Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Libya (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
1125
2066 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 203
1122
2062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 199
1109
2043 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 125
760
1470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 27
110
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 25
108
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 13
77
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
18
45 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants | 18
45 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Libya
18 Genera with 45 Species | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1859 | Collared Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atopula Emery, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 0 | Black carpenter ant | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataglyphis Förster, 1787 | Desert ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1853 | Acrobat Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1895 | driver ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1858 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1947 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1924 | Acorn Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1886 | Fierce Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1895 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Libya
45 Species and 9 Subspecies | Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) splendida Roger, 1859 | Pure mysella | | Atopula hortensis Bernard, 1948 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbaricus Emery, 1905 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus compressus rectinotus Santschi, 1921 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) foleyi Santschi, 1939 | Savannah lilliput | | Camponotus magister tibestiensis Santschi, 1932 | | | Camponotus reaumuri Forel, 1892 | | | Camponotus rectinotus | | | Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890 | Moorish Sneaking Ant | | Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859 | Dwarf surfclam | | Cataglyphis bombycina Roger, 1859 | Saharan silver ant | | Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862 | | | Cataglyphis viatica Fabricius, 1787 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Crematogaster auberti nigripes Menozzi, 1940 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792 | Cocktail Ant | | Crematogaster schmidti Mayr, 1853 | | | Dorylus (Alapone) aethiopicus Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897 | Cuba lucine | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) angustulus (Nylander, 1856) | ⇒ Temnothorax angustulus Nylander, 1856 | | Messor arenarius Fabricius, 1787 | Florida marshclam | | Messor sanctus Emery, 1921 | Elegant dwarf cockle | | Monomorium arboreum Weber, 1943 | | | Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911 | | | Monomorium australe Emery, 1886 | | | Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium fezzanense Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium herero Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902 | Ant | | Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium salomonis zanoni Santschi, 1927 | | | Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862 | | | Nesomyrmex angulatus lybica Menozzi, 1934 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Solenopsis cooperi Donisthorpe, 1947 | Heart axinopsid | | Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911 | | | Temnothorax angustulus Nylander, 1856 | | | Temnothorax angustulus angustinodis Stitz, 1917 | | | Temnothorax arenarius kruegeri Kutter, 1928 | | | Temnothorax bucheti festai Emery, 1924 | | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium punicum Smith, F., 1861 | | | Tetramorium punicum cyrenaicum Menozzi, 1927 | | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886 | | | Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895 | Horseshoe crabs |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Libya
 | | Formicidae (Latreille 1809) |
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