Ponerinae, the ponerine ants, [2] is a subfamily of ants in the Poneromorph subfamilies group, with about 1,600 species in 47 extant genera, including Dinoponera gigantea - one of the world's largest species of ant.

Jan 27, 2024 · Ponerinae is the largest ant subfamily outside the formicoid clade, and is rivaled or exceeded in diversity only by Dolichoderinae, Formicinae and Myrmicinae within that clade.

Oct 29, 2023 · Typically nest in soil, forest litter, or rotting logs. Predacious. Some are specialist predators, such as the two US Leptogenys spp., which prey on terrestrial isopods, and Gnamptogeys which may be a specialist on certain millipedes. Most live in small colonies of a few dozen to ~200 workers.

Ponerinae, the ponerine ants, [2] is a subfamily of ants in the Poneromorph subfamilies group. It has around 1,600 species, including Dinoponera gigantea - one of the world's largest species of ant.

Feb 27, 2016 · This worker key is based on: 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, 1–242 (doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1) Including all of North, Central and South America and the islands of the Caribbean. 1

Ponerinae is a subtribe of the Orchidaceae tribe Epidendreae. The Ponerinae are characterized by sympodial stems that do not form pseudobulbs, bear two or more leaves, and a racemose or paniculate inflorescence carrying flowers with four or six pollinia.

Ponerinae is unique among the major ant subfamilies in being situated outside this clade, and is the focus of this study. Ponerines are notable for combining generally simple social organization with a high diversity of derived morphological, ecological and behavioral traits.

As newly defined by Bolton (2003), workers of this subfamily can be distinguished by the following traits: (1) outer borders of frontal lobes forming short semicircles or triangles, and having a pinched -in appearance posteriorly, (2) promesonotal suture flexible, (3) constriction present between abdominal segments 3 and 4, but segment 3 not mar...

Ponerinae is a subfamily of ants with some 1,600 species in 47 genera, including Dinoponera gigantea, one of the largest ant species in the world. They are easier to identify than other subfamilies because of a constriction in the gaster (abdomen).

Jun 9, 2023 · From Wilson (2003): P. bicarinata is highly adaptable across its range in both habitat and nest site. In Colorado, Gregg (1963) recorded bicarinata between 1000 and 2100 m, nesting in rotten logs as well as various types of soil beneath stones.