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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
231
1332
2471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
229
1328
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
221
1311
2448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
949
1870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
25
64
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
60
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
38
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
18
74
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
18
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iraq
18 Genera with 74 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1863Black carpenter ant19SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1967Desert ants7SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1905Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1840driver ant2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1850Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 196913SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1960Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1862Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1869Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1904Fierce Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 19023SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iraq
74 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster festae Emery, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) gestroi Emery, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) kurdistanicus Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) staryi Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) vogti Forel, 1906
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus oasium ninivae Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) riedeli Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ruzskyellus Forel, 1922Nuttall cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) shaqualavensis Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Camponotus cilicicus Emery, 1908
Camponotus evansi Crawley, 1920
Camponotus interjectus Mayr, 1877
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus riehlii Roger, 1863
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cataglyphis alibabae Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis fortis Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis kurdistanica Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis kurdistanicus Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis lutea Pisarski, 1967
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster jehovae crawleyi Emery, 1926
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) luctans Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster sorokini Ruzsky, 1905
Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839Blake lucine
Dorylus (Typhlopone) labiatus Shuckard, 1840
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lepisiota syriaca André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor buettikeri Collingwood, 1985
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor obscurior Pashaei Rad,..., 2018
Messor orientalis Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor semirufus André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor striaticeps André, 1883
Messor syriacus Tohme, 1969Pacific eggcockle
Monomorium buxtoni Crawley, 1920
Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, 1858)⇒ Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium evansi Donisthorpe, 1918
Monomorium gracillimum Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pallidum Donisthorpe, 1918
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia sindbadi Pisarski, 1960
Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium depressiceps Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium lucidulum Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Tetramorium schmidti Forel, 1904
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Trichomyrmex evansi Donisthorpe, 1918
Trichomyrmex mayri Forel, 1902

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Iraq
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
6
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
10
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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