Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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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
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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
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants | 39
132 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Benin
39 Genera with 132 Species #ABCDHLMNOPSTZ
| Aenictus Shuckard, 1913 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apomyrma Brown, Gotwa..., 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atopomyrmex André, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyponera Emery, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1911 | Black carpenter ant | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1982 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1982 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1926 | Acrobat Ants | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1817 | driver ant | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1897 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | Megaponera Mayr, 1862 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Melissotarsus Emery, 1877 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1987 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1904 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1914 | Trap-jaw ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1802 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothyreus Mayr, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1904 | Big-headed Ants | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1860 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psalidomyrmex André, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1914 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinolepis Emery, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1932 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1980 | Fierce Ants | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1890 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zasphinctus Wheeler, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
132 Species and 23 Subspecies | Aenictus decolor Mayr, 1879 | Tubercled blossom | | Aenictus guineensis Santschi, 1924 | | | Aenictus humeralis Santschi, 1910 | Catspaw | | Aenictus humeralis viridans Santschi, 1915 | | | Aenictus mutatus Santschi, 1913 | Kaibab fairy shrimp | | Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913 | | | Apomyrma stygia Brown, Gotwa..., 1971 | | | Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889 | | | Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899 | | | Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus rufoglaucus controversus Santschi, 1916 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus vestitus perpectitus Santschi, 1926 | | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879 | Eastern aligena | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798 | Texas lilliput | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) guttatus Emery, 1899 | Tubercled blossom | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) solon Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877 | | | Camponotus desantii Santschi, 1915 | Pale lilliput | | Camponotus haereticus Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911 | Southern acornshell | | Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 | Ant | | Cardiocondyla neferka Bolton, 1982 | Painted sunsetclam | | Carebara sicheli Mayr, 1862 | | | Cataulacus difficilis Santschi, 1916 | | | Cataulacus guineensis Smith, 1853 | Stout tagelus | | Cataulacus satrap Bolton, 1982 | Painted sunsetclam | | Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana Mayr, 1895 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunneipennis André, 1890 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) excisa Mayr, 1895 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) menilekii Forel, 1894 | Painted eggcockle | | Crematogaster solenopsides costeboriensis Santschi, 1919 | | | Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) kneri Mayr, 1862 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster kneri behanzini Santschi, 1915 | | | Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) paolii Menozzi, 1930 | | | Crematogaster chlorotica Emery, 1899 | Tubercled blossom | | Crematogaster edentula Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster gambiensis André, 1889 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster gerstaeckeri Dalla Torre, 1871 | | | Crematogaster nigeriensis Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster painei Donisthorpe, 1945 | | | Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863 | Nuttall cockle | | Crematogaster vidua Santschi, 1928 | | | Crematogaster werneri Mayr, 1907 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster werneri pasithea Santschi, 1915 | | | Crematogaster zavattarii Menozzi, 1926 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Dorylus (Anomma) kohli Wasmann, 1904 | Inflated axinopsid | | Dorylus (Anomma) nigricans Illiger, 1802 | Inflated axinopsid | | Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri Shuckard, 1840 | | | Dorylus (Dorylus) gribodoi Emery, 1892 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839 | Blake lucine | | Dorylus fulvus juvenculus Shuckard, 1840 | | | Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817 | | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Lepisiota cacozela Stitz, 1916 | | | Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897 | Cuba lucine | | Lepisiota capensis acholli Weber, 1943 | | | Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902 | | | Lepisiota capensis laevis Santschi, 1913 | | | Lepisiota monardi Santschi, 1930 | | | Lepisiota oculata Santschi, 1935 | | | Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897 | | | Messor galla Mayr, 1904 | Japanese horseshoe crab | | Messor regalis Emery, 1892 | | | Monomorium abyssinicum Forel, 1894 | Compact astarte | | Monomorium afrum André, 1884 | | | Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium egens Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894 | | | Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium trake Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Myrmicaria baumi occidentalis Santschi, 1920 | | | Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862 | | | Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011 | | | Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904 | | | Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802 | African weaver ant | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Paltothyreus tarsatus striatus Santschi, 1930 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole andrieui Santschi, 1930 | | | Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896 | Catspaw | | Pheidole bequaerti Forel, 1913 | | | Pheidole caffra bayeri Forel, 1916 | | | Pheidole caffra senilifrons Wheeler, 1922 | | | Pheidole concinna (Santschi, 1910) | ⇒ Pheidole rabo Forel, 1913 | | Pheidole corticicola Santschi, 1910 | Catspaw | | Pheidole excellens Mayr, 1862 | Catspaw | | Pheidole excellens fulvobasalis Santschi, 1921 | | | Pheidole katonae Forel, 1907 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole megacephala costauriensis Santschi, 1914 | | | Pheidole megacephala impressifrons Wasmann, 1905 | | | Pheidole megacephala melancholica Santschi, 1912 | | | Pheidole mentita pullata Santschi, 1914 | | | Pheidole nigritella Bernard, 1953 | Savannah lilliput | | Pheidole occipitalis André, 1890 | Northern riffleshell | | Pheidole occipitalis neutralis Santschi, 1914 | | | Pheidole rohani Santschi, 1925 | | | Pheidole saxicola Wheeler, 1922 | | | Pheidole sculpturata welgelegenensis Forel, 1913 | | | Pheidole speculifera ascara Emery, 1901 | | | Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901 | Round combshell | | Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904 | Southern acornshell | | Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895 | San Pedro mysella | | Platythyrea conradti Emery, 1899 | Tubercled blossom | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) concava André, 1889 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860 | Reddish lepton | | Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890 | | | Sphinctomyrmex rufiventris Santschi, 1915 | Pale lilliput | | Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904 | | | Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916 | | | Strumigenys rufobrunea Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Tapinolepis pernix Viehmeyer, 1923 | | | Tapinoma carininotum Weber, 1943 | | | Tapinoma luridum Emery, 1908 | Northern riffleshell | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma modestum Santschi, 1932 | | | Tetramorium aculeatum Mayr, 1866 | Green blossom | | Tetramorium angulinode Santschi, 1910 | Catspaw | | Tetramorium anxium Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Tetramorium bellicosum Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium gladstonei Forel, 1913 | | | Tetramorium granulatum Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium legone Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium muscorum Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium occidentale Santschi, 1916 | | | Tetramorium raptor Hita Garcia ..., 2014 | | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium versiculum Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetraponera mocquerysi André, 1890 | | | Trichomyrmex abyssinicus Forel, 1894 | | | Trichomyrmex oscaris Forel, 1894 | | | Zasphinctus rufiventris Santschi, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Benin
 | | Formicidae (Latreille 1809) |
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