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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
72
192
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
72
192
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
190
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
151
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
8
24
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
8
24
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
7
22
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
13
46
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
13
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kuwait
13 Genera with 46 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1904Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1881Desert ants6SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1911Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18839SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 185815SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1879Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1846Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuwait
46 Species
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Cardiocondyla opistopsis Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Cataglyphis diehlii Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis holgerseni Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis lividus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis niger André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis nigra André, 1881
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) oasium Santschi, 1911
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota karawaiewi Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor arenarius Fabricius, 1787Florida marshclam
Messor buettikeri Collingwood, 1985
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor striaticeps André, 1883
Monomorium abeillei André, 1881Eggcockle
Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium buettikeri Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium buxtoni Crawley, 1920
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium hemame Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902Ant
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium nitidiventre Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium subcomae Lush, 2008
Monomorium venustum Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Kuwait
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
7
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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