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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
249
1473
2557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1198
2155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
29
154
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
151
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
106
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
26
82
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
26
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Crete
26 Genera with 82 Species
#ACHLMOPST
Acropyga Roger, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1881Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant11SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1849Desert ants1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1849Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 2018Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1915Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18365SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1916Acorn Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1941Fierce Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 19971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Crete
82 Species
Acropyga paleartica Menozzi, 1936Salina mucket
Amblyopone denticulata Roger, 1859
Aphaenogaster cecconii Emery, 1894
Aphaenogaster simonellii Emery, 1894
Aphaenogaster subterraneoides Emery, 1881
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) boghossiani Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) candiotes Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) gestroi Emery, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) kiesenwetteri Roger, 1859Yellow pricklycockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) baldaccii Emery, 1908
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) jaliensis Dalla Torre, 1893
Cardiocondyla elegans (Emery, 1869)⇒ Cardiocondyla sahlbergi Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cataglyphis aenescens Nylander, 1849
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ionia Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) sordidula Nylander, 1849Southern acornshell
Cryptopone ochracea Mayr, 1855
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lasius (Lasius) lasioides Emery, 1869Cheating macoma
Lasius (Lasius) paralienus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius tapinomoides Salata & Bor..., 2018
Lepisiota dolabellae Forel, 1911
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota melas Emery, 1915
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Myrafant) exilis (Emery, 1869)⇒ Temnothorax exilis Emery, 1869
Leptothorax (Temnothorax) recedens (Nylander, 1856)⇒ Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Messor caducus T. Victor, 1839
Messor concolor Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor creticus Salata & Bor..., 2019
Messor denticulatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor orientalis Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Messor wasmanni Krauße-Heldr..., 1910Varnished liocyma
Monomorium creticum Emery, 1895Wavy dwarf-venus
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium nitidiventre Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Oxyopomyrmex krueperi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Oxyopomyrmex laevibus Salata & Bor..., 2015
Oxyopomyrmex santschii (Forel, 1904)⇒ Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi Emery, 1889
Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyrhachis annosa Wappler, & al., 2009
Polyrhachis annosus Wappler & al., 2009
Ponera testacea Emery, 1895
Solenopsis wolfi Emery, 1915
Strongylognathus dalmaticus Baroni Urbani, 1969
Strongylognathus silvestrii Menozzi, 1936Salina mucket
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) nigerrimum Nylander, 1856
Tapinoma festae Emery, 1925
Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ariadnae Csösz, Heinz..., 2015
Temnothorax graecus Forel, 1911
Temnothorax lucidus Csösz, Heinz..., 2015
Temnothorax semiruber André, 1881
Temnothorax specularis Emery, 1916
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium diomedeum Emery, 1908
Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903Humpbacked peaclam
Tetramorium lucidulum Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Tetramorium moravicum Kratochvíl, 1941
Trichomyrmex perplexus Radchenko, 1997

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Crete
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
13
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


Links, sources and further information
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Formicidae at antcat.org
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Formicidae at antweb.org
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Formicidae at gbif.org
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Formicidae at irmng.org
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