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Checklist for Tribe Cerapachyini Forel, 1893
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
127
2333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
123
2330
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
123
2330
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
4
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCerapachyini
Forel, 1893
4
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
4 Genera with 49 Species
Cerapachys Smith, 1910Ant-raiding ant28SpeciesTaxom
Simopone Forel, 194918SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Vicinopone Bolton & Fisher, 19751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
49 Species
Cerapachys afer Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Cerapachys arnoldi Forel, 1914
Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907Ant
Cerapachys braunsi Emery, 1902
Cerapachys braytoni Weber, 1949
Cerapachys centurio Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys coxalis Arnold, 1926
Cerapachys cribrinodis Emery, 1899
Cerapachys decorsei Santschi, 1912
Cerapachys faurei Arnold, 1949
Cerapachys foreli Santschi, 1914
Cerapachys kenyensis Consani, 1951
Cerapachys lamborni Crawley, 1923
Cerapachys longitarsus Mayr, 1879Topless cannibal ants
Cerapachys mayri Forel, 1892
Cerapachys natalensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cerapachys niger Santschi, 1914
Cerapachys nitidulus Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys nkomoensis Forel, 1916
Cerapachys peringueyi Emery, 1886
Cerapachys similis Santschi, 1930
Cerapachys sudanensis Weber, 1942
Cerapachys sylvicola Arnold, 1955
Cerapachys validus Arnold, 1960
Cerapachys vespula Weber, 1949
Cerapachys villiersi Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Cerapachys wittmeri Collingwood, 1985
Cerapachys wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Simopone amana Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone annettae Kutter, 1976
Simopone brunnea Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone conradti Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Simopone dryas Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone fulvinodis Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Simopone grandis Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Simopone laevissima Arnold, 1954
Simopone latiscapa Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone marleyi Arnold, 1915
Simopone matthiasi Kutter, 1977
Simopone miniflava Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone occulta Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone persculpta Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone rabula Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone schoutedeni Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Simopone vepres Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone wilburi Weber, 1949
Sphinctomyrmex chariensis Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Sphinctomyrmex rufiventris Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Vicinopone conciliatrix Brown, 1975


Links, sources and further information
Cerapachyini at itis.gov