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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
368
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
363
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
285
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
55
175
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
55
175
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
16
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
15
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
15 Genera with 32 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
32 Species
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus siphneus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Centromyrmex angolensis Santschi, 1937
Centromyrmex bequaerti Forel, 1913
Centromyrmex raptor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Euponera suspecta Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera obtunsa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera tristis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Leptogenys arnoldi Forel, 1913
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla suspecta Santschi, 1914
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Parvaponera suspecta Santschi, 1914
Phrynoponera sveni Forel, 1916
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858


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