Poneropterus

Nomenclature
Taxonomic history
 * † PONEROPTERUS [incertae sedis in Formicidae]
 * †Poneropterus Dlussky, 1983: 73. Type-species: †Poneropterus sphecoides, by original designation.
 * †Poneropterus in †Armaniidae: Dlussky, 1983: 67; Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988: 77; Grimaldi, et al. 1997: 7.
 * †Poneropterus in †Sphecomyrminae: Wilson, 1987: 49.
 * †Poneropterus in †Armaniinae, †Armaniini: Bolton, 1994: 187; Bolton, 2003: 260.
 * †Poneropterus incertae sedis in Formicidae: Borysenko, 2017: 14.
 * †Poneropterus as junior synonym of †Sphecomyrma: Wilson, 1987: 49; Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990: 9.
 * †Poneropterus as genus: Wilson, 1987: 49; Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988: 77; Carpenter, 1992: 494; Grimaldi, et al. 1997: 7; subsequent authors.
 * †Poneropterus catalogues: Bolton, 1995b: 363.
 * †Poneropterus references: Grimaldi, et al. 1997: 5 (notes).