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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
439
1153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
435
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
235
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
74
321
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
74
321
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
22
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
17
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
17 Genera with 45 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19019SpeciesTaxom
Asphinctopone Santschi, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18879SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19755SpeciesTaxom
Loboponera Bolton & Brown, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1914Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
45 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus fuliginosus Arnold, 1948
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902
Anochetus punctaticeps Mayr, 1901
Anochetus siphneus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus talpa Forel, 1901Round combshell
Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Bothroponera ryderae Joma & Mackay, 2017
Bothroponera silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Euponera sjostedti Mayr, 1896
Hypoponera angustata Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera camerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera inaudax Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Hypoponera lea Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Hypoponera lepida Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Leptogenys conradti Forel, 1913
Leptogenys elegans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys khaura Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys longiceps Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys stygia Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Loboponera politula Bolton & Brown, 2002
Loboponera vigilans Bolton & Brown, 2002
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla silvestrii Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Parvaponera darwinii africana Forel, 1909
Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Plectroctena macgeei Bolton, 1974
Plectroctena minor Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890


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