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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
58
716
1765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
709
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
360
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
61
234
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
61
234
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
61 Genera with 234 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRST
Aenictus Shuckard, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Anillomyrma Emery, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 20134SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1912Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant33SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1910Ant-raiding ant2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1901Acrobat Ants14SpeciesTaxom
Diplomorium Mayr, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant5SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1911Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Eburopone Borowiec, 2016
0SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hagensia Forel, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilla Emery, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1857
Ant-raiding ant0SpeciesTaxom
Melissotarsus Emery, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 198731SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1862
Marauder ants0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 0Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Streblognathus Mayr, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1913Miniature Trap-jaw Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 2014Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1895Fierce Ants36SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1911Slender ants4SpeciesTaxom
Turneria Forel, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
234 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901San Diego fairy shrimp
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus punctaticeps Mayr, 1901
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis litoralis Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Anoplolepis nuptialis Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis rufescens Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera granosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera umgodikulula Joma & Mackay, 2013
Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912
Calyptomyrmex claviseta Santschi, 1914
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) postoculatus Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) ostiarius Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) werthi Forel, 1908Cracking pearly mussel
Camponotus angusticeps Emery, 1886
Camponotus arminius Forel, 1910
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus baynei Arnold, 1922
Camponotus brevisetosus Forel, 1910
Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914
Camponotus cognatus Fabricius, 1782
Camponotus fornasinii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus havilandi Arnold, 1922
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus importunus Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus klugii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus melleus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus reevei Arnold, 1922
Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Cataulacus micans Mayr, 1901
Cerapachys arnoldi Forel, 1914
Cerapachys wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) desperans Forel, 1914
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) impressa Emery, 1899Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) melanogaster Emery, 1895Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster (Decacrema) liengmei Forel, 1894Turgid blossom
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) natalensis Forel, 1910Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) kneri Mayr, 1862Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster arboreus Smith, 1858
Crematogaster arnoldi Forel, 1914Texas lilliput
Crematogaster capensis Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster delagoensis Forel, 1894
Crematogaster opaciceps Mayr, 1901
Diplomorium longipenne Mayr, 1901
Discothyrea hewitti Arnold, 1916
Discothyrea poweri Arnold, 1916California grippclam
Discothyrea traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis Shuckard, 1840Catspaw
Dorylus (Dorylus) braunsi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Dorylus attenuatus Shuckard, 1840Florida marshclam
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Euponera wroughtoni Forel, 1901
Hypoponera gleadowi Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Leptanilla australis Baroni Urbani, 1977Oval tellin
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys crassicornis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Leptogenys crassinoda Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys mactans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys peringueyi Forel, 1913
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Meranoplus peringueyi Emery, 1886
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Messor denticornis Forel, 1910
Monomorium alamarum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium binatu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium boerorum Forel, 1910
Monomorium braunsi Mayr, 1901
Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Monomorium delagoense (Forel, 1894)⇒ Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium excensurae Forel, 1915
Monomorium exchao Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Monomorium fastidium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905
Monomorium havilandi Forel, 1910
Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium kelapre Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium mediocre Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium musicum Forel, 1910
Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910
Monomorium ocellatum Arnold, 1920
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium rhopalocerum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium schultzei Forel, 1910
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium taedium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium tchelichofi Forel, 1914
Monomorium torvicte Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium willowmorense Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Nesomyrmex braunsi Forel, 1912
Nesomyrmex denticulatus Mayr, 1901
Nesomyrmex stramineus Arnold, 1948
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Ocymyrmex cilliei Prins & Roux, 1989
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Oligomyrmex semilaevis (Mayr, 1901)⇒ Carebara semilaevis Mayr, 1901
Pachycondyla brunoi Forel, 1913
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla cariosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla crassa crassa Emery, 1877
Pachycondyla granosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla laevissima Arnold, 1915
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899
Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Pachycondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Parasyscia peringueyi Emery, 1886
Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Pheidole foreli Mayr, 1901
Pheidole hewitti Santschi, 1932
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901Round combshell
Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904
Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schlueteri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pristomyrmex fossulatus Forel, 1910
Probolomyrmex filiformis Mayr, 1901
Pyramica anarta Bolton, 1983Trigonal tivela
Pyramica mandibularis (Szabó, 1909)⇒ Strumigenys maxillaris Baroni Urbani, 2007
Pyramica oxysma Bolton, 1983Trigonal tivela
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Pyramica transversa Santschi, 1913
Pyramica trieces Brown, 1960Boring petricola
Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis Mayr, 1901
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) spei Forel, 1912
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis indet
Streblognathus aethiopicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Streblognathus peetersi Robertson, 2002
Strumigenys havilandi Forel, 1905
Strumigenys irrorata Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys origo Fisher, 2000
Strumigenys syntacta Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys traegaordhi Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876Ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Temnothorax anaphalantus Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Tetramorium akermani Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium avium Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium bevisi Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Tetramorium bothae Forel, 1910
Tetramorium capense Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Tetramorium clunum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894
Tetramorium dichroum Santschi, 1932
Tetramorium dominum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium emeryi Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium frenchi Forel, 1914
Tetramorium frigidum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium grassii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium laevithorax Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium mayri Mann, 1919California surfclam
Tetramorium microps Mayr, 1901Imperial venus
Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901Round combshell
Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium peringueyi Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium platynode Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium pusillum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886
Tetramorium regulare Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium repentinum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium rufescens Stitz, 1923
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium signatum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886
Tetramorium thoth Bolton, 1976
Tetramorium traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Tetramorium vexator Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877Toughleaf dogwood
Tetraponera braunsi Forel, 1913Flattened carditid
Tetraponera clypeata Emery, 1886
Tetraponera emeryi Forel, 1911Cedar beetle

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptanillinae
Emery, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
25
124
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
14
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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