer, 1924
Mesoponera papuana Viehmeyer, 1914
Mesoponera rubra Smith, F., 1857
Myopias castaneicola Donisthorpe, 1938
Myopias concava Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias cribriceps Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Myopias delta Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias gigas Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias julivora Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias latinoda Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Myopias levigata Emery, 1901
Myopias loriai Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Myopias maligna punctigera Emery, 1900
Myopias media Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias papua Snelling, R.R., 2008
Myopias punctigera Emery, 1901
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 animosus Smith, F., 1860
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus imperator Emery, 1887
Odontomachus infandus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus latissimus Viehmeyer, 1914
Odontomachus malignus Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Odontomachus montanus Stitz, 1925Consobrine tellin
Odontomachus nigriceps Smith, F., 1860
Odontomachus opaculus Viehmeyer, 1912
Odontomachus papuanus Emery, 1887
Odontomachus rufithorax Emery, 1911
Odontomachus saevissimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus testaceus Emery, 1897
Odontomachus turneri Forel, 1900Garden snappy ant
Odontomachus tyrannicus Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Pachycondyla aciculata Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Pachycondyla acuta Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pachycondyla croceicornis Emery, 1900
Pachycondyla exarata Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Pachycondyla incisa Emery, 1911
Pachycondyla manni Viehmeyer, 1924
Pachycondyla obesa Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Pachycondyla papuana Viehmeyer, 1914
Pachycondyla ruficornis Clark, 1934
Pachycondyla scobina Wilson, 1958Hole-hugger hiatella
Pachycondyla simillima (Donisthorpe, 1949)⇒ Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Pachycondyla stigma stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla verecundae Donisthorpe, 1943
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Plectroctena strigosa Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Ponera alpha Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera augusta Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera chapmani Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera clavicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Ponera elegantula Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Ponera incerta Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera petila Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Ponera scabra Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Ponera selenophora Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Ponera syscena Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Ponera szaboi Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Ponera szentivanyi Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Ponera tenuis Emery, 1900
Ponera xenagos Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Pseudoneoponera incisa Emery, 1911
Pseudoneoponera insularis brevior Forel, 1901
Pseudoneoponera obesa Emery, 1897
Pseudoneoponera verecundae Donisthorpe, 1943
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant


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