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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
2048
4944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
216
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
208
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
128
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
30
130
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
30
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afghanistan
30 Genera with 130 Species
#ABCDFLMNOPST
Aenictus Shuckard, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1902Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Bothriomyrmex Emery, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1929Black carpenter ant14SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18898SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1894Desert ants15SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1901Acrobat Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1973And Field Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants6SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19298SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 188310SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 175813SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1960Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1906Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1967Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1961Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1927Fierce Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 19702SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
130 Species and 7 Subspecies
Aenictus sagei Forel, 1901Round combshell
Aphaenogaster haarlovi Collingwood, 1961
Aphaenogaster rhaphidiiceps Mayr, 1877
Aphaenogaster smythiesii Forel, 1902Southern acornshell
Azteca petalocephala Longino, 1992
Bothriomyrmex walshi Forel, 1895
Bothriomyrmex wroughtonii Forel, 1895Arctic fairy shrimp
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bactrianus (Pisarski, 1967)⇒ Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) buddhae Forel, 1892
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fedtschenkoi Mayr, 1877
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sanctus Forel, 1904
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) turkestanicus Emery, 1887
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) turkestanus André, 1882
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Camponotus ilgii Forel, 1894
Camponotus interjectus Mayr, 1877
Camponotus obliquipilosus Emery, 1920
Camponotus pexus Santschi, 1929
Cardiocondyla brachyceps Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla elegans (Emery, 1869)⇒ Cardiocondyla sahlbergi Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Cardiocondyla kushanica Pisarski, 1967
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cardiocondyla sahlbergi Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla ulianini Emery, 1889
Carebara afghana Pisarski, 1970
Cataglyphis aenescens Nylander, 1849
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis bergiana Arnoldi, 1964
Cataglyphis bergianus Arnol’di, 1964
Cataglyphis bucharica Emery, 1925
Cataglyphis bucharicus Emery, 1925
Cataglyphis cinnamomea Karavaiev, 1910
Cataglyphis cinnamomeus Karavaiev, 1910Hooked surfclam
Cataglyphis emeryi Karavaiev, 1910Hooked surfclam
Cataglyphis karakalensis⇒ Cataglyphis bergiana Arnoldi, 1964
Cataglyphis lividus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis longipedem Eichwald, 1841
Cataglyphis lutea Pisarski, 1967
Cataglyphis pallida Mayr, 1877
Cataglyphis setipes Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Crematogaster afghanica Pisarski, 1967
Crematogaster bogojawlenskii Ruzsky, 1905
Crematogaster hezaradjatica Pisarski, 1967
Crematogaster moqorensis Pisarski, 1967
Crematogaster subdentata Mayr, 1877Round combshell
Crematogaster subdentata kaschgariensis (Forel, 1901)⇒ Crematogaster subdentata Mayr, 1877
Dolichoderus moggridgei Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) subpilosa Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica orangea Seifert & Sc..., 2009
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Lasius (Austrolasius) carniolicus Mayr, 1861Wrinkled montacutid
Lasius (Chthonolasius) rabaudi Bondroit, 1917
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius flavescens (Forel, 1904)⇒ Lasius nigra Linnaeus, 1758
Lasius nigra Linnaeus, 1758
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota frauenfeldi integra Forel, 1894
Lepisiota integra Forel, 1894
Lepisiota kabulica Pisarski, 1967
Lepisiota melanogaster Emery, 1915
Lepisiota semenovi Ruzsky, 1905
Lepisiota sericea Forel, 1892
Lepisiota spinisquama Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Leptothorax melas (Espadaler, P..., 1984)⇒ Temnothorax melas Espadaler, P..., 1984
Messor aphaenogasteroides Pisarski, 1967
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor aralocaspius aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902
Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905Oval macoma
Messor himalayanus Forel, 1902
Messor instabilis Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor orientalis Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Messor reticuliventris Karavaiev, 1910Milky venus
Messor semirufus André, 1883Cuba transennella
Monomorium abeillei André, 1881Eggcockle
Monomorium atomum Forel, 1902Southern acornshell
Monomorium barbatulum Mayr, 1877
Monomorium flavum Collingwood, 1961
Monomorium gracillimum Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902Ant
Monomorium indicum kusnezowi Santschi, 1928
Monomorium kusnezowi Santschi, 1928
Monomorium lindbergi Pisarski, 1967
Monomorium nengraharicum Pisarski, 1970
Monomorium pallidum Donisthorpe, 1918
Monomorium sagei Forel, 1902
Monomorium salomonis salomonis Linnaeus, 1758
Myrmica afghanica Radchenko & ..., 2003
Myrmica aimonissabaudiae Menozzi, 1939Beautiful crassatella
Myrmica rupestris Forel, 1902
Myrmica tenuispina Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica tibetana Mayr, 1889
Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Paratrechina sindbadi Pisarski, 1960American tellin
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole indica himalayana (Forel, 1902)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole risii trachyderma (Emery, 1906)⇒ Pheidole trachyderma Emery, 1906
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Polyrhachis (Myrma) similis Viehmeyer, 1912
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Polyrhachis simplex Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) orbula Emery, 1875Contracted corbula
Solenopsis jalalabadica Pisarski, 1970
Solenopsis knuti Pisarski, 1967
Strongylognathus kabakovi Radchenko & ..., 2011
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) karavaievi Emery, 1925
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Temnothorax cornibrevis Collingwood, 1961
Temnothorax pallidus Collingwood, 1961
Tetramorium agile Arnold, 1960
Tetramorium armatum Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium exile Csösz & Radc..., 2007
Tetramorium kabulistanicum Pisarski, 1967
Tetramorium nitidissimum Pisarski, 1967
Tetramorium pisarskii Radchenko & ..., 2015
Tetramorium schneideri Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Tetramorium striativentre Mayr, 1877
Tetramorium sulcinode Santschi, 1927
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Trichomyrmex nengraharicum Pisarski, 1970

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Afghanistan
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
15
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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Formicidae at insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu
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