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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2683
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2680
5913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2648
5852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1987
4685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
346
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
341
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
218
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
34
121
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
34
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
34 Genera with 121 Species
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Aenictus Shuckard, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1908Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 2010Black carpenter ant12SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18667SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1787Desert ants17SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1879Ant-raiding ant2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1914Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1922driver ant3SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1895Ant-raiding ant3SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 188316SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 175817SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1911Fire ants5SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1869Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1890Fierce Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1895Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
121 Species and 19 Subspecies
Aenictus fuscovarius Gerstaecker, 1859Little-wing pearly mussel
Aenictus fuscovarius sagittarius Santschi, 1938
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) splendida Roger, 1859Pure mysella
Aphaenogaster phillipsi Wheeler & Mann, 1916
Aphaenogaster syriaca Emery, 1908
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus sericeus obtusus Smith, 1858
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Camponotus barbarossa micipsa Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus rhamses Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus sinaiticus Ionescu-Hirsch, 2010
Cardiocondyla batesii Forel, 1894
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla fajumensis (Forel, 1913)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla israelica Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905
Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis adenensis bugnioni Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis agostii Sharaf, 2007
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis argentata Radoszkowsky, 1876
Cataglyphis auratus Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Cataglyphis bicoloripes Walker, 1871
Cataglyphis bombycina sinaitica Wheeler, W.M..., 1916
Cataglyphis bombycinus Roger, 1859Wavy-line astarte
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis lividus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, J., 1981
Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862
Cataglyphis viatica Fabricius, 1787
Cataglyphis viaticus Fabricius, 1787
Cerapachys collingwoodi Sharaf, 2007
Cerapachys longitarsus Mayr, 1879Topless cannibal ants
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) inermis Mayr, 1862Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster aegyptiaca pharaonis Santschi, 1914
Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis Shuckard, 1840Catspaw
Dorylus affinis aegyptiacus Mayr, 1865
Dorylus affinis hirsutus Wheeler, 1922
Hypoponera abeillei André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Lepisiota frauenfeldi aegyptiaca Finzi, 1936
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Lepisiota opaciventris Finzi, 1936
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) angulatus (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Lioponera collingwoodi Sharaf, 2007
Lioponera longitarsus (Forel, 1895)⇒ Cerapachys longitarsus Mayr, 1879
Messor aegyptiacus Emery, 1878Inflated axinopsid
Messor aegyptiacus felah Santschi, 1923
Messor arenarius Fabricius, 1787Florida marshclam
Messor arenarius alfierii Santschi, 1938
Messor arenarius diabolus Santschi, 1938
Messor arenarius thebaicus Santschi, 1912
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor barbarus sahlbergi (Forel, 1913)⇒ Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767
Messor crawleyi Santschi, 1928
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor eglalae Sharaf, 2007
Messor foreli Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Messor maculifrons Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor niloticus Santschi, 1938
Messor rugosus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Messor striaticeps André, 1883
Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911
Monomorium atomum Forel, 1902Southern acornshell
Monomorium atomum cooperi Donisthorpe, 1942
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium dentatum Sharaf, 2007
Monomorium edentatum Emery, 1897
Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902Ant
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium niloticum Emery, 1881
Monomorium nitidiventre Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium phoenicum Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Oxyopomyrmex nitidior Santschi, 1910
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole cicatricosa (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849
Pheidole fadli Sharaf, 2007
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole pallidula recticeps Menozzi, 1932
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis barbara Santschi, 1911
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis pallescens isis Santschi, 1938
Plagiolepis pallescens maura Santschi, 1920
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis bakri Sharaf, 0
Solenopsis bucki Kempf, 1973
Solenopsis cooperi Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Solenopsis kochi Finzi, 1936
Solenopsis occipitalis Santschi, 1911
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Syllophopsis dentata Sharaf, 2007
Tapinolepis mediterranea Mayr, 1866
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium depressiceps Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Tetramorium sahlbergi Finzi, 1936Contracted corbula
Tetramorium salwae Mohamed, Zal..., 2001
Tetramorium shirlae Sharaf, 2007
Tetramorium taueret Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890
Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895Horseshoe crabs
Trichomyrmex robustior Forel, 1892

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Egypt
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
17
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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