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Ponerinae

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Ponerinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau p. 185
1867Poneropsis pallida Heer p. 23 figs. Pl 2, fig 2,2b
1975Ponerinae Dlussky
1989Ponerinae Zhang p. 259
2002Eogorgites Hong p. 525
2002Eogorgites cingulatus Hong p. 526 figs. Pl 42, fig 1; text-fig 2.8.288-301
2002Furcisutura Hong p. 530
2002Furcisutura wanghuacunensis Hong p. 530 figs. 2.8.302-315
2002Eoponerites Hong p. 533
2002Eoponerites longipetiolatus Hong p. 533 figs. 2.8.316-322
2002Longicapitia Hong p. 535
2002Longicapitia reticulata Hong p. 535 figs. Pl 43, fig 3; text-fig 2.8.323-330
2003Ponerinae Bolton p. 42
2003Ponerinae Wappler p. 133
2004Ponerinae Dlussky et al. p. 5
2012Eogorgites Bolton
2012Eogorgites cingulatus Bolton
2012Eoponerites Bolton
2012Furcisutura Bolton
2012Furcisutura wanghuacunensis Bolton
2012Longicapitia Bolton
2012Longicapitia reticulata Bolton
2012Ponerinae Bolton
2012Poneropsis pallida Bolton
2012Ponerinae Dlussky and Wedmann p. 729
2014Ponerinae Dlussky and Perfilieva p. 427
2015Ponerinae Dlussky et al. p. 141
2016Ponerinae Kaulfuss and Dlussky p. 1048
2020Ponerinae Boudinot et al. p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
Aculeata()
superfamilyFormicoidea
familyFormicidae()
Antennoclypeata
subfamilyPonerinae
subfamilyPonerinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Ponerinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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G. †Afropone Dlussky et al. 2004
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Afropone oculata Dlussky et al. 2004
Afropone orapa Dlussky et al. 2004
G. †Cephalopone Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Cephalopone grandis Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Cephalopone potens Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
G. †Cyrtopone Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Cyrtopone curiosa Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Cyrtopone elongata Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Cyrtopone microcephala Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Cyrtopone striata Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
G. †Messelepone Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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Messelepone leptogenoides Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Tr. Platythyreini Emery 1901
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G. Platythyrea Roger 1863
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Platythyrea dentata Lattke 2003
Platythyrea dlusskyi Aria et al. 2011
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Invalid names: Platythyrea coxalis Emery 1893 [synonym]
Platythyrea primaeva Wheeler 1915
Platythyrea procera Lattke 2003
Platythyrea pumilio de Andrade 2004
Platythyrea scalpra Lattke 2003
Tr. Ponerini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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G. Anochetus Mayr 1861
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Anochetus ambiguus de Andrade 1994
Anochetus brevidentatus MacKay 1991
Anochetus conisquamis de Andrade 1994
Anochetus corayi Baroni Urbani 1980
Anochetus dubius de Andrade 1994
Anochetus exstinctus de Andrade 1994
Anochetus intermedius de Andrade 1994
Anochetus lucidus de Andrade 1994
Anochetus miosumatrensis NgĂ´-Muller et al. 2021
Invalid names: Stenomyrmex Mayr 1862 [synonym]
G. †Archiponera Carpenter 1930
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Archiponera wheeleri Carpenter 1930
G. Austroponera Schmidt and Shattuck 2014
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Austroponera schneideri Kaulfuss and Dlussky 2016
G. Brachyponera Emery 1901
G. †Desyopone Boudinot and Perrichot 2022
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Desyopone hereon Boudinot and Perrichot 2022
G. Euponera Forel 1891
G. Hypoponera Santschi 1938
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Hypoponera atavia Mayr 1868
Hypoponera scitula Clark 1934
G. Leptogenys Roger 1861
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Leptogenys lacerata Zhang 1989
G. Mesoponera Emery 1909
G. Neoponera Emery 1901
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Neoponera vejestoria Fiorentino et al. 2023
G. Odontomachus Latreille 1804
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Odontomachus paleomyagra Wappler et al. 2014
Odontomachus pseudobauri de Andrade 1994
Odontomachus spinifer de Andrade 1994
G. Odontoponera Mayr 1862
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G. Pachycondyla Smith 1858
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Pachycondyla aberrans Dlussky et al. 2015
Pachycondyla baltica Dlussky 2002
Pachycondyla calcarea Theobald 1937
Pachycondyla conservata Dlussky 2009
Pachycondyla dubia Theobald 1937
Pachycondyla eocenica Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Pachycondyla globiventris Theobald 1937
Pachycondyla labandeirai Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
Pachycondyla lutzi Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Pachycondyla messeliana Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Pachycondyla oligocenica Dlussky et al. 2015
Pachycondyla parvula Dlussky et al. 2015
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Invalid names: Pachycondyla minuta Dlussky and Wedmann 2012 [replaced]
Pachycondyla petiolosa Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Pachycondyla petrosa Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Pachycondyla succinea Mayr 1868
Pachycondyla tristis Dlussky 2009
G. Ponera Latreille 1804
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Ponera elegantissima Meunier 1922
Ponera leptocephala Emery 1891
Ponera lobulifera Dlussky 2009
Ponera mayri Dlussky 2009
Ponera wheeleri Dlussky 2009
G. †Ponerites Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
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Ponerites antropovi Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
Ponerites atavinus Heer 1849
Ponerites coloradensis Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
Ponerites crawleyi Donisthorpe 1920
Ponerites elongatus Heer 1867
Ponerites eocenicus Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
Ponerites gracilior Dlussky and Putyatina 2014
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Invalid names: Formica gracilis Heer 1867 [replaced]
Ponerites hooleyi Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
Ponerites hypoponeroides Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
Ponerites kishenehne LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
Ponerites nitidus Heer 1849
Ponerites oblongiceps Dlussky and Putyatina 2014
Ponerites tauricus Dlussky 1981
Ponerites tenuis Heer 1867
Ponerites umbrus Popov 1933
Invalid names: Odontomachini Emery 1911 [synonym]
G. †Protopone Dlussky 1988
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Protopone dubia Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Protopone germanica Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Protopone magna Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Protopone oculata Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Protopone primigena Dlussky 1988
Protopone sepulta Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Protopone vetula Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
G. †Taphopone Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
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Taphopone aberrans Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
Taphopone karaganensis Dlussky 1981
Taphopone macroptera Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
Taphopone microptera Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
Taphopone petrosa Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
Taphopone stauropolitanus Dlussky 1981
Invalid names: Eogorgites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Eoponerites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Furcisutura Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Longicapitia Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Poneropsis pallida Heer 1867 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available