Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Malta (Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 218
1401
2515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 216
1399
2513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 213
1390
2500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 150
1139
2017 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 24
116
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 23
114
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 11
79
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
32
99 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants | 32
99 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Malta
32 Genera with 99 Species
| Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1883 | Collared Ants | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1913 | Black carpenter ant | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1905 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopsis Mayr, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1792 | Acrobat Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptopone Emery, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1758 | And Field Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1894 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 2020 | Citronella ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1968 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanilla Emery, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1910 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1858 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1904 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyopomyrmex André, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1893 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1849 | Big-headed Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1934 | Harvester Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proceratium Roger, 2003 | Hairy Curltail Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1905 | Fire ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stenamma Westwood, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmatomma Roger, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strongylognathus Mayr, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1915 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 2024 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1798 | Acorn Ants | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1883 | Fierce Ants | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Malta
99 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) campana Emery, 1878 | | | Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) ionia Santschi, 1933 | | | Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) sicula Emery, 1908 | | | Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) splendida Roger, 1859 | Pure mysella | | Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798 | Many-line lucine | | Aphaenogaster balcanica Emery, 1898 | Fat gaper | | Aphaenogaster fiorii Emery, 1915 | | | Aphaenogaster inermita Bolton, 1995 | Lens lucine | | Aphaenogaster melitensis (Santschi, 1933) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster ionia Santschi, 1933 | | Aphaenogaster subterraneosplendida Andre, 1883 | | | Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808 | | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856 | | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792) | ⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913 | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825 | Atlantic giant cockle | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sicheli Mayr, 1866 | Slender toothwort | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798 | Arnold's dogwood | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbaricus Emery, 1905 | | | Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913 | | | Cardiocondyla batesii Forel, 1894 | | | Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890 | Moorish Sneaking Ant | | Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905 | | | Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laestrygon Emery, 1869 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792 | Cocktail Ant | | Cryptopone holmgreni Wheeler, 1925 | | | Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761 | Davidson's bush-mallow | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hypoponera abeillei André, 1881 | Atlantic surfclam | | Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894 | Compact astarte | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894 | Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850 | Alien field ant | | Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792 | Bicoloured ant | | Lasius (Lasius) lasioides Emery, 1869 | Cheating macoma | | Lasius maltaeus Seifert, 2020 | | | Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855 | Browsing Ant | | Lepisiota frauenfeldi atlantis Santschi, 1917 | | | Lepisiota frauenfeldi velox Baroni Urbani, 1968 | | | Lepisiota velox Baroni Urbani, 1968 | | | Leptanilla revelierii Emery, 1870 | | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Messor bouvieri Bondroit, 1918 | | | Messor caducus T. Victor, 1839 | | | Messor capitatus Latreille, 1798 | European Seed Harvesting Ant | | Messor structor Latreille, 1798 | Colorful transennella | | Messor wasmanni Krauße-Heldr..., 1910 | Varnished liocyma | | Monomorium australe Emery, 1886 | | | Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium herero Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902 | Ant | | Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802 | Grass Ant | | Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904 | | | Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi Emery, 1889 | | | Pachycondyla darwinii