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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region North Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
6186
15437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
4560
12054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
780
2487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
50
761
2479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
457
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
122
930
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
122
930
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
30
182
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
17
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Brazil
17 Genera with 104 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18948SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Dinoponera Roger, 1971Giant Amazonian ants6SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 190116SpeciesTaxom
Mayaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 192212SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1976Trap-jaw ants15SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants32SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 19354SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
104 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anochetus altisquamis Mayr, 1887
Anochetus diegensis Forel, 1912
Anochetus elegans Lattke, 1987
Anochetus emarginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Anochetus horridus Kempf, 1964
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus neglectus Emery, 1894
Anochetus targionii Emery, 1894
Centromyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890
Centromyrmex brachycola Roger, 1861
Centromyrmex gigas Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Cryptopone guatemalensis Forel, 1899
Cryptopone holmgreni Wheeler, 1925
Dinoponera gigantea Perty, 1833
Dinoponera hispida Lenhart, Das..., 2013
Dinoponera longipes Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Dinoponera lucida Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Dinoponera mutica Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Dinoponera quadriceps Kempf, 1971
Hypoponera bugnioni Forel, 1912
Hypoponera distinguenda Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Leptogenys amazonica Borgmeier, 1930
Leptogenys arcuata Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Leptogenys bohlsi Emery, 1896False spike
Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Leptogenys famelica Emery, 1896False spike
Leptogenys gaigei Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys guianensis Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys langi Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys linearis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys malama Rakotonirina..., 2014
Leptogenys nigricans Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890
Leptogenys pusilla Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Leptogenys unistimulosa Roger, 1863Round combshell
Leptogenys vogeli Borgmeier, 1933
Leptogenys wheeleri Forel, 1901Round combshell
Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Neoponera bactronica Fernandes, O..., 2014
Neoponera bakeri (Mann, 1916)⇒ Neoponera striatinodis Emery, 1890
Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Neoponera cavinodis Mann, 1916
Neoponera curvinodis Forel, 1899
Neoponera inversa Smith, F., 1858
Neoponera moesta Mayr, 1870
Neoponera neoponera Latreille, 1802
Neoponera rostrata Emery, 1890
Neoponera striatinodis Emery, 1890
Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Odontomachus allolabis Kempf, 1974
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus biumbonatus Brown, 1976
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus caelatus Brown, 1976
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus mayi Mann, 1912Marked diplodon
Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
Odontomachus opaciventris Forel, 1899
Odontomachus scalptus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus yucatecus Brown, 1976
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla arhuaca (Forel, 1901)⇒ Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla bispinosa Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla carinulata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla cariosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla commutata Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crassinoda Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla exarata Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Pachycondyla foetida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Pachycondyla goeldii Forel, 1912
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla harpax montezumia Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla holmgreni (Wheeler, W.M., 1925)⇒ Cryptopone holmgreni Wheeler, 1925
Pachycondyla impressa Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla lenis Kempf, 1961New England cyclocardia
Pachycondyla magnifica Borgmeier, 1929
Pachycondyla marginata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla mesonotalis Santschi, 1923Squillaclam
Pachycondyla oberthueri Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla procidua (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera procidua Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla striata Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla striatinodis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla venusta Forel, 1912
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Ponera leae Forel, 1913Blind crypt ants
Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Simopelta anomma Fernandes, S..., 2015
Simopelta bicolor Borgmeier, 1950
Simopelta jeckylli Mann, 1916Narrow-hinge astarte
Simopelta williamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1935


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