Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Eritrea (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 187
1282
2410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 185
1277
2406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 181
1273
2401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 124
1075
2143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 34
203
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 32
201
410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
130
302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
36
131 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants | 36
131 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Eritrea
36 Genera with 131 Species
| Acropyga Roger, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aenictus Shuckard, 1896 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyponera Emery, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calyptomyrmex Emery, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1887 | Black carpenter ant | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1858 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cataglyphis Förster, 1787 | Desert ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1910 | Acrobat Ants | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1915 | driver ant | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1901 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1893 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Megaponera Mayr, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melissotarsus Emery, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoponera Emery, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1758 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1914 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1892 | Big-headed Ants | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Probolomyrmex Mayr, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1915 | Fire ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1913 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinolepis Emery, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 | Acorn Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1895 | Fierce Ants | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1911 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1892 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eritrea
131 Species and 23 Subspecies | Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862 | Southern acornshell | | Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915) | ⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862 | | Aenictus anceps Forel, 1910 | | | Aenictus eugenii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Aenictus eugenii caroli Forel, 1910 | | | Aenictus fuscovarius Gerstaecker, 1859 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Aenictus fuscovarius laetior Forel, 1910 | | | Aenictus fuscovarius magrettii Emery, 1892 | | | Aenictus hamifer Emery, 1896 | False spike | | Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884 | Herrington fingernailclam | | Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904 | | | Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877 | | | Bothroponera escherichi Forel, 1910 | | | Bothroponera ilgii Forel, 1910 | | | Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Calyptomyrmex foreli Emery, 1915 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus vestitus intuens Santschi, 1926 | | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla Forel, 1894 | | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798 | Texas lilliput | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus thraso nefasitensis Menozzi, 1931 | | | Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877 | | | Camponotus diplopunctatus Emery, 1915 | Nut semele | | Camponotus puberulus Emery, 1897 | | | Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Camponotus somalinus André, 1887 | Cumberland leafshell | | Carebara erythraea Emery, 1915 | | | Carebara jeanneli Santschi, 1913 | | | Carebara junodi Forel, 1904 | | | Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858) | ⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904 | | Cataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904 | | | Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793 | Sahara Desert ant | | Cataglyphis viatica Fabricius, 1787 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) alulai Emery, 1901 | Eastern pearlshell | | Crematogaster alulai scrutans Forel, 1910 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster castanea ferruginea Forel, 1892 | | | Crematogaster castanea hararica Forel, 1894 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) chiarinii Emery, 1881 | Cumberland leafshell | | Crematogaster chiarinii taediosa Forel, 1894 | | | Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) luctans Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster aegyptiaca robusta Emery, 1877 | | | Crematogaster mutans Buren, 1968 | | | Crematogaster pseudinermis muellerianus Finzi, 1939 | | | Crematogaster schmidti Mayr, 1853 | | | Crematogaster scrutans Forel, 1910 | | | Dorylus (Alapone) aethiopicus Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis Shuckard, 1840 | Catspaw | | Dorylus affinis aegyptiacus Mayr, 1865 | | | Dorylus affinis loewyi Forel, 1907 | | | Dorylus fulvus eurous Emery, 1915 | | | Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907 | Wavy-line astarte | | Hypoponera orba Emery, 1915 | | | Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897 | Cuba lucine | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Lepisiota curta Emery, 1897 | Cuba lucine | | Lepisiota erythraea Forel, 1910 | | | Lepisiota gracilicornis Forel, 1892 | Compact astarte | | Lepisiota obtusa Emery, 1901 | | | Leptogenys (Lobopelta) piroskae Forel, 1910 | | | Leptogenys bellii Emery, 1901 | Eastern pearlshell | | Leptogenys erythraea Emery, 1902 | | | Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893 | | | Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802 | Matabele ant | | Melissotarsus beccarii Emery, 1877 | | | Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Mesoponera elisae divaricata Emery, 1915 | | | Mesoponera escherichi Forel, 1910 | | | Messor galla Mayr, 1904 | Japanese horseshoe crab | | Messor semirufus André, 1883 | Cuba transennella | | Monomorium afrum André, 1884 | | | Monomorium atomum Forel, 1902 | Southern acornshell | | Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium carbo Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium herero Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902 | Ant | | Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium luteum Emery, 1881 | | | Monomorium mictile Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium orientale Mayr, 1879 | | | Monomorium pallidipes Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862 | | | Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Oligomyrmex erythraeus (Emery, 1915) | ⇒ Carebara erythraea Emery, 1915 | | Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890) | ⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890 | | Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877 | Downy venus | | Pachycondyla obtusa Emery, 1900 | Snuffbox | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole aeberlii Forel, 1894 | Eastern pearlshell | | Pheidole aeberlii erythraea Emery, 1901 | | | Pheidole caffra Emery, 1895 | Painted eggcockle | | Pheidole caffra abyssinica Forel, 1910 | | | Pheidole caffra amoena Forel, 1911 | | | Pheidole clavata Emery, 1877 | Downy venus | | Pheidole escherichii Forel, 1910 | | | Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879 | Big-headed ant | | Pheidole megacephala impressifrons Wasmann, 1905 | | | Pheidole philippi Emery, 1915 | | | Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877 | | | Pheidole rugaticeps arabs Emery, 1881 | | | Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862 | Cumberland leafshell | | Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877 | Eastern pearlshell | | Pheidole speculifera ascara Emery, 1901 | | | Pheidole strator Forel, 1910 | Wabash riffleshell | | Pheidole variolosa Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Plagiolepis abyssinica Forel, 1894 | | | Plagiolepis brunni nilotica Mayr, 1904 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858 | | | Probolomyrmex brevirostris Forel, 1910 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865 | Northern riffleshell | | Solenopsis punctaticeps erythraea Emery, 1915 | | | Solenopsis gnomula Emery, 1915 | | | Strumigenys simoni Emery, 1895 | | | Strumigenys traegaordhi Santschi, 1913 | Western pearlshell | | Tapinolepis tumidula Emery, 1915 | | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium doriae Emery, 1881 | | | Tetramorium ghindanum Forel, 1910 | | | Tetramorium imbelle Emery, 1915 | | | Tetramorium nefassitense Forel, 1910 | | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium subcoecum Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Tetramorium surrogatum Bolton, 1985 | | | Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetraponera gerdae Stitz, 1911 | | | Trichomyrmex abyssinicus Forel, 1894 | | | Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | Destroyer Ant | | Trichomyrmex oscaris Forel, 1894 | | | Trichomyrmex robustior Forel, 1892 | |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Eritrea
 | | Formicidae (Latreille 1809) |
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