NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2001

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Amblyoponini
  Subfamily - Ponerinae
  Family - Formicidae
  Superfamily - Vespoidea
  Infraorder - Aculeata
  Suborder - Apocrita
  Order - Hymenoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Prionopelta aethiopica
      Species - Prionopelta amabilis
      Species - Prionopelta amieti
      Species - Prionopelta antillana
      Species - Prionopelta brocha
      Species - Prionopelta descarpentriesi
      Species - Prionopelta humicola
      Species - Prionopelta kraepelini
      Species - Prionopelta majuscula
      Species - Prionopelta marthae
      Species - Prionopelta modesta
      Species - Prionopelta opaca
      Species - Prionopelta punctulata