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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2568
4695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
2567
4694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
2521
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2235
4301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
515
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
512
1575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
370
1440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
50
239
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
50
239
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
14
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
11
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Zimbabwe
11 Genera with 36 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18937SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Zimbabwe
36 Species
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Hypoponera bulawayensis Forel, 1913
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera gleadowi Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera ignavia Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera obtunsa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys ferrarii Forel, 1913
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys schwabi Forel, 1913
Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla kruegeri Forel, 1910Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915


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