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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Burkina Faso (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
988
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
871
1848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
25
118
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
25
118
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
91
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
16
25
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
16
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Burkina Faso
16 Genera with 25 Species
Aenictus Shuckard, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1798Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1850
Desert ants0SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1831
Acrobat Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 02SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19876SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1862Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1877Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1980Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burkina Faso
25 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aenictus ugaduwensis Gómez, 2022
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Brachyponera sennaarensis ruginota Stitz, 1916
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Messor galla Mayr, 1904Japanese horseshoe crab
Messor galla galla
Monomorium afrum André, 1884
Monomorium balathir Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Nesomyrmex evelynae Forel, 1916
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877
Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Tetramorium longicorne Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium zapyrum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Trichomyrmex abyssinicus Forel, 1894
Trichomyrmex oscaris Forel, 1894

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


Links, sources and further information
Formicidae at insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu
Formicidae at antcat.org
Formicidae at antwiki.org
Formicidae at antwiki.org
Formicidae at artfakta.se
Formicidae at antweb.org
Formicidae at dyntaxa.se
Formicidae at gbif.org
Formicidae at gbif.org
Formicidae at irmng.org
Formicidae at itis.gov