Ponera Latreille, 1804

Ivanov, Kaloyan, Hightower, Liberty, Dash, Shawn T. & Keiper, Joe B., 2019, 150 years in the making: first comprehensive list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Virginia, USA, Zootaxa 4554 (2), pp. 532-560 : 553

Ponera Latreille

* exotica Smith, M.R. Chesapeake : Northwest River Park and Campground, 36.58633° N, - 76.16529° W, 20 m, 25.iv.2016, JB Keiper leg., Winkler litter extraction, mixed mesic forest edge; Northwest River Park and Campground, 36.58298° N, - 76.16363° W, 26 m, 25.iv.2016, JB Keiper leg., Winkler litter extraction, mixed mesic forest; Suffolk: South Quay Natural Area Preserve, 36.56195° N, - 76.90832° W, 7 m, 8.iv.2016, RS Anderson & AV Evans leg., Winkler litter extraction, turkey oak and pine litter, pine barrens (VMNH).

pennsylvanica Buckley. Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Chesapeake, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Greensville, Halifax, Hampton, Hanover, Henry, Henrico, Highland, Isle of Wight, Lee, Madison, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Nelson, Northampton, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Prince William, Russell, Rockingham, Scott, Shenandoah, Suffolk, Sussex, Tazewell, Virginia Beach, Wise, Wythe, York (JTLC, MCZ, MMPC, RUIC, STDC, UCM, USNM, USNPS, VMNH), “ Virginia ” (INHS). Literature records: Augusta, Fairfax, Giles, Northampton, Rockbridge, Shenandoah, Washington ( Smith 1936, Cole 1949, Taylor 1967, Wang et al. 2000, Kjar & Barrows 2004, Kjar 2009, Kjar & Park 2016), “ Mt. Shenandoah ” and “ Thoroughfare Gap ” ( Taylor 1967), “ Virginia ” ( Mayr 1886, Emery 1895, Wheeler 1900, Peck et al. 1998, Guenard et al. 2012).