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Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
324
1948
2763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
323
1946
2758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
316
1925
2732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1514
2126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
273
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
270
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
183
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
40
77
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
40
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
40 Genera with 77 Species
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Acropyga Roger, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1920Black carpenter ant9SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 20233SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1876Turtle ants1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1870Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1909Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 185810SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraponera Smith, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1914Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1851Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1858Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1869Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1861Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
77 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acropyga pickeli (Borgmeier, 1927)⇒ Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Azteca eiseni (Pergande, 1896)⇒ Azteca forelii Emery, 1893
Azteca velox Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chilensis Spinola, 1851
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus abjectus Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879
Camponotus occasus Emery, 1920
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905
Cardiocondyla verdensis Seifert, 2023
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cephalotes varians Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) nigropilosa Mayr, 1870
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Ectatomma brunneum Smith, F., 1858
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Gnamptogenys strigata Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Linepithema dispertitum Forel, 1885
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Linepithema keiteli Forel, 1907Armlet carditid
Linepithema neotropicum Wild, 2007
Megalomyrmex acauna Brandao, 1990Long fingernailclam
Megalomyrmex balzani Emery, 1894
Messor barbarum pseudo Mayr, 1862
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium boltoni Espadaler & ..., 1987Oval dwarf-venus
Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, 1858)⇒ Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891
Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Paraponera clavata Fabricius, 1775Bullet Ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole terresi Wheeler & Mann, 1914Dirty mysella
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Pogonomyrmex angustus Mayr, 1870
Pogonomyrmex bispinosus Spinola, 1851
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Procryptocerus adlerzi Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex flavidulus Smith, F., 1858Gaudy sanguin
Pseudomyrmex pupa Forel, 1911
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) orbula Emery, 1875Contracted corbula
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Cape Verde
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
20
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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