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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
93
3533
22270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
80
3318
21195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1018
10130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
213
1800
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
213
1800
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
36
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
19
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
19 Genera with 86 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Archiponera Carpenter, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Emplastus Donisthorpe, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 193312SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18908SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 18044SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants15SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants21SpeciesTaxom
Pedetes Illiger, 1853Springhares1SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Ponerites Dlussky, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
86 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus inermis André, 1889
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus striatulus Emery, 1890
Archiponera wheeleri Carpenter, 1935Fine-line lucine
Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895Chinese Needle Ant
Centromyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890
Cryptopone gilva Roger, 1863
Cryptopone guatemalensis Forel, 1899
Cryptopone rotundiceps Emery, 1914
Diacamma australe Fabricius, 1775Australian bladder ant
Emplastus hypolithus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera faex Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera inexorata Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera opacior Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera parva Forel, 1909
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Hypoponera zwaluwenburgi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata Buckley, 1866
Leptogenys ambigua Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam
Leptogenys dasygyna (Wheeler, 1923)⇒ Leptogenys linearis Smith, F., 1858
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Leptogenys manni Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys processionalis Jerdon, 1851
Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890
Leptogenys pusilla Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Neoponera moesta Mayr, 1870
Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Neoponera villosa Fabricius, 1804Hairy Panther Ant
Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus clarus Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus desertorum (Wheeler, 1915)⇒ Odontomachus clarus Roger, 1861
Odontomachus erythrocephalus Emery, 1890
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
Odontomachus opaciventris Forel, 1899
Odontomachus relictus Deyrup & Cover, 2004
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla arhuaca (Forel, 1901)⇒ Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla carinulata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla cognata Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla foetida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Pachycondyla guianensis Weber, 1939Abalone piddock
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla harpax montezumia Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla impressa Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla labandeirai G. M. Dlussky, 2002
Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla porcata Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla solitaria Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Pedetes fossularis (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Athous fossularis LeConte, 1853
Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962Ant
Ponera oblongiceps (Smith, 1939)⇒ Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera testacea Emery, 1895
Ponerites coloradensis G. M. Dlussky, 2002
Ponerites eocenicus G. M. Dlussky, 2002
Ponerites hypoponeroides G. M. Dlussky, 2002
Ponerites kishenehne LaPolla & Gr..., 2015
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant


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