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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
534
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
514
1379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
277
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
110
732
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
110
732
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
31
176
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
15
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
15 Genera with 95 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dinoponera Roger, 1833Giant Amazonian ants1SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18878SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 186317SpeciesTaxom
Mayaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19095SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 180416SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1905Trap-jaw ants6SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants23SpeciesTaxom
Pedetes Illiger, 1893Springhares1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 19095SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
95 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochetus diegensis Forel, 1912
Anochetus emarginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Anochetus inermis André, 1889
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus simoni Emery, 1890
Anochetus striatulus Emery, 1890
Anochetus targionii Emery, 1894
Centromyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890
Centromyrmex brachycola Roger, 1861
Cryptopone guatemalensis Forel, 1899
Dinoponera gigantea Perty, 1833
Hypoponera distinguenda Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera foreli Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera leninei Santschi, 1925
Hypoponera leveillei Emery, 1890
Hypoponera opacior Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera parva Forel, 1909
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Leptogenys bohlsi Emery, 1896False spike
Leptogenys deborae Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys erugata Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys foveonates Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys ingens Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Leptogenys kitteli Mayr, 1870Much-compressed montacutid
Leptogenys langi Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Leptogenys malama Rakotonirina..., 2014
Leptogenys mavaca Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys melena Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys moelleri Bingham, 1903Pacific geoduck
Leptogenys pittieri Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890Round combshell
Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890
Leptogenys ritae Forel, 1899
Leptogenys tiobil Lattke, 2011
Leptogenys unistimulosa Roger, 1863Round combshell
Mayaponera arhuaca Forel, 1901
Mayaponera becculata Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Mayaponera conicula Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Mayaponera pergandei Forel, 1909
Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Neoponera bucki Borgmeier, 1927
Neoponera carbonaria Smith, 1858
Neoponera cavinodis Mann, 1916
Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Neoponera curvinodis Forel, 1899
Neoponera emiliae Forel, 1901
Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Neoponera inversa Smith, F., 1858
Neoponera laevigata Smith, 1858
Neoponera mashpi Troya & Lattke, 2022
Neoponera neoponera Latreille, 1802
Neoponera rostrata Emery, 1890
Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Neoponera villosa Fabricius, 1804Hairy Panther Ant
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus bradleyi Brown, 1976
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus dubius França, Fern..., 2024
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla arhuaca (Forel, 1901)⇒ Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla beneditoi Marcineiro &..., 2024
Pachycondyla carbonaria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla clarki Wheeler, 1934
Pachycondyla commutata Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crassinoda Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla emiliae Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla fuscoatra Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla gilberti Kempf, 1960
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla impressa Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla laevigata (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Neoponera laevigata Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla lattkei MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla porcata Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863
Pachycondyla theresiae Forel, 1899
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Pedetes flavipes Faust, 1893
Pseudoponera gilberti Kempf, 1960
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Rasopone becculata MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Rasopone conicula MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Rasopone minuta MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Rasopone pergandei Forel, 1909
Simopelta pergandei Forel, 1909


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