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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1218
3403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1190
3374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
500
2369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
86
450
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
86
450
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
86 Genera with 450 Species
#ABCDEFHILMNOPRST
Acropyga Roger, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Anillomyrma Emery, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Aphomomyrmex Emery, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Atopomyrmex André, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Axinidris Weber, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 20137SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1912Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant65SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1910Ant-raiding ant3SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1910Acrobat Ants23SpeciesTaxom
Diplomorium Mayr, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant8SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1911Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Eburopone Borowiec, 2016
0SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Hagensia Forel, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1858Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants6SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilla Emery, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19138SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1857
Ant-raiding ant0SpeciesTaxom
Mayriella Forel, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Melissotarsus Emery, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1883
Honey carrier0SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19228SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 194466SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 200810SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1915Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 189214SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1862
Marauder ants0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19218SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Podomyrma Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19608SpeciesTaxom
Ravavy Fisher, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 0Fire ants5SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Streblognathus Mayr, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1913Miniature Trap-jaw Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 2014Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1895Fierce Ants64SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1911Slender ants5SpeciesTaxom
Turneria Forel, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
450 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Aenictus eugenii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Aenictus furibundus Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Aenictus mariae Emery, 1895Horned fairy shrimp
Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901San Diego fairy shrimp
Agraulomyrmex meridionalis Prins, 1983Tiny pouchclam
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus punctaticeps Mayr, 1901
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Anoplolepis litoralis Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Anoplolepis nuptialis Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis rufescens Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889
Axinidris lignicola Snelling, R.R., 2007
Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera granosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera laevissima Arnold, 1915
Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera strigulosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera umgodikulula Joma & Mackay, 2013
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912
Calyptomyrmex claviseta Santschi, 1914
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) bifossus Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Camponotus (Mayria) sellidorsatus Prins, 1973Giant eggcockle
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) orites Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus cameranoi eugaster Santschi, 1922
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) victoriae Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) postoculatus Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) ostiarius Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dicksoni Arnold, 1948
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sexpunctatus Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) werthi Forel, 1908Cracking pearly mussel
Camponotus angusticeps Emery, 1886
Camponotus arminius Forel, 1910
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus baynei Arnold, 1922
Camponotus berthoudi Forel, 1879
Camponotus bertolonii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus bianconii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus brevisetosus Forel, 1910
Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914
Camponotus caffer Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus cognatus Fabricius, 1782
Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus detritus Emery, 1886
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Camponotus erinaceus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus fornasinii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus havilandi Arnold, 1922
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus importunus Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus klugii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus knysnae Arnold, 1922
Camponotus melleus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus namacola Prins, 1973Giant eggcockle
Camponotus reevei Arnold, 1922
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, 1908Ant
Carebara perpusilla Emery, 1895
Cataulacus micans Mayr, 1901
Cerapachys arnoldi Forel, 1914
Cerapachys cribrinodis Emery, 1899
Cerapachys wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) desperans Forel, 1914
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) impressa Emery, 1899Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) melanogaster Emery, 1895Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) nigronitens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster (Decacrema) liengmei Forel, 1894Turgid blossom
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) natalensis Forel, 1910Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) rectinota Forel, 1913
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) transvaalensis Forel, 1894
