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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
921
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
684
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
14
63
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
14
63
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
48
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
40
101
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
40
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
11
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Samoa
8 Genera with 17 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19675SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
17 Species
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus risii Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Ectomomyrmex insulanus Mayr, 1876
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla insulana Mayr, 1876Rotund cleftclam
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Ponera incerta Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera loi Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera tenuis Emery, 1900
Ponera woodwardi Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant


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