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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Cooper Creek (Lake Eyre Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
210
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
163
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
9
29
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
9
29
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
6
26
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
16
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
16
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cooper Creek
16 Genera with 15 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1894Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1907Rainbow ants2SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1895Spider ants1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1902Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1863Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863
Hairy Curltail Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1860
Miniature Trap-jaw Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1859Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Turneria Forel, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooper Creek
15 Species
Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitreus Smith, F., 1860Common northern plug ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) wiederkehri Forel, 1894Moneybox sugar ant
Eurhopalothrix procera Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Iridomyrmex reburrus Shattuck, 1993Bearded meat ant
Iridomyrmex suchieri Forel, 1907
Leptomyrmex unicolor Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium fieldi Forel, 1910Little black mono ant
Myrmecina silvangula Shattuck, 2009
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis respiciens Smith, F., 1865Black-and-yellow cuthona
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Tetraponera laeviceps Smith, F., 1859
Turneria bidentata Forel, 1895

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Cooper Creek
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
1
Genus
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