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Checklist for Tribe Crematogastrini Forel, 1893
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
29
170
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
27
166
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
98
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
39
132
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
39
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
14
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
3
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
3 Genera with 21 Species
Crematogaster Lund, 1926Acrobat Ants20SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
21 Species and 3 Subspecies
Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana Mayr, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunneipennis André, 1890
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) excisa Mayr, 1895Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) menilekii Forel, 1894Painted eggcockle
Crematogaster solenopsides costeboriensis Santschi, 1919
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) kneri Mayr, 1862Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster kneri behanzini Santschi, 1915
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) paolii Menozzi, 1930
Crematogaster chlorotica Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Crematogaster edentula Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster gambiensis André, 1889Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster gerstaeckeri Dalla Torre, 1871
Crematogaster nigeriensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster painei Donisthorpe, 1945
Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863Nuttall cockle
Crematogaster vidua Santschi, 1928
Crematogaster werneri Mayr, 1907Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster werneri pasithea Santschi, 1915
Crematogaster zavattarii Menozzi, 1926Leptosynapta montacutid
Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Trichomyrmex abyssinicus Forel, 1894
Trichomyrmex oscaris Forel, 1894


Links, sources and further information
Crematogastrini at itis.gov