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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
331
573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
327
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
196
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
31
59
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
31
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
9 Genera with 11 Species
Bothroponera Smith, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
11 Species
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera strigulosa Emery, 1895
Hypoponera ignavia Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915


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