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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
462
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
457
1091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
256
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
98
386
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
98
386
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
24
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
17
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
17 Genera with 50 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19008SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hagensia Forel, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 19008SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 190013SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myopias Roger, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1862Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 19113SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
50 Species and 8 Subspecies
Anochetus consultans Walker, 1859
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus longifossatus Mayr, 1897
Anochetus madaraszi Mayr, 1897
Anochetus nietneri Roger, 1861
Anochetus obscurior Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus pangens Walker, 1859
Anochetus yerburyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Bothroponera rubiginosa Emery, 1889
Bothroponera sulcata Mayr, 1867
Bothroponera tesseronoda Emery, 1877
Brachyponera jerdonii Forel, 1900
Brachyponera luteipes Mayr, 1862
Brachyponera obscurans Walker, 1859
Centromyrmex feae Emery, 1889Penitent mussel
Centromyrmex feae ceylonicus Forel, 1900
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Diacamma ceylonense Emery, 1897
Diacamma ceylonense ceylonense Emery, 1897
Diacamma cyaneiventre André, 1887
Diacamma indicum Santschi, 1920
Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842Book scorpions
Diacamma rugosum jerdoni Forel, 1903
Diacamma rugosum rugosum Le Guillou, 1842
Diacamma rugosum sculptum Jerdon, 1851
Euponera luteipes Mayr, 1862
Harpegnathos saltator Jerdon, 1851Indian jumping ant
Harpegnathos saltator cruentatus Smith, 1858
Harpegnathos saltator taprobanae Forel, 1909
Hypoponera aitkenii Forel, 1900
Hypoponera bugnioni Forel, 1912
Hypoponera ceylonensis Mayr, 1897
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera taprobanae Forel, 1913
Hypoponera wroughtonii Forel, 1900
Leptogenys chinensis Mayr, 1870
Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857False spike
Leptogenys exudans Walker, 1859
Leptogenys exundans Walker, 1859
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Leptogenys hysterica Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys laeviceps Smith, 1857
Leptogenys meritans Walker, 1859
Leptogenys ocellifera Emery, 1887
Leptogenys peuqueti André, 1887
Leptogenys processionalis Jerdon, 1851
Leptogenys pruinosa Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys yerburyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Mesoponera melanaria Emery, 1893
Myopias amblyops Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla luteipes Mayr, 1862
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Pseudoneoponera insularis Emery, 1889
Pseudoneoponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851
Pseudoneoponera rufipes ceylonensis Forel, 1911


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