Taxonomy and Parataxonomy of Some Fossil Ants (Hymenoptera-Formicidae)

Thirty-six f.ossil ants have been placed as Ponera or Ponera-like by earlier authors but little confidence in the generic assignment of most of them is possible. Some are certainly ponerine, and occasional placement in tribe Ponerini is reasonable. Most species, however, cannot be. satisfactorily placed, even to subfamily. The fact is that, to’ some authors. Ponera has. served as a "catch-all" for small, possibly ponerine ant fossils, or wing impressions with venation similar to that of Ponera.