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Checklist of Suborder Apocrita Gerstaecker, 1867 (Ants)
for Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
266
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
266
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
238
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
198
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
9
40
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
9
40
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait
9 Families width 63 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant46SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees7SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees2SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees2SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait
40 Genera with 63 Species
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Acropyga Roger, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1793Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Calomyrmex Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Dieunomia Cockerell, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Eulophomorpha Dodd, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Euryglossula Michener, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1910Rainbow ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1986Base-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1921And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1910Honey carrier1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1902Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1900Trap-jaw ants3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Palaeorhiza Perkins, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1862Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Philidris Shattuck, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18766SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Romblonella Wheeler, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1856Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Telenomus Haliday, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1877Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1876Carpenter bees1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait
63 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938
Aenictus prolixus Shattuck, 2008
Amegilla (Notomegilla) aeruginosa Smith, 1854
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) thorogoodi Rayment, 1939
Anochetus isolatus Mann, 1919
Anochetus rectangularis Mayr, 1876
Anochetus turneri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Braunsapis clarissima Cockerell, 1929
Calomyrmex albertisi Emery, 1887
Cardiocondyla compressa Seifert, 2017
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890Yellow sneaking ant
Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda Say, 1824
Eulophomorpha clubiona Sheng & Wang, 1997
Euryglossula kubinensis Batley, 2016
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex dromus Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915
Iridomyrmex sanguineus Forel, 1910Northern meat ant
Lasioglossum exleyae Walker, 1986
Megachile (Callomegachile) mystaceana Michener, 1962Fire-tailed Resin Bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) darwiniana Cockerell, 1906
Megachile (Eutricharea) haematogastra Cockerell, 1921
Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910Furnace Ant
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus turneri Forel, 1900Garden snappy ant
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
Opisthopsis major Forel, 1902Tufted strobe ant
Palaeorhiza (Heterorhiza) hedleyi Cockerell, 1929
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Philidris cordata Smith, F., 1859Orbicular axinopsid
Pison (Pison) ignavum Turner, 1908
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) appendiculata Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) vermiculosa Mayr, 1876
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) robsoni Kohout, 2006
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) penelope Forel, 1895
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) schenkii Forel, 1886
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) trapezoidea Mayr, 1876
Rhytidoponera aurata Roger, 1861Lesser horned pony ant
Rhytidoponera barnardi Clark, 1936
Rhytidoponera barretti Clark, 1941
Romblonella heatwolei Taylor, 1991
Sphex cognata Smith, 1856
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862Dwarf pecdicel ant
Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892Ant
Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908
Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetraponera punctulata Smith, F., 1877Savanna black tree ant
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aruana Ritsema, 1876Great Carpenter Bee

Subnodes of Apocrita with occurrences in Torres Strait
InfraorderAculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
7
38
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderParasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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