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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2741
5008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
2406
4556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
428
1016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
426
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
263
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
64
255
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
64
255
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limpopo
64 Genera with 255 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRST
Acropyga Roger, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Anillomyrma Emery, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Atopomyrmex André, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Boloponera Fisher, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1894Black carpenter ant37SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1899Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1899Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Decamorium Mayr, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant2SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1911Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Eburopone Borowiec, 2016
0SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 20116SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Melissotarsus Emery, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 191442SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1915Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Paedalgus Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18586SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Ravavy Fisher, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Simopone Forel, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1865Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Streblognathus Mayr, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1895Miniature Trap-jaw Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1976Fierce Ants39SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1915Slender ants4SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limpopo
255 Species
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Aenictus eugenii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Aenictus furibundus Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Aenictus mariae Emery, 1895Horned fairy shrimp
Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901San Diego fairy shrimp
Aenictus steindachneri Mayr, 1901
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus jonesi Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889
Boloponera ikemkha Hawkes, 2018
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Calyptomyrmex brunneus Arnold, 1948
Calyptomyrmex piripilis Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmespera) transvaalensis Arnold, 1948Fringed littleneck
Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr, 1895False spike
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) valdeziae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) aequitas Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) buttikeri Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) etiolipes Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sexpunctatus Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thales Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus brevisetosus Forel, 1910
Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914
Camponotus caffer Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus crepusculi Arnold, 1922
Camponotus cubangensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus debellator Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus importunus Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus tauricollis Forel, 1894
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, 1908Ant
Carebara perpusilla Emery, 1895
Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858)⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904
Cataulacus micans Mayr, 1901
Cataulacus wissmannii Forel, 1894
Cerapachys cribrinodis Emery, 1899
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) rectinota Forel, 1913
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) transvaalensis Forel, 1894
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) hottentota Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Decamorium decem Forel, 1913
Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Hypoponera cammerunensis Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera inaudax Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Hypoponera meridia Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Lepisiota arnoldi Forel, 1913Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Lepisiota longinoda Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota rubrovaria Forel, 1910
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys schwabi Forel, 1913
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) angulatus (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Meranoplus glaber Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Meranoplus magrettii Magretti, 1884
Meranoplus nanus André, 1892
Meranoplus spininodis Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor luebberti Forel, 1910
Messor piceus Stitz, 1923
Monomorium afrc
Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium anceps Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium binatu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium boerorum Forel, 1910
Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium delagoense (Forel, 1894)⇒ Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium disertum Forel, 1913
Monomorium dolatu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium emeryi Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Monomorium exchao Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium fastidium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium hanneli Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Monomorium holothir Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium kitectum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium lubricum Arnold, 1948
Monomorium mavide Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium mictile Forel, 1910
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium musicum Forel, 1910
Monomorium nirvanum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium oscaris Forel, 1894
Monomorium osiridis Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Monomorium pallidipes Forel, 1910
Monomorium pulchrum Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Monomorium rastractum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium setuliferum Forel, 1910
Monomorium shilohense Forel, 1913
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium taedium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium termitarium (Forel, 1910)⇒ Monomorium disertum Forel, 1913
Monomorium termitobium Forel, 1892
Monomorium vaguum Santschi, 1930
Monomorium zulu Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Myrmicaria faurei Arnold, 1947
Myrmicaria fusca Stitz, 1911Atlantic galeommatid
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia natalenis Forel, 1915
Ocymyrmex foreli Arnold, 1916
Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
Ocymyrmex sphinx Bolton, 1981
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla kruegeri Forel, 1910Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla strigulosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Pheidole afrc
Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sharpi Forel, 1902
Pheidole strator Forel, 1910Wabash riffleshell
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901Round combshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860
Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Platythyrea schultzei Forel, 1910
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schlueteri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Prionopelta aethiopica Arnold, 1949
Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904)⇒ Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
Pyramica simoni Emery, 1895
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Simopone marleyi Arnold, 1915
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Streblognathus aethiopicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Streblognathus peetersi Robertson, 2002
Strumigenys arnoldi Forel, 1913
Strumigenys glenognatha Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys mandibularis Smith, F., 1860
Strumigenys mesahyla Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys pretoriae Arnold, 1949
Strumigenys rakkota Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys simoni Emery, 1895
Tapinoma arnoldi Forel, 1913Ringed lucine
Tapinoma lugubre Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Tapinoma luteum Emery, 1895
Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876Ant
Tapinoma schultzei Forel, 1910
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex arnoldinus Forel, 1913
Technomyrmex ilgi Forel, 1910Wavy-line astarte
Technomyrmex voeltzkowi Forel, 1907
Tetramorium altivagans Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Tetramorium arnoldi Forel, 1913
Tetramorium baufra Bolton, 1976
Tetramorium bothae Forel, 1910
Tetramorium bulawayense Forel, 1913
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium constanciae Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894
Tetramorium eminii Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium ericae Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Tetramorium flaviceps Arnold, 1960
Tetramorium frenchi Forel, 1914
Tetramorium frigidum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium gladstonei Forel, 1913
Tetramorium grassii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium hortorum Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Tetramorium inezulae Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Tetramorium laevithorax Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium luteolum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium matopoense Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium microps Mayr, 1901Imperial venus
Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901Round combshell
Tetramorium nigrum Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Tetramorium notiale Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium poweri Forel, 1914
Tetramorium rhetidum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium sepositum Santschi, 1918
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886
Tetramorium squaminode Santschi, 1911
Tetramorium traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Tetramorium warreni Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium yarthiellum Bolton, 1976
Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895Horseshoe crabs
Tetraponera emeryi Forel, 1911Cedar beetle
Tetraponera liengmei Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Tetraponera schulthessi Santschi, 1915Plain tellin

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Limpopo
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
10
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
25
130
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
17
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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