Common Porthole Ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Formicidae |
| Genus | Ponera |
| Species | Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Larue
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
- Vermont
- SNR Unranked
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Niemiller, M.L., Maxwell, E. & Higgs, J.P. 2024. A biological inventory of Sinking Spring Cave at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Larue County, Kentucky, USA. U.S. National Park Service, Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA. 21 pp.
How to cite this account
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2842. https://cavebiology.org/species/ponera-pennsylvanica/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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