Ponerinae

Ponerinae 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.

They are most easily identified from other subfamilies by a constricted gaster (abdomen). They are rare examples of stinging ants.

Identification
Workers of this subfamily can be distinguished by the following traits:
 * 1) The outer borders of the frontal lobes form short semicircles or triangles, and have a pinched-in appearance posteriorly.
 * 2) The promesonotal suture is flexible.
 * 3) A constriction is present between abdominal segments 3 and 4, but segment 3 is not markedly reduced in size compared to segment 4 (i.e., postpetiole absent).
 * 4) Abdominal segments 3 and 4 exhibit tergosternal fusion.
 * 5) The sting is well developed.

Genera

 * Platythyreini Emery, 1901
 * Platythyrea Roger, 1863
 * Ponerini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835
 * Anochetus Mayr, 1861
 * †Archiponera Carpenter, 1930
 * Asphinctopone Santschi, 1914
 * Austroponera Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014
 * Belonopelta Mayr, 1870
 * Boloponera Fisher, 2006
 * Bothroponera Mayr, 1862
 * Brachyponera Emery, 1900
 * Buniapone Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014
 * Centromyrmex Mayr, 1866
 * †Cephalopone Dlussky & Wedmann, 2012
 * Cryptopone Emery, 1893
 * †Cyrtopone Dlussky & Wedmann, 2012
 * Diacamma Mayr, 1862
 * Dinoponera Roger, 186
 * Dolioponera Brown, 1974
 * Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867
 * Emeryopone Forel, 1912
 * Euponera Forel, 1891
 * Feroponera Bolton & Fisher, 2008
 * Fisheropone Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014
 * Hagensia Forel, 1901
 * Harpegnathos Jerdon, 1851
 * Hypoponera Santschi, 1938
 * Iroponera Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014
 * Leptogenys Roger, 1861
 * Loboponera Bolton & Brown, 2002
 * Mayaponera Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014
 * Megaponera Mayr, 1862
 * Mesoponera Emery, 1900
 * †Messelepone Dlussky & Wedmann, 2012 Messelepone leptogenoides paratype SMFMEI7198.jpg'' male]]
 * Myopias Roger, 1861
 * Neoponera Emery, 1901
 * Odontomachus Latreille, 1804
 * Odontoponera Mayr, 1862
 * Ophthalmopone Forel, 1890
 * Pachycondyla Smith, 1858
 * Paltothyreus Mayr, 1862
 * Parvaponera Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014
 * Phrynoponera Wheeler, 1920
 * Plectroctena Smith, 1858
 * Ponera Latreille, 1804
 * †Ponerites Dlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003
 * Promyopias Santschi, 1914
 * †Protopone Dlussky, 1988
 * Psalidomyrmex André, 1890
 * Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 1943
 * Pseudoponera Emery, 1900
 * Rasopone Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014
 * Simopelta Mann, 1922
 * Streblognathus Mayr, 1862
 * Thaumatomyrmex Mayr, 1887
 * incertae sedis
 * †Afropone Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn, 2004
 * †Eogorgites Hong, 2002
 * †Eoponerites Hong, 2002
 * †Furcisutura Hong, 2002
 * †Longicapitia Hong, 2002
 * †Taphopone Dlussky & Perfilieva, 2014