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) hottentota Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) kneri Mayr, 1862Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster amita Forel, 1913Texas lilliput
Crematogaster arboreus Smith, 1858
Crematogaster arnoldi Forel, 1914Texas lilliput
Crematogaster boera Santschi, 1926
Crematogaster capensis Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster delagoensis Forel, 1894
Crematogaster opaciceps Mayr, 1901
Crematogaster orobia Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Crematogaster schultzei Forel, 1910
Crematogaster solers Forel, 1910
Diplomorium longipenne Mayr, 1901
Discothyrea hewitti Arnold, 1916
Discothyrea poweri Arnold, 1916California grippclam
Discothyrea traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis Shuckard, 1840Catspaw
Dorylus (Dorylus) braunsi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Dorylus (Dorylus) brevipennis Emery, 1895Catspaw
Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Dorylus (Rhogmus) fimbriatus Shuckard, 1840Tennessee riffleshell
Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839Blake lucine
Dorylus attenuatus Shuckard, 1840Florida marshclam
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Euponera wroughtoni Forel, 1901
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica curiosa Creighton, 1935Concentric ervilia
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica maculata Geoffroy, 1785Leiberg's ptychomitrium moss
Formica oregonensis Cole, 1938
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Hypoponera austra Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera dideroti Forel, 1913
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera gleadowi Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858Australian meat ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Lepisiota depressa Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota foreli Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Leptanilla australis Baroni Urbani, 1977Oval tellin
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys crassicornis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Leptogenys crassinoda Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys havilandi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys mactans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys peringueyi Forel, 1913
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) angulatus (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Mayriella transfuga Baroni Urbani, 1977Oval tellin
Melissotarsus beccarii Emery, 1877
Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Meranoplus glaber Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Meranoplus magrettii Magretti, 1884
Meranoplus peringueyi Emery, 1886
Meranoplus spininodis Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Messor barbarum pseudo Mayr, 1862
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor denticornis Forel, 1910
Messor luebberti Forel, 1910
Messor piceus Stitz, 1923
Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923
Messor tropicorum Wheeler, 1922
Monomorium afrc
Monomorium alamarum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium anceps Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium binatu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium boerorum Forel, 1910
Monomorium braunsi Mayr, 1901
Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium delagoense (Forel, 1894)⇒ Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium disertum Forel, 1913
Monomorium drapenum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium emeryi Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Monomorium esharre Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium excelsior Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Monomorium excensurae Forel, 1915
Monomorium exchao Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium fastidium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905
Monomorium havilandi Forel, 1910
Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium katir Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium kelapre Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium lene Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium macrops Arnold, 1944
Monomorium madecassum Forel, 1892
Monomorium mavide Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium mediocre Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium mictile Forel, 1910
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium minor Stitz, 1923
Monomorium modestum Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium musicum Forel, 1910
Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910
Monomorium ocellatum Arnold, 1920
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium orangiae Arnold, 1956
Monomorium paternum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium rabirium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium rastractum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium rhopalocerum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium rotundatum Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium rufulum Stitz, 1923
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium schultzei Forel, 1910
Monomorium sersalatum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium setuliferum Forel, 1910
Monomorium shilohense Forel, 1913
Monomorium speculiceps (Santschi, 1928)⇒ Monomorium excelsior Arnold, 1926
Monomorium sryetum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium tablense Santschi, 1932
Monomorium taedium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium tchelichofi Forel, 1914
Monomorium termitobium Forel, 1892
Monomorium torvicte Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium vaguum Santschi, 1930
Monomorium viator Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Monomorium willowmorense Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium xanthognathum Arnold, 1944
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmicaria fusca Stitz, 1911Atlantic galeommatid
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Nesomyrmex antoinetteae Mbanyana & R..., 2008
Nesomyrmex braunsi Forel, 1912
Nesomyrmex cederbergensis Mbanyana & R..., 2008
Nesomyrmex denticulatus Mayr, 1901
Nesomyrmex entabeni Mbanyana & R..., 2008
Nesomyrmex inye Mbanyana & R..., 2008
Nesomyrmex njengelanga Mbanyana & R..., 2008
Nesomyrmex ruani Mbanyana & R..., 2008
Nesomyrmex stramineus Arnold, 1948
Nesomyrmex vannoorti Mbanyana & R..., 2008
Nylanderia natalenis Forel, 1915
Ochetellus glaber Mayr, 1862Ant
Ocymyrmex alacer Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Ocymyrmex cavatodorsatus Prins, 1965
Ocymyrmex cilliei Prins & Roux, 1989
Ocymyrmex dekerus Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
Ocymyrmex gariepensis Prins & Roux, 1989
Ocymyrmex gordoni Prins & Roux, 1989
