Checklist of Plectroctena species

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Plectroctena
Ponerinae
Plectroctena mandibularis sam-hym-c007208a head 1.jpg
Plectroctena mandibularis
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Distribution
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Species Richness
Statistics
Valid Species 16
Invalid Species 10
Fossils 0
Countries Occupied 25
Year Described 1858
First Species Described 1858
Last Species Described 2006

The following species and subspecies belong to the genus Plectroctena. Synonyms are listed under their senior names. For valid names only see Plectroctena species and for distribution information see Plectroctena species by Country.

A

anops Bolton, 1974 (Ghana, Ivory Coast)

C

cristata Emery, 1899 (Cameroun, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Togo, Uganda)
   • Plectroctena cristata semileavis Santschi, 1924

cryptica Bolton, 1974 (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia)

D

dentata Santschi, 1912 (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda)
   • Plectroctena emeryi Santschi, 1924

G

gestroi Menozzi, 1922 (Sao Tome & Principe)

H

hastifera (Santschi, 1914) (Ghana)

L

laevior Stitz, 1924 (United Republic of Tanzania)
latinodis Santschi, 1924 (Cameroun, Democratic Republic of Congo)
lygaria Bolton, Gotwald & Leroux, 1979 (Ivory Coast)

M

macgeei Bolton, 1974 (Ghana, Nigeria)
mandibularis Smith, F., 1858 (Angola, Botswana, Cameroun, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
   • Plectroctena caffra major Forel, 1894
   • Plectroctena mandibularis integra Santschi, 1924
   • Plectroctena minor conjugata Santschi, 1914

minor Emery, 1892 (Angola, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo)
   • Plectroctena gabonensis Santschi, 1919
   • Plectroctena minor insularis Santschi, 1924
   • Plectroctena minor liberiana Santschi, 1924
   • Plectroctena minor perusta Santschi, 1924

S

strigosa Emery, 1899 (Kenya, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania)
subterranea Arnold, 1915 (Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
   • Plectroctena punctatus Santschi, 1924

T

thaui Fisher, 2006 (Cameroun)

U

ugandensis Menozzi, 1933 (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Uganda)