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Checklist for Tribe Camponotini Forel, 1878
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
439
1153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
435
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
235
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
74
321
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
74
321
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
13
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
3 Genera with 34 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1911Black carpenter ant25SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 191013SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
34 Species and 6 Subspecies
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus vividus meinerti Forel, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus vestitus comptus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bayeri Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus foraminosus deductus Santschi, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus perrisii nigeriensis Santschi, 1914
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) brutus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) congolensis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) solon Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus solon chiton Emery, 1925
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus aberrans Mayr, 1895
Camponotus barbarossa Emery, 1920Texas lilliput
Camponotus bituberculatus André, 1889
Camponotus compressiscapus André, 1889
Camponotus haereticus Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Phasmomyrmex aberrans Mayr, 1895
Polyrhachis (Myrma) concava André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decemdentata André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) fissa Mayr, 1902
Polyrhachis (Myrma) laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) rufipalpis Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis otleti Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Polyrhachis phidias Forel, 1910


Links, sources and further information
Camponotini at artfakta.se
Camponotini at dyntaxa.se
Camponotini at itis.gov