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Checklist for Tribe Cerapachyini Forel, 1893
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
1244
4347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
57
1155
4224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
423
2209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
139
1172
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
139
1172
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
5
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCerapachyini
Forel, 1893
3
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
3 Genera with 22 Species
Cerapachys Smith, 1910Ant-raiding ant16SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 20215SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 19002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) davisi Smith, M.R., 1942Wright's silktassel
Cerapachys aitkenii Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Cerapachys besucheti Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907Ant
Cerapachys fossulatus Forel, 1895
Cerapachys indicus Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys keralensis Karmaly, 2012
Cerapachys longitarsus Mayr, 1879Topless cannibal ants
Cerapachys longitarsus parva
Cerapachys nayana Bharti & Akbar, 2013
Cerapachys pawa Mann, 1919
Cerapachys schoedli Bharti & Akbar, 2013
Cerapachys seema Bharti & Akbar, 2013
Cerapachys sulcinodis Emery, 1889
Cerapachys wighti Bharti & Akbar, 2013
Cerapachys wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Ooceraea alii Bharti & Akbar, 2013
Ooceraea besucheti Brown, 1975
Ooceraea biroi Forel, 1907Clonal raider ant
Ooceraea decamera Bharti, Rilt..., 2021
Ooceraea joshii Bharti, Rilt..., 2021
Sphinctomyrmex furcatus Emery, 1893
Sphinctomyrmex taylori Forel, 1900Penitent mussel


Links, sources and further information
Cerapachyini at itis.gov