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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
452
1150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
440
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
197
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
116
660
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
116
660
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
28
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
16
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
16 Genera with 108 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19389SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 188714SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 190114SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Myopias Roger, 190014SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1859Trap-jaw ants17SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1935Panther Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 197413SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
108 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anochetus cato Forel, 1901Round combshell
Anochetus chirichinii Emery, 1897
Anochetus fricatus Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Anochetus gladiator Mayr, 1862
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus isolatus Mann, 1919
Anochetus peracer Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus risii Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Anochetus variegatus Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Cryptopone butteli Forel, 1913
Cryptopone crassicornis Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Cryptopone fusciceps Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Cryptopone motschulskyi Donisthorpe, 1943
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842Book scorpions
Ectomomyrmex ruficornis (Clark, 1934)⇒ Pachycondyla ruficornis Clark, 1934
Harpegnathos venator venator Smith, 1858
Hypoponera biroi Emery, 1900
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera macradelphe Wilson, 1958Hole-hugger hiatella
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera pallidula Emery, 1900
Hypoponera papuana Emery, 1900
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
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Leptogenys (Leptogenys) foreli Mann, 1919
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) breviceps Viehmeyer, 1914
Leptogenys binghamii Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys bituberculata Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Leptogenys caeciliae Viehmeyer, 1912
Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857False spike
Leptogenys drepanon Wilson, 1958Prairie phlox
Leptogenys emeryi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Leptogenys indigatrix Wilson, 1958Prairie phlox
Leptogenys keysseri Viehmeyer, 1914
Leptogenys optica Viehmeyer, 1914
Leptogenys papuana Emery, 1897
Leptogenys purpurea Emery, 1887
Leptogenys triloba Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Mesoponera australis Forel, 1900
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 media Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias ruthae Willey & Brown, 1983
Myopias santschii Viehmeyer, 1914
Myopias tenuis Emery, 1900
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 australis Forel, 1900Four-rib lucine
Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla croceicornis Emery, 1900
Pachycondyla exarata Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Pachycondyla manni Viehmeyer, 1924
Pachycondyla melancholica Smith, F., 1865Brown dogwood
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla papuana Viehmeyer, 1914
Pachycondyla ruficornis Clark, 1934
Pachycondyla scobina Wilson, 1958Hole-hugger hiatella
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla striata Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla striatula Karavaiev, 1935
Plectroctena strigosa Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Ponera alpha Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera augusta Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera clavicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Ponera elegantula Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
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
Ponera yakushimensis (Tanaka, 1974)⇒ Ponera scabra Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant


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