Ponerini is a tribe of
ponerine ants with 46 genera and 6 extinct genera.
It contains every ponerine genus except ''
Platythyrea'', which is placed in its own tribe Platythyreini.
Genera
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Anochetus
''Anochetus'' is a genus of small, carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones immediately to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the ...
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Archiponera''
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Asphinctopone
''Asphinctopone'' is a small genus of rarely encountered Afrotropical ants in the subfamily Ponerinae.
Species
* ''Asphinctopone differens'' Bolton & Fisher, 2008
* ''Asphinctopone pilosa'' Hawkes, 2010
* ''Asphinctopone silvestrii'' Santschi, 1 ...
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Austroponera''
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Belonopelta''
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Boloponera''
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Bothroponera''
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Brachyponera''
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Buniapone
''Buniapone'' is a monotypic taxon, monotypic genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. ''Buniapone amblyops'', the single described species, is found in Southern and Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The genus name is derived from orang bunian, supern ...
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Centromyrmex''
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Cephalopone
''Cephalopone'' is an extinct genus of ants in the formicid subfamily Ponerinae described from fossils found in Europe. There are two described species placed into the genus, ''Cephalopone grandis'' and ''Cephalopone potens''. ''Cephalopone'' ...
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Corrieopone''
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Cryptopone''
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Cyrtopone
''Cyrtopone'' is an extinct genus of ants in the Formicidae, formicid subfamily Ponerinae described from fossils found in Europe. There are four described species placed into the genus, ''Cyrtopone curiosa'', ''Cyrtopone elongata'', ''Cyrtopone ...
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Diacamma
''Diacamma'' is a genus of queenless ants belonging to the subfamily Ponerinae. It is distributed from India to Australia and contains about 24 species.
Biology
A queen caste does not exist in ''Diacamma''. Unique to this genus, all workers emer ...
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Dinoponera''
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Dolioponera''
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Ectomomyrmex''
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Emeryopone''
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Euponera
''Euponera'' is a Ponerinae, ponerine genus of ants distributed in the Afrotropics (including Madagascar) and eastern Asia. Workers are large (6–10.5 mm); queen are similar to workers, but larger and alate, winged.
Species
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Feroponera''
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Fisheropone''
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Hagensia''
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Harpegnathos''
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Hypoponera''
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Igaponera''
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Iroponera''
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Leptogenys''
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Loboponera''
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Mayaponera''
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Megaponera
''Megaponera analis'' is the sole species of the genus ''Megaponera''. They are a strictly termite-eating (termitophagous) Ponerinae, ponerine ant species widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa and most commonly known for their column-like raid ...
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Mesoponera''
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Messelepone
''Messelepone'' is an extinct genus of ants in the formicid subfamily Ponerinae described from fossils found in Europe. ''M. leptogenoides'' is the only species assigned to the genus, which is one of several Lutetian Ponerinae genera.
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Myopias''
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Neoponera''
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Odontomachus
''Odontomachus'' is a genus of ants commonly called trap-jaw ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
Overview
Commonly known as trap-jaw ants, species in ''Odontomachus'' have a pair of large, straight mandible (insect) ...
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Odontoponera''
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Ophthalmopone''
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Pachycondyla
''Pachycondyla'' is a Ponerinae, ponerine genus of ants found in the Neotropics.
Distribution
''Pachycondyla'' is currently distributed from southern United States to northern Argentina, but some fossil species (e.g. ''Pachycondyla eocenica, P. ...
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Paltothyreus
''Paltothyreus'' (also known as African stink ant) is a monotypic genus of ants in the subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more incl ...
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Parvaponera''
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Phrynoponera''
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Plectroctena''
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Ponera
''Ponera'' is a genus of ponerine ants.
The name is the Latinized form (') of the Ancient Greek ' (, 'wicked, wretched').
Description
Workers are very small to small in size (1–4 mm); queen are similar to workers but winged. This genus ...
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Ponerites''
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Promyopias
''Promyopias'' is an Afrotropical genus of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae containing the single species ''Promyopias silvestrii''. The rare genus has previously been regarded as a separate genus, as a subgenus and as a provisional synonymy, but w ...
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Protopone
''Protopone'' is an extinct genus of ants in the Formicidae, formicid subfamily Ponerinae described from fossils found in Europe and Asia. There are seven described species placed into the genus, ''Protopone? dubia'', ''Protopone germanica'', '' ...
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Psalidomyrmex''
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Pseudoneoponera''
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Pseudoponera''
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Rasopone''
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Simopelta
''Simopelta'' is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae.
Distribution
The genus is known from central and northern South America, where they are primarily found in mid-elevation moist forests.
Description
Workers are slender, s ...
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Streblognathus''
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Thaumatomyrmex''
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Wadeura''
References
Ponerinae
Ant tribes
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