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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
412
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
409
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
195
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
52
151
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
52
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
15
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
12
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
12 Genera with 21 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884Herrington fingernailclam
Bothroponera talpa André, 1890
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Brachyponera sennaarensis decolor Santschi, 1921
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Hypoponera angustata Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys longiceps Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Mesoponera senegalensis Santschi, 1914
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890


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