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Checklist for Tribe Cerapachyini Forel, 1893
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
18
194
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
18
194
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
150
1033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
118
996
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
118
996
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
5
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCerapachyini
Forel, 1893
4
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
4 Genera with 18 Species
Cerapachys Smith, 1948Ant-raiding ant14SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Simopone Forel, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
18 Species
Cerapachys desposyne Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Cerapachys dominulus Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Cerapachys flavaclavatus Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Cerapachys inconspicuus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Cerapachys krombeini Donisthorpe, 1947Dentate lucine
Cerapachys longitarsus Mayr, 1879Topless cannibal ants
Cerapachys marginatus Emery, 1897
Cerapachys nitens Donisthorpe, 1949
Cerapachys opacus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Cerapachys papuanus Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Cerapachys polynikes Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Cerapachys pusillus Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Cerapachys superatus Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Cerapachys versicolor Donisthorpe, 1948
Ooceraea papuana Emery, 1897
Ooceraea pusilla Emery, 1897
Simopone gressitti Taylor, 1965Hardy orange
Sphinctomyrmex cribratus Emery, 1897


Links, sources and further information
Cerapachyini at itis.gov