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Checklist for Tribe Cataulacini Emery, 1895
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
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
25
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCataulacini
Emery, 1895
1
16
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
1 Genera with 16 Species
Cataulacus Smith, 191316SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
16 Species
Cataulacus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Cataulacus boltoni Snelling, 1979
Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cataulacus difficilis Santschi, 1916
Cataulacus egenus Santschi, 1911
Cataulacus guineensis Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Cataulacus huberi André, 1890
Cataulacus lujae Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Cataulacus mocquerysi André, 1889
Cataulacus moloch Bolton, 1982Painted sunsetclam
Cataulacus pullus Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Cataulacus pygmaeus André, 1890
Cataulacus taylori Bolton, 1982Painted sunsetclam
Cataulacus traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Cataulacus vorticus Bolton, 1974
Cataulacus weissi Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell


Links, sources and further information
Cataulacini at itis.gov