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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
38
308
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
305
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
122
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
40
64
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
40
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
6 Genera with 10 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
10 Species
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus obscurior Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus rufus Jerdon, 1851
Diacamma ceylonense Emery, 1897
Diacamma cyaneiventre André, 1887
Harpegnathos venator Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys dalyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys roberti Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893


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