Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 43
277
393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 42
276
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 18
140
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
26
58 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants | 26
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Town
26 Genera with 58 Species #ABCDHLMOPST
| Anoplolepis Santschi, 1894 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1895 | Black carpenter ant | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1895 | Acrobat Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1817 | driver ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | Hagensia Forel, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Hypoponera Santschi, 1938 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1944 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ochetellus Shattuck, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1860 | Panther Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863 | Crazy ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1793 | Big-headed Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1865 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 2000 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1911 | Fierce Ants | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1911 | Slender ants | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
58 Species | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Anoplolepis rufescens Santschi, 1917 | Trigonal condylclam | | Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894 | Black pugnacious ant | | Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860 | | | Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860 | | | Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773 | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dicksoni Arnold, 1948 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus bertolonii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Camponotus bianconii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Camponotus klugii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895 | Cocktail Ant | | Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764 | Wavy amphissa | | Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817 | | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862 | | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Meranoplus peringueyi Emery, 1886 | | | Messor capensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Monomorium boerorum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium havilandi Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium rhopalocerum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Monomorium schultzei Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium tablense Santschi, 1932 | | | Monomorium torvicte Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium xanthognathum Arnold, 1944 | | | Ochetellus glaber Mayr, 1862 | Ant | | Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886 | | | Pachycondyla cavernosa Roger, 1860 | | | Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899 | | | Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860 | Florida marshclam | | Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798 | Southern acornshell | | Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Plagiolepis intermedia Emery, 1895 | Elegant dwarf cockle | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860 | Reddish lepton | | Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862 | | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865 | Northern riffleshell | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876 | Ant | | Tetramorium capense Mayr, 1865 | Seaside bittercress | | Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894 | | | Tetramorium frigidum Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium grassii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium pusillum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886 | | | Tetramorium regulare Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium squaminode Santschi, 1911 | | | Tetraponera clypeata Emery, 1886 | | | Tetraponera emeryi Forel, 1911 | Cedar beetle |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Cape Town
 | | Formicidae (Latreille 1809) |
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