Ocymyrmex hirsutus Forel, 1910
Ocymyrmex ignotus Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex resekhes Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex sphinx Bolton, 1981
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Oligomyrmex semilaevis (Mayr, 1901)⇒ Carebara semilaevis Mayr, 1901
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla brunoi Forel, 1913
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla cariosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla cavernosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla crassa crassa Emery, 1877
Pachycondyla granosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla laevissima Arnold, 1915
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899
Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla saldanhae
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Pachycondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Parasyscia peringueyi Emery, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole afrc
Pheidole aspera Mayr, 1862
Pheidole caffra Emery, 1895Painted eggcockle
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole foreli Mayr, 1901
Pheidole hewitti Santschi, 1932
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sharpi Forel, 1902
Pheidole spinulosa Forel, 1910
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901Round combshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis capensis Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904
Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Plagiolepis intermedia Emery, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Plagiolepis simoni Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Podomyrma adelaidae Smith, 1858Desert muscleman ant
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schlueteri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pristomyrmex fossulatus Forel, 1910
Probolomyrmex filiformis Mayr, 1901
Pyramica anarta Bolton, 1983Trigonal tivela
Pyramica mandibularis (Szabó, 1909)⇒ Strumigenys maxillaris Baroni Urbani, 2007
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica nepalensis De Andrade, 1994
Pyramica oxysma Bolton, 1983Trigonal tivela
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Pyramica transversa Santschi, 1913
Pyramica trieces Brown, 1960Boring petricola
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis Mayr, 1901
Rhoptromyrmex transversinodis Mayr, 1901
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Sericomyrmex urichi Forel, 1912
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) spei Forel, 1912
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis indet
Streblognathus aethiopicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Streblognathus peetersi Robertson, 2002
Strumigenys havilandi Forel, 1905
Strumigenys irrorata Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys origo Fisher, 2000
Strumigenys pretoriae Arnold, 1949
Strumigenys syntacta Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys traegaordhi Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876Ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Temnothorax anaphalantus Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Tetramorium agile Arnold, 1960
Tetramorium aisha Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018
Tetramorium akermani Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium altivagans Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Tetramorium amaurum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium argenteopilosum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium avium Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium bevisi Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium bothae Forel, 1910
Tetramorium brigitteae Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium capense Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Tetramorium clunum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894
Tetramorium dichroum Santschi, 1932
Tetramorium dominum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium emeryi Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium ericae Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Tetramorium flaviceps Arnold, 1960
Tetramorium frenchi Forel, 1914
Tetramorium frigidum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium glabratum Stitz, 1923
Tetramorium grandinode Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Tetramorium grassii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium inezulae Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Tetramorium jordani Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Tetramorium laevithorax Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium lerouxi Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018
Tetramorium lobulicorne Santschi, 1916
Tetramorium longoi Forel, 1915
Tetramorium luteolum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium margueriteae Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018
Tetramorium mayri Mann, 1919California surfclam
Tetramorium microgyna Santschi, 1918
Tetramorium microps Mayr, 1901Imperial venus
Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901Round combshell
Tetramorium oatleyi
Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium peringueyi Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium platynode Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium pogonion Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium poweri Forel, 1914
Tetramorium pusillum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886
Tetramorium regulare Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium repentinum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium rufescens Stitz, 1923
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium sericeum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium signatum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium simulator Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886
Tetramorium squaminode Santschi, 1911
Tetramorium thoth Bolton, 1976
Tetramorium traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Tetramorium trimeni Emery, 1895
Tetramorium vexator Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895Horseshoe crabs
Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877Toughleaf dogwood
Tetraponera braunsi Forel, 1913Flattened carditid
Tetraponera clypeata Emery, 1886
Tetraponera emeryi Forel, 1911Cedar beetle

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
9
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
18
115
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptanillinae
Emery, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
34
251
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
17
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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