FORMICIDAE - ANTS
SUBFAMILY PARAPONERINAE
Previously treated as the Tribe Paraponerini in the subfamily Ponerinae. This subfamily contains a single species, with a second species known only from fossil remains.
Habitat: Forested habitats in humid areas.
Distribution: Confined to the Neotropics the Paraponerinae is widespread from Nicaragua to Paraguay
Characteristics: Immediately recognisable by its large size. Pronotum with lateral swellings and pronounced antennal grooves curve upwards over the eye.
Genera: One genus occurs in Paraguay Paraponera, F. Smith.
Species: One species of this subfamily is documented as occurring in Paraguay.
REFERENCES
Lattke JE 2003 - Subfamilia Ponerinae in Introducción a las Hormigas de la Région Neotropical - Von Humboldt Institute, Bogota, Colombia.
The following is a list of the species so far documented as occurring in Paraguay taken from the online resource Ant Web.
Species for which we have live images taken in Paraguay are marked with a *.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO LIVE IMAGES OF SPECIES IN THIS SUBFAMILY
Click the species link for access to Ant Web specimen images and FAUNA Paraguay species accounts.
Specimen images of 1 species (100% of family total) are currently available.
Click the AntWebsp link for access to the species page on Ant Web.
This list should be cited as:
Wild A - Paraponerinae Ant Web List of the Ants of Paraguay, taken from www.faunaparaguay.com.
Paraponera clavata (Fabricius 1775) AntWebsp
Relevant Resources
For people interested in Formicidae the following electronic resources are highly recommended.
Ant Web Everything you need to know about ants of the world.
Myrmecos.net High quality photography of the world´s ants.
Many thanks to Ant Web and Alex Wild of www.myrmecos.net for their permission to reproduce the information included in the ant sections of the FAUNA Paraguay page.
Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law. Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay. Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent,
Alberto Esquivel, Arne Lesterhuis, Rebbeca Zarza, José Luis Cartes and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.
