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Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Cyprus (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
2233
4335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
332
2231
4333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
318
2204
4288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1715
3531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
219
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
194
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
134
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
24
91
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
24
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cyprus
24 Genera with 91 Species
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Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1908Collared Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 2023Black carpenter ant17SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 2023Desert ants2SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1930Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 2020Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1849Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 20184SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1912Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1934Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1934Acorn Ants17SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1924Fierce Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cyprus
91 Species and 7 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) splendida Roger, 1859Pure mysella
Aphaenogaster simonellii Emery, 1894
Aphaenogaster sporadis Santschi, 1933
Aphaenogaster subterraneoides Emery, 1881
Aphaenogaster syriaca Emery, 1908
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) gestroi Emery, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) honaziensis Karaman & Ak..., 2013
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) kiesenwetteri Roger, 1859Yellow pricklycockle
Camponotus kiesenwetteri cyprius Emery, 1920
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus lateralis cypridis Santschi, 1939
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) libanicus André, 1881Eggcockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) cecconii Emery, 1908
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) jaliensis Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) samius Forel, 1889Yellow pricklycockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sanctus Forel, 1904
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus troodosensis Salata et al., 2023
Cardiocondyla dalmatica Emery, 1869
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, 1929Ant
Cataglyphis aphrodite Salata, Deme..., 2023
Cataglyphis chionistrae Salata, Deme..., 2023
Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) inermis Mayr, 1862Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster inermis aphrodite Santschi, 1937
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lorteti Forel, 1910Southern acornshell
Crematogaster boera Santschi, 1926
Crematogaster cypria Santschi, 1930
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lasius (Lasius) lasioides Emery, 1869Cheating macoma
Lasius cyperus Seifert, 2020
Leptothorax (Temnothorax) recedens (Nylander, 1856)⇒ Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Messor bucephalus Salata, Deme..., 2023
Messor orientalis Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Messor syriacus Tohme, 1969Pacific eggcockle
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium perplexum Radchenko, 1997
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Oxyopomyrmex oculatus Type André, 1881Eggcockle
Oxyopomyrmex pygmalioni Salata & Bor..., 2015
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole fadli Sharaf, 2007
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1905
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Plagiolepis (Paraplagiolepis) xene Stärcke, 1936
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis perperamus Salata, Boro..., 2018
Proceratium numidicum Santschi, 1912Florida marshclam
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Solenopsis fugax cypridis Santschi, 1934Northern river crangonyctid
Solenopsis cypridis Santschi, 1934
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911
Tapinoma simrothi phoeniceum Emery, 1925
Tapinoma festae Emery, 1925
Tapinoma glabrella Nylander, 1849
Tapinoma israele Forel, 1904
Tapinoma phoeniceum Emery, 1925
Temnothorax aeolius Forel, 1911
Temnothorax akrotiriensis Satala, Deme..., 2024
Temnothorax apolloni Satala, Deme..., 2024
Temnothorax bulgaricus Forel, 1892
Temnothorax bulgaricus cypridis Santschi, 1930
Temnothorax cerastarum Satala, Deme..., 2024
Temnothorax curtisetosus Salata & Bor..., 2015
Temnothorax cypridis Santschi, 1930
Temnothorax evagorae Satala, Deme..., 2024
Temnothorax hippomenesi Satala, Deme..., 2024
Temnothorax kykkos Satala, Deme..., 2024
Temnothorax muellerianus Finzi, 1922
Temnothorax nikoklesi Satala, Deme..., 2024
Temnothorax oreades Satala, Deme..., 2024
Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Temnothorax turcicus Santschi, 1934
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium indocile (Santschi, 1927)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium rhodium Emery, 1924
Tetramorium semilaeve André, 1883Cuba transennella
Tetramorium syriacum Emery, 1924Carpenter carditid
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Trichomyrmex mayri Forel, 1902
Trichomyrmex perplexus Radchenko, 1997
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Cyprus
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
13
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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