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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
76
1935
9284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
1895
9174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
27
759
6196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
122
959
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
122
959
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
31
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
23
129
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
23 Genera with 129 Species
#ABCEFHLMOPS
Anochetus Mayr, 190413SpeciesTaxom
Boloponera Fisher, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 201314SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Emplastus Donisthorpe, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19017SpeciesTaxom
Fisheropone Schmidt & Sh..., 19482SpeciesTaxom
Hagensia Forel, 19516SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 188724SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 189317SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants29SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pedetes Illiger, 1778Springhares1SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Streblognathus Mayr, 20022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
129 Species and 9 Subspecies
Anochetus ambiguus ♰ De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus faurei Arnold, 1948
Anochetus fuliginosus Arnold, 1948
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus jonesi Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus natalensis Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus punctaticeps Mayr, 1901
Anochetus talpa Forel, 1901Round combshell
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Boloponera ikemkha Hawkes, 2018
Bothroponera aspera Arnold, 1962
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera granosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera ilgii Forel, 1910
Bothroponera kruegeri Santschi, 1912
Bothroponera laevissima Arnold, 1915
Bothroponera montivaga Arnold, 1947
Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Bothroponera strigulosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera umgodikulula Joma & Mackay, 2013
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Centromyrmex fugator Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Cryptopone hartwigi Arnold, 1948
Emplastus hypolithus ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Euponera aenigmatica Arnold, 1949
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Euponera caffraria Smith, 1858
Euponera fossigera Mayr, 1901
Euponera wroughtoni Forel, 1901
Euponera wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Euponera wroughtonii crudelis Forel, 1901
Fisheropone ambigua André, 1890
Fisheropone hartwigi Arnold, 1948
Hagensia havilandi Forel, 1901
Hagensia havilandi fochi Forel, 1918
Hagensia havilandi godfreyi Arnold, 1926
Hagensia havilandi marleyi Arnold, 1926
Hagensia peringueyi Emery, 1899
Hagensia peringueyi saldanhae Arnold, 1951
Harpegnathos venator venator Smith, 1858
Hypoponera austra Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera boerorum Forel, 1901
Hypoponera cammerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera dideroti Forel, 1913
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera gleadowi Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera ignavia Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera inaudax Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera lamellosa Forel, 1907
Hypoponera meridia Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera natalensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera pia Forel, 1901
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera spei Forel, 1910Northern dwarf-tellin
Hypoponera sulcatinasis Santschi, 1914Flattened carditid
Hypoponera traegaordhi Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera transvaalensis Arnold, 1947
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Leptogenys attenuata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys chinensis Mayr, 1870
Leptogenys crassicornis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Leptogenys crassinoda Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys havilandi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys leiothorax Prins, 1965
Leptogenys mactans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys nitens Donisthorpe, 1943
Leptogenys nitida Smith, 1858
Leptogenys parvula Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Leptogenys peringueyi Forel, 1913
Leptogenys schwabi Forel, 1913
Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Mesoponera elisae Emery, 1915
Mesoponera elisae rotundata Emery, 1895
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942
Ophthalmopone hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla brunoi Forel, 1913
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla cariosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Pachycondyla cavernosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla crassa crassa Emery, 1877
Pachycondyla elisae Forel, 1891
Pachycondyla fossigera Mayr, 1901Imperial venus
Pachycondyla granosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla havilandi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla kruegeri Forel, 1910Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla laevissima Arnold, 1915
Pachycondyla marleyi
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899
Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla saldanhae
Pachycondyla sculpturata Karavaiev, 1925
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla sharpi Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla strigulosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Pachycondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Pedetes capensis Forster, 1778Cape Springhare
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena minor Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Plectroctena strigosa Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915
Ponera dulcis Forel, 1907
Streblognathus aethiopicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Streblognathus peetersi Robertson, 2002


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