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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
242
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
241
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
121
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
60
173
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
60
173
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
15
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
8
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
8 Genera with 20 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1863Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
20 Species
Anochetus kempfi Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus testaceus Forel, 1893
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera opacior Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890Round combshell
Neoponera villosa Fabricius, 1804Hairy Panther Ant
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Pachycondyla cauta (Mann, 1922)⇒ Pseudoponera succedanea Roger, 1863
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Pseudoponera succedanea Roger, 1863


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