The Higher Classification of the Ant Subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Review of Ponerine Ecology and Behavior Author Schmidt, C. A. Author Shattuck, S. O. text Zootaxa 2014 2014-06-18 3817 1 1 242 journal article 5350 10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1 d66f1b27-5891-4fa5-96e0-f75cb3ec2445 1175-5326 A3C10B34-7698-4C4D-94E5-DCF70B475603 Ponerini = Thaumatomyrmecini syn. nov. Harpegnathos Genus Group Harpegnathos Jerdon = Drepanognathus Smith, F. Hypoponera Genus Group Hypoponera Santschi Odontomachus Genus Group Anochetus Mayr = Myrmapatetes Wheeler, W.M. = Stenomyrmex Mayr Asphinctopone Santschi ( incertae sedis ) = Lepidopone Bernard Bothroponera Mayr Brachyponera Emery gen. rev. Buniapone gen. nov. Euponera Forel gen. rev. Fisheropone gen. nov. Hagensia Forel gen. rev. Leptogenys Roger = Dorylozelus Forel = Lobopelta Mayr = Machaerogenys Emery = Microbolbos Donisthorpe = Odontopelta Emery = Prionogenys Emery Megaponera Mayr gen. rev. Mesoponera Emery gen. rev. = Xiphopelta Forel syn. nov. Myopias Roger = Bradyponera Mayr = Trapeziopelta Mayr Odontomachus Latreille = Champsomyrmex Emery = Myrtoteras Matsumura = Pedetes Bernstein = Thempsomyrmex Forel Odontoponera Mayr Ophthalmopone Forel gen. rev. Paltothyreus Mayr gen. rev. Phrynoponera Wheeler Promyopias Santschi Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe gen. rev. Streblognathus Mayr Pachycondyla Genus Group Belonopelta Mayr = Leiopelta Baroni Urbani Dinoponera Roger Mayaponera gen. nov. Neoponera Emery gen. rev. = Eumecopone Forel = Syntermitopone Wheeler syn. nov. = Termitopone Wheeler syn. nov. Pachycondyla Smith Simopelta Mann Thaumatomyrmex Mayr Plectroctena Genus Group Boloponera Fisher Centromyrmex Mayr = Glyphopone Forel = Leptopone Arnold = Spalacomyrmex Emery = Typhloteras Karavaiev Dolioponera Brown ( incertae sedis ) Feroponera Bolton & Fisher ( incertae sedis ) Loboponera Bolton & Brown Plectroctena Smith = Cacopone Santschi Psalidomyrmex André Ponera Genus Group Austroponera gen. nov. Cryptopone Emery = Wadeura Weber syn. nov. Diacamma Mayr Ectomomyrmex Mayr gen. rev. Emeryopone Forel Iroponera gen. nov. ( incertae sedis ) Parvaponera gen. nov. Ponera Latreille = Pseudocryptopone Wheeler = Pteroponera Bernard = Selenopone Wheeler Pseudoponera Emery gen. rev. = Trachymesopus Emery Rasopone gen. nov. ( incertae sedis ) Keys to Ponerine genera The dichotomous keys that follow are based on morphological characters of the worker caste, though in most cases they will also allow identification of the queen caste. Separate keys are presented for the three major biogeographic provinces of ponerine diversity to facilitate rapid identification.