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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Himalaya (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
613
1138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
613
1138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
109
610
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
65
447
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
5
53
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
4
52
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
3
51
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
49
219
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
49
219
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Himalaya
49 Genera with 219 Species
#ACDFGHLMNOPRST
Aenictus Shuckard, 20129SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1902Collared Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant18SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1894Desert ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1889Ant-raiding ant2SpeciesTaxom
Chronoxenus Santschi, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1840driver ant2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1793And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1992Citronella ants15SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18946SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18796SpeciesTaxom
Lophomyrmex Emery, 20126SpeciesTaxom
Lordomyrma Emery, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19029SpeciesTaxom
Myopias Roger, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Myopopone Roger, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 199935SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1894Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1892Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Odontoponera Mayr, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1851Panther Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Perissomyrmex Smith, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1885Big-headed Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1902False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Recurvidris Bolton, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 20124SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1902Miniature Trap-jaw Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1904Acorn Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1902Fierce Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Himalaya
219 Species and 16 Subspecies
Aenictus ambiguus Shuckard, 1840
Aenictus aratus Forel, 1900Black lesser army ant
Aenictus ceylonicus Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Aenictus doryloides Wilson, 1964
Aenictus fergusoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Aenictus pachycerus Smith, 1858Alabama pearlshell
Aenictus piercei Wheeler & Ch..., 1930
Aenictus sagei Forel, 1901Round combshell
Aenictus wilsoni Bharti, Wach..., 2012
Aphaenogaster annandalei Mukerjee, 1930Transparent razor
Aphaenogaster beesoni Donisthorpe, 1933
Aphaenogaster cavernicola Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Aphaenogaster cristata Forel, 1902
Aphaenogaster rothneyi Forel, 1902
Aphaenogaster sagei Forel, 1902
Aphaenogaster sagei pachei Forel, 1906
Aphaenogaster smythiesii Forel, 1902Southern acornshell
Aphaenogaster smythiesii prudens Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus aethiops cachmiriensis Emery, 1925
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) albosparsus Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) buddhae Forel, 1892
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) siemsseni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus sylvaticus basalis Smith, 1878
Camponotus sylvaticus paradichous
Camponotus barbarus taylori
Camponotus dolendus Forel, 1892
Camponotus himalayanus (Forel, 1893)⇒ Camponotus caryae Fitch, 1855
Camponotus horseshoetus Datta & Rayc..., 1985Greenland cockle
Camponotus kattensis Bingham, 1903
Camponotus lamarckii Forel, 1892
Camponotus parius Emery, 1889
Camponotus socrates Forel, 1904
Camponotus wasmanni Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus wroughtonii Forel, 1893
Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi Terayama, 1999Ant
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Carebara lignata Westwood, 1840Aztec tobacco
Cataglyphis cugiai Menozzi, 1939Beautiful crassatella
Cataglyphis setipes Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Cerapachys longitarsus Mayr, 1879Topless cannibal ants
Cerapachys sulcinodis Emery, 1889
Chronoxenus dalyi Forel, 1895
Chronoxenus myops Forel, 1895
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) rogenhoferi Mayr, 1879Atlantic diplodon
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) rothneyi Mayr, 1879
Crematogaster (Oxygyne) ebenina Forel, 1902
Crematogaster binghamii Forel, 1904
Crematogaster buddhae Forel, 1902
Crematogaster dalyi sikkimensis Forel, 1904
Crematogaster himalayana Forel, 1902
Crematogaster sagei Forel, 1902
Crematogaster walshi Forel, 1902Giant cleftclam
Diacamma rugosum scuptum
Diacamma scalpratum Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Dolichoderus affinis glabripes Forel, 1895
Dolichoderus moggridgei Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Dorylus (Alapone) orientalis Westwood, 1835Brown ant
Dorylus (Typhlopone) labiatus Shuckard, 1840
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Gnamptogenys meghalaya Lattke, 2004
Harpegnathos venator Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Lasius (Cautolasius) talpa Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) bicornis Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) crinitus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius alienoflavus Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Lasius breviscapus Seifert, 1992
Lasius draco Collingwood, 1982Tagelus macoma
Lasius himalayanus Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Lasius hirsutus Seifert, 1992
Lasius lawarai Seifert, 1992
Lasius magnus Seifert, 1992
Lasius mikir Collingwood, 1982Tagelus macoma
Lasius wittmeri Seifert, 1992
Lepisiota annandalei Mukerjee, 1930
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota frauenfeldi integra Forel, 1894
Lepisiota modesta Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Lepisiota opaca Forel, 1892
Lepisiota rothneyi watsonii Forel, 1894
Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857False spike
Leptogenys diminuta laeviceps Smith, 1857
Leptogenys kitteli Mayr, 1870Much-compressed montacutid
Leptogenys lucidula Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Leptogenys moelleri Bingham, 1903Pacific geoduck
Leptogenys punctiventris Mayr, 1879Tubercled blossom
Lophomyrmex ambiguus Rigato, 1994
Lophomyrmex bedoti Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lophomyrmex birmanus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lophomyrmex changlangensis Sheela & Ghosh, 2008
Lophomyrmex kali Rigato, 1994
Lophomyrmex terraceensis Bharti & Kumar, 2012
Lordomyrma bhutanensis Baroni Urbani, 1977
Meranoplus bicolor Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Meranoplus nepalensis Schödl, 1998
Meranoplus rothneyi Forel, 1902
Messor himalayanus Forel, 1902
Messor instabilis Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Monomorium atomum Forel, 1902Southern acornshell
Monomorium criniceps Mayr, 1879Dwarf surfclam
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium glabrum André, 1883
Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902Ant
Monomorium luisae Forel, 1904
Monomorium orientale Mayr, 1879
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium sagei Forel, 1902
Myopias shivalikensis Bharti & Wac..., 2012
Myopopone castanea Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Myrmica afghanica Radchenko & ..., 2003
Myrmica aimonissabaudiae Menozzi, 1939Beautiful crassatella
Myrmica alperti Elmes & Radc..., 2009
Myrmica boltoni Radchenko & ..., 1998
Myrmica brancuccii Radchenko, E..., 1999
Myrmica cachmiriensis Forel, 1904
Myrmica collingwoodi Radchenko & ..., 1998
Myrmica ereptrix Bolton, 1988
Myrmica foreliana Radchenko & ..., 2001
Myrmica fortior Forel, 1904
Myrmica hecate Weber, 1947
Myrmica indica Weber, 1950
Myrmica inezae Forel, 1902
Myrmica kozlovi Ruzsky, 1915Mangrove horseshoe crab
Myrmica longisculpta Bharti & Sharma, 2011
Myrmica martensi Radchenko & ..., 1998
Myrmica nefaria Bharti, 2012
Myrmica nitida Radchenko & ..., 1999
Myrmica ordinaria Radchenko & ..., 1999
Myrmica pachei Forel, 1906
Myrmica petita Radchenko & ..., 1999
Myrmica rhytida Radchenko & ..., 1999
Myrmica rigatoi Radchenko & ..., 1998
Myrmica rugosa Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Myrmica rupestris Forel, 1902
Myrmica smythiesii Forel, 1902Beautiful crassatella
Myrmica tenuispina Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica urbanii Radchenko & ..., 1998
Myrmica varisclupta
Myrmica villosa Radchenko & ..., 1999
Myrmica vittata Radchenko & ..., 1999
Myrmica wardi Radchenko & ..., 1999
Myrmica weberi Elmes & Radc..., 2009
Myrmica williamsi Radchenko & ..., 1999
Myrmica wittmeri Radchenko & ..., 1999
Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842Texas venus
Nylanderia aseta Forel, 1902
Nylanderia indica Forel, 1894
Odontomachus monticola Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontoponera transversa Smith, F., 1857
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Pachycondyla javana Mayr, 1867Lined erycina
Pachycondyla luteipes Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla nigrita Emery, 1895Broad-ribbed carditid
Pachycondyla rufipes Jerdon, 1851Southern acornshell
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Perissomyrmex monticola De Andrade, 1993
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole grayi Forel, 1902
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jucunda Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Pheidole jucunda fossulata Forel, 1902
Pheidole latinoda angustior Forel, 1902
Pheidole malinsii Forel, 1902
Pheidole noda Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Pheidole pronotalis Forel, 1902
Pheidole roberti Forel, 1902
Pheidole rogersi Forel, 1902
Pheidole sagei Forel, 1902
Pheidole smythiesii Forel, 1902
Pheidole templaria Forel, 1902
Pheidole woodmasoni Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Plagiolepis balestrierii Menozzi, 1939Beautiful crassatella
Plagiolepis dichroa Forel, 1902
Plagiolepis jerdonii Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis moelleri Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Plagiolepis pontii Menozzi, 1939Beautiful crassatella
Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) striata Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) dives Smith, F., 1857Black Weaver Ant
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Polyrhachis menelas Forel, 1904
Polyrhachis tubericeps Forel, 1893
Prenolepis fisheri Bharti & Wac..., 2012
Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902
Prionopelta kraepelini Forel, 1905
Pseudolasius machhediensis Bharti, Gul ..., 2012
Recurvidris recurvispinosa Forel, 1890
Stenamma gurkhale DuBois, 1998
Stenamma jhitingriense Bharti, Gul ..., 2012
Stenamma kashmirense Baroni Urbani, 1977Oval tellin
Stenamma wilsoni Bharti, Gul ..., 2012
Stigmatomma boltoni Bharti & Wac..., 2011
Strumigenys aduncomala De Andrade, 2007
Strumigenys assamensis De Andrade, 1994
Strumigenys buddhista De Andrade, 2007
Strumigenys caniophanoides De Andrade, 2007
Strumigenys hindu De Andrade, 2007
Strumigenys nepalensis De Andrade, 1994
Strumigenys smythiesii Forel, 1902
Tapinoma (Micromyrma) indicum Forel, 1895
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma wroughtonii Forel, 1904
Technomyrmex brunneus Forel, 1895
Technomyrmex elatior Forel, 1902
Technomyrmex obscurior Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Temnothorax desioi Menozzi, 1939
Temnothorax desioi melanicus Menozzi, 1939
Temnothorax fultonii Forel, 1902
Temnothorax inermis Forel, 1902
Temnothorax rothneyi Forel, 1902
Temnothorax rothneyi simlensis Forel, 1904
Temnothorax wroughtonii Forel, 1904
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium christiei Forel, 1902
Tetramorium elisabethae Forel, 1904
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium salvatum Forel, 1902
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859
Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851Dwarf surfclam

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Himalaya
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
12
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
18
113
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
11
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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