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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
59
874
3487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
869
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
497
2906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
70
494
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
70
494
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
18
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePonerini
Lepeletier, 1835
15
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
15 Genera with 61 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 189510SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Emplastus Donisthorpe, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 191410SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 189311SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
61 Species and 4 Subspecies
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera granosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera ilgii Forel, 1910
Bothroponera kruegeri Santschi, 1912
Bothroponera kruegeri rhodesiana Forel, 1913
Bothroponera pumicosa sculpturata Santschi, 1912
Bothroponera sculpturata Santschi, 1912
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Bothroponera strigulosa Emery, 1895
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Centromyrmex bequaerti Forel, 1913
Centromyrmex raptor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Emplastus hypolithus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Hypoponera bulawayensis Forel, 1913
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera gleadowi Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera ignavia Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera jeanneli Santschi, 1935
Hypoponera obtunsa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera traegaordhi Santschi, 1914
Leptogenys arnoldi Forel, 1913
Leptogenys attenuata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys crassinoda Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys ferrarii Forel, 1913
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys leiothorax Prins, 1965
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys schwabi Forel, 1913
Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Mesoponera elisae redbankensis Forel, 1913
Mesoponera elisae rotundata Emery, 1895
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla kruegeri Forel, 1910Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla subiridescens Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915


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