Numbers
25 described spp. in our area
(1); there are several undescribed species in the se. US, and barcoding more specimens from the south might show additional unrecognized species. (K.G.A. Hamilton, pers.comm. to =v= 18.viii.2015)
Subgenus Bulbana
Ponana extensa (DeLong, 1942): CA
Ponana inflata (DeLong, 1942): TX
Ponana integra (DeLong, 1942): TX
Ponana pura (DeLong, 1942): TX
Subgenus Ponana
Ponana aenea DeLong, 1942: widespread throughout eastern U.S.
Ponana aquila (Gibson, 1919): AZ
Ponana cacozela (Gibson, 1919): TX
Ponana candida (Van Duzee, 1923): AZ, CA
Ponana curiata (Van Duzee, 1923): AZ
Ponana citrina (Spångberg, 1878): southeastern U.S.
Ponana dohrni (Stål, 1864): western U.S.
Ponana floridana DeLong, 1942: FL, TX
Ponana limbatipennis (Spångberg, 1878): eastern U.S.
Ponana limonea Ball & Reeves, 1927: OH
Ponana meadi DeLong & Martinson, 1980: FL
Ponana occlusa (Gibson, 1919): AZ, TX
Ponana pectoralis (Spångberg, 1878): widespread throughout eastern U.S.
Ponana puncticollis (Spångberg, 1878): widespread throughout eastern U.S.
Ponana quadralaba DeLong, 1942: widespread throughout eastern U.S. into southwest
Ponana rubida DeLong, 1942: widespread throughout eastern U.S.
Ponana rubrapuncta DeLong, 1942: FL
Ponana scarlatina (Fitch, 1851): widespread throughout eastern U.S.
Ponana sonora Ball, 1935: AZ
Ponana sparsa DeLong, 1942: FL
Remarks
Ponana modesta and Ponana pauperata seem to be missing type specimens (given current information). On BugGuide, we will not be treating them as valid species until there is clarification.
