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Checklist for Subfamily Dolichoderinae Forel, 1878 (Odorous Ants)
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
64
1352
4180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
1330
4145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
552
2483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
135
954
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
135
954
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
8
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
8 Genera with 33 Species
Axinidris Weber, 199110SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1911Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Ravavy Fisher, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19328SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 20079SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
33 Species and 2 Subspecies
Axinidris bidens Shattuck, 1991
Axinidris denticulata Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Axinidris ghanensis Shattuck, 1991
Axinidris hylekoites Shattuck, 1991
Axinidris hypoclinoides Santschi, 1919
Axinidris kinoin Shattuck, 1991
Axinidris murielae Shattuck, 1991
Axinidris nigripes Shattuck, 1991
Axinidris occidentalis Shattuck, 1991
Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck, 1991
Azteca beltii Emery, 1893
Azteca constructor Emery, 1896False spike
Azteca instabilis Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Dolichoderus carbonarius Emery, 1895Snuffbox
Dolichoderus gibbifer gibbifer Emery, 1887
Dolichoderus thoracicus Smith, F., 1860Consobrine tellin
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Tapinoma carininotum Weber, 1943
Tapinoma demissum Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Tapinoma lugubre Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Tapinoma luridum Emery, 1908Northern riffleshell
Tapinoma luridum longiceps Wheeler, 1922
Tapinoma luteum Emery, 1895
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma modestum Santschi, 1932
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899Southern acornshell
Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899
Technomyrmex moerens Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Technomyrmex nigriventris Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Technomyrmex pallipes Smith, F., 1876
Technomyrmex parviflavus Bolton, 2007
Technomyrmex semiruber Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Technomyrmex senex Bolton, 2007

Subnodes of Dolichoderinae with occurrences in West Africa
TribeBothriomyrmecini
Dubovikov, 2005
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDolichoderini
Forel, 1878
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLeptomyrmecini
Emery, 1913
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTapinomini
Emery, 1913
3
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Dolichoderinae at antwiki.org
Dolichoderinae at artfakta.se
Dolichoderinae at dyntaxa.se
Dolichoderinae at itis.gov