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Checklist for Tribe Ponerini Lepeletier, 1835
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
906
2123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
892
2112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
380
1470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
65
269
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
65
269
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
16
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
12
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
12 Genera with 32 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 20136SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hagensia Forel, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
32 Species
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera granosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera laevissima Arnold, 1915
Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera umgodikulula Joma & Mackay, 2013
Euponera wroughtoni Forel, 1901
Hypoponera austra Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dideroti Forel, 1913
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys havilandi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys mactans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys peringueyi Forel, 1913
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla cavernosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla granosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla laevissima Arnold, 1915
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899
Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla saldanhae
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858


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