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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
680
1378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
654
1343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
178
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
65
164
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
65
164
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
17
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
9 Genera with 17 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Austroponera Schmidt & Sh..., 20163SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1893Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
17 Species
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus pattersoni Fisher, 2008
Austroponera castanea Mayr, 1865
Austroponera castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893
Austroponera schneideri Kaulfuss & D..., 2016
Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895Chinese Needle Ant
Brachyponera luteipes Mayr, 1862
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Ponera leae Forel, 1913Blind crypt ants
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya


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