Genus Ponera Latreille, 1804
Type species:
Formica coarctata Latreille, 1802 by subsequent designation, see Westwood, J.O. 1840. An Introduction to the Modern Classification of Insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. Synopsis of the genera of British Insects. London : Longman Vol. 2. [Synopsis 83].Secondary source:
Taylor, R.W. 1967. A monographic revision of the ant genus Ponera Latreille. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pacific Insects Monographs 13: 1-112 [30 May 1967].- Pseudocryptopone Wheeler, 1933.
Type species:
Cryptopone tenuis Emery, 1900 by original designation. - Pteroponera Bernard, 1950.
Type species:
Pteroponera sysphinctoides Bernard, 1950 by monotypy. - Selenopone Wheeler, 1933.
Type species:
Ponera selenophora Emery, 1900 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. 2014. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of Ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa 3817(1): 1-242 [200]
Introduction
Member of the Ponera genus group (Schmidt & Shattuck 2014).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North Neotropical, Nearctic, Palaearctic and east Oriental Regions; New Guinea, east Melanesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand (N. Is.) and parts of Polynesia in Australian Region.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic: Darling Riverine Plains (DRP)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
General References
Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. 2014. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of Ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa 3817(1): 1-242
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | FORMICIDAE | 02-Feb-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 19-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 30-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |