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Checklist for Tribe Cerapachyini Forel, 1893
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
151
11202
151593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
122
10288
146065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
42
3384
72516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
745
19027
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
745
19027
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
12
425
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCerapachyini
Forel, 1893
6
254
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
6 Genera with 254 Species
Cerapachys Smith, 1959Ant-raiding ant160SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 202118SpeciesTaxom
Simopone Forel, 201541SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 190025SpeciesTaxom
Tanipone Bolton & Fisher, 201210SpeciesTaxom
Vicinopone Bolton & Fisher, 19751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
254 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cerapachys (Cerapachys) majusculus Mann, 1921
Cerapachys (Cerapachys) vitiensis Mann, 1921
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) augustae Wheeler, W.M., 1902
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) davisi Smith, M.R., 1942Wright's silktassel
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) hondurianus Mann, 1922
Cerapachys (Syscia) cryptus Mann, 1921
Cerapachys aberrans Clark, 1934
Cerapachys adamus Forel, 1910
Cerapachys afer Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Cerapachys aitkenii Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Cerapachys angustatus Clark, 1924
Cerapachys annosus Wheeler, 1915
Cerapachys antennatus Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Cerapachys aranus Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Cerapachys arnoldi Forel, 1914
Cerapachys bakeri Wheeler, W.M..., 1925Compressed lucine
Cerapachys besucheti Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys bicolor Clark, 1924
Cerapachys binodis Forel, 1910
Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907Ant
Cerapachys braunsi Emery, 1902
Cerapachys braytoni Weber, 1949
Cerapachys brevicollis Clark, 1924Buttercup lucine
Cerapachys brevis Clark, 1924Little cannibal ant
Cerapachys bryanti Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Cerapachys centurio Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys clarki Crawley, 1922Chalky buttercup lucine
Cerapachys coecus Mayr, 1897
Cerapachys cohici Wilson, 1957
Cerapachys collingwoodi Sharaf, 2007
Cerapachys conservatus Viehmeyer, 1913
Cerapachys constrictus Clark, 1924Buttercup lucine
Cerapachys coxalis Arnold, 1926
Cerapachys crassus Clark, 1941
Cerapachys crawleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1924
Cerapachys cribrinodis Emery, 1899
Cerapachys daikoku Terayama, 1996
Cerapachys decorsei Santschi, 1912
Cerapachys desertorum Dlussky, 1990
Cerapachys desposyne Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Cerapachys dohertyi Emery, 1902
Cerapachys dohortyi Emery, 1902
Cerapachys dominulus Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Cerapachys doryloides Borowiec, 2009
Cerapachys dumbletoni Wilson, 1957
Cerapachys edentatus Forel, 1900Blind cannibal ants
Cerapachys elegans Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Cerapachys faurei Arnold, 1949
Cerapachys favosus Wheeler, 1915
Cerapachys fervidus Wheeler, W.M., 1918Two lined cannibal ants
Cerapachys ficosus Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Cerapachys flammeus Clark, 1930
Cerapachys flavaclavatus Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Cerapachys foreli Santschi, 1914
Cerapachys fossulatus Forel, 1895
Cerapachys foveolatus Radchenko, 1993
Cerapachys fragosus Roger, 1862
Cerapachys fuscior Mann, 1921
Cerapachys gilesi Clark, 1924Buttercup lucine
Cerapachys grandis Clark, 1934
Cerapachys greavesi Clark, 1934
Cerapachys gwynethae Clark, 1941
Cerapachys hashimotoi Terayama, 1996
Cerapachys heros Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Cerapachys hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Cerapachys humicola Ogata, 1983
Cerapachys huode Terayama, 2009
Cerapachys ierensis (Weber, 1939)⇒ Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907
Cerapachys imerinensis Forel, 1891
Cerapachys inconspicuus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Cerapachys incontentus Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys indicus Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys jacobsoni Forel, 1912
Cerapachys jovis Forel, 1915
Cerapachys kenyensis Consani, 1951
Cerapachys keralensis Karmaly, 2012
Cerapachys kodecorum Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys kraepelinii Forel, 1895
Cerapachys krombeini Donisthorpe, 1947Dentate lucine
Cerapachys lamborni Crawley, 1923
Cerapachys larvatus Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Cerapachys latus Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys lindrothi Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Cerapachys lividus Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys longitarsus Mayr, 1879Topless cannibal ants
Cerapachys longitarsus parva
Cerapachys luteoviger Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys luzuriagae Wheeler, W.M..., 1925Compressed lucine
Cerapachys macrops Clark, 1941
Cerapachys manni Crawley, 1926
Cerapachys marginatus Emery, 1897
Cerapachys mayri Forel, 1892
Cerapachys mjobergi Forel, 1915
Cerapachys muiri Wheeler, W.M..., 1925
Cerapachys mullewanus Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Cerapachys natalensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cerapachys nayana Bharti & Akbar, 2013
Cerapachys neotropicus Weber, 1939
Cerapachys niger Santschi, 1914
Cerapachys nigriventris Clark, 1924
Cerapachys nitens Donisthorpe, 1949
Cerapachys nitidulus Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys nkomoensis Forel, 1916
Cerapachys noctambulus Santschi, 1910Tiger lucine
Cerapachys opacus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Cerapachys papuanus Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Cerapachys paradoxus Borowiec, 2009
Cerapachys pawa Mann, 1919
Cerapachys peringueyi Emery, 1886
Cerapachys picipes Clark, 1924
Cerapachys pictus Clark, 1934
Cerapachys piliventris Clark, 1941
Cerapachys piochardi Emery, 1882
Cerapachys polynikes Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Cerapachys potteri Clark, 1941
Cerapachys princeps Clark, 1934
Cerapachys pruinosus Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys pubescens Emery, 1902
Cerapachys punctatissimus Clark, 1924Buttercup lucine
Cerapachys pusillus Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Cerapachys reticulatus Emery, 1923Dwarf tiger lucine
Cerapachys ruficornis Clark, 1924Buttercup lucine
Cerapachys rufithorax Wheeler, W.M..., 1925
Cerapachys rugulinodis Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Cerapachys salimani Karavaiev, 1925
Cerapachys sauteri Forel, 1913
Cerapachys schoedli Bharti & Akbar, 2013
Cerapachys sculpturatus Mann, 1921
Cerapachys seema Bharti & Akbar, 2013
Cerapachys seini (Mann, 1931)⇒ Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907
Cerapachys senescens Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Cerapachys sexspenus Xu, 2000
Cerapachys sexspinus Xu, 2000
Cerapachys silvestrii (Wheeler, 1909)⇒ Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907
Cerapachys similis Santschi, 1930
Cerapachys simmonsae Clark, 1924Buttercup lucine
Cerapachys singaporensis Viehmeyer, 1916
Cerapachys singularis Forel, 1900Carinate cannibal ant
Cerapachys sjostedti Forel, 1915
Cerapachys splendens Borgmeier, 1957Little-comb lucine
Cerapachys sudanensis Weber, 1942
Cerapachys sulcinodis Emery, 1889
Cerapachys superatus Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Cerapachys suscitatus Viehmeyer, 1913
Cerapachys sylvicola Arnold, 1955
Cerapachys terricola Mann, 1919
Cerapachys toltecus Forel, 1909Lilliput
Cerapachys turneri Forel, 1902
Cerapachys typhlus Roger, 1861
Cerapachys validus Arnold, 1960
Cerapachys varians Clark, 1924
Cerapachys versicolor Donisthorpe, 1948
Cerapachys vespula Weber, 1949
Cerapachys villiersi Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Cerapachys wighti Bharti & Akbar, 2013
Cerapachys wittmeri Collingwood, 1985
Cerapachys wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Cerapachys xizangensis Tang & Li, 1982California lucine
Cerapachys zhengyangwangi Liu, Hita Ga..., 2024
Cerapachys zimmermani Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Ooceraea alii Bharti & Akbar, 2013
Ooceraea australis Forel, 1900Blind cannibal ant
Ooceraea besucheti Brown, 1975
Ooceraea biroi Forel, 1907Clonal raider ant
Ooceraea coeca Mayr, 1897
Ooceraea crypta Mann, 1921
Ooceraea decamera Bharti, Rilt..., 2021
Ooceraea fragosa Roger, 1862
Ooceraea fuscior Mann, 1921
Ooceraea hainingensis Gao, Long, L..., 2024
Ooceraea joshii Bharti, Rilt..., 2021
Ooceraea magna Yamane & Mizuno, 2024
Ooceraea octoantenna Zhou & Chen, 2020
Ooceraea papuana Emery, 1897
Ooceraea pawa Mann, 1919
Ooceraea pusilla Emery, 1897
Ooceraea quadridentata Yamada, Luon..., 2018
Ooceraea siamensis Jaitrong, Ya..., 2021
Simopone amana Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone annettae Kutter, 1976
Simopone bakeri Menozzi, 1926
Simopone brunnea Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone chapmani Taylor, 1966Circle axinopsid
Simopone conradti Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Simopone consimilis Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone dignita Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone dryas Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone dux Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone elegans Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone emeryi Forel, 1892
Simopone fera Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone fisheri Chen, Chen &..., 2019
Simopone fulvinodis Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Simopone grandidieri Forel, 1891
Simopone grandis Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Simopone gressitti Taylor, 1965Hardy orange
Simopone huode Terayama, 2009
Simopone inculta Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone laevissima Arnold, 1954
Simopone latiscapa Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone marleyi Arnold, 1915
Simopone matthiasi Kutter, 1977
Simopone mayri Emery, 1911
Simopone merita Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone miniflava Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone nonnihil Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone occulta Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone oculata Radchenko, 1993
Simopone persculpta Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone rabula Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone rex Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone schoutedeni Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Simopone sicaria Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone silens Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone trita Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone vepres Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone victrix Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Simopone wilburi Weber, 1949
Simopone yunnanensis Chen, Zhou &..., 2015
Sphinctomyrmex asper Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Sphinctomyrmex caledonicus Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Sphinctomyrmex cedaris Forel, 1915
Sphinctomyrmex chariensis Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Sphinctomyrmex clarus Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Sphinctomyrmex cribratus Emery, 1897
Sphinctomyrmex duchaussoyi André, 1905
Sphinctomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Sphinctomyrmex froggatti Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Sphinctomyrmex furcatus Emery, 1893
Sphinctomyrmex imbecilis Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Sphinctomyrmex marcoyi Feitosa, Bra..., 2011
Sphinctomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915
Sphinctomyrmex myops Forel, 1895
Sphinctomyrmex nigricans Clark, 1926Orange-rib drillia
Sphinctomyrmex occidentalis Clark, 1924Buttercup lucine
Sphinctomyrmex rufiventris Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Sphinctomyrmex schoerederi Feitosa, Bra..., 2011
Sphinctomyrmex septentrionalis Crawley, 1925
Sphinctomyrmex siamensis Jaitrong, 2016
Sphinctomyrmex stali Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Sphinctomyrmex steinheili Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Sphinctomyrmex taylori Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Sphinctomyrmex trux Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Sphinctomyrmex turneri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Tanipone aglandula Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Tanipone aversa Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Tanipone cognata Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Tanipone hirsuta Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Tanipone maculata Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Tanipone pilosa Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Tanipone scelesta Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Tanipone subpilosa Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Tanipone varia Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Tanipone zona Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Vicinopone conciliatrix Brown, 1975


Links, sources and further information
Cerapachyini at itis.gov