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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
889
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
882
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
391
1737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
90
498
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
90
498
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
26
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
18
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
18 Genera with 98 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19049SpeciesTaxom
Asphinctopone Santschi, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 189912SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Fisheropone Schmidt & Sh..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 188719SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 189310SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants25SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
98 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus grandidieri Forel, 1891
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus obscuratus Santschi, 1911
Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus punctaticeps Mayr, 1901
Anochetus rothschildi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Asphinctopone pilosa Hawkes, 2010
Bothroponera ancilla Emery, 1899
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera fugax Forel, 1907
Bothroponera kenyensis Santschi, 1937
Bothroponera kruegeri Santschi, 1912
Bothroponera notaula Joma & Mackay, 2017
Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Centromyrmex bequaerti Forel, 1913
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Euponera sjostedti Mayr, 1896
Euponera suspecta Santschi, 1914
Fisheropone ambigua André, 1890
Hypoponera aprora Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera brevis Santschi, 1921
Hypoponera bulawayensis Forel, 1913
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera comis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera fatiga Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera hawkesi Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera importuna Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera jeanneli Santschi, 1935
Hypoponera lea Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera quaestio Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera regis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) piroskae Forel, 1910
Leptogenys ferrarii Forel, 1913
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys jeanneli Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys leiothorax Prins, 1965
Leptogenys occidentalis Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Leptogenys pavesii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Leptogenys regis Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Megaponera analis rapax Santschi, 1914
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Mesoponera elisae Emery, 1915
Mesoponera ingesta Wheeler, 1922
Mesoponera subiridescens Wheeler, 1922
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ophthalmopone ilgii Forel, 1894
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 cariosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Pachycondyla cavernosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla elisae Forel, 1891
Pachycondyla fugax Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Pachycondyla ilgii Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Pachycondyla ingesta Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla kenyensis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Pachycondyla kruegeri Forel, 1910Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla sculpturata Karavaiev, 1925
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla sjostedti Mayr, 1896Angelwing
Pachycondyla soror Emery, 1899Cumberland leafshell
Pachycondyla subiridescens Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla suspecta Santschi, 1914
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Pachycondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Parvaponera suspecta Santschi, 1914
Phrynoponera pulchella Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Phrynoponera sveni Forel, 1916
Plectroctena laevior Stitz, 1924Pacific mud-piddock
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena strigosa Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya


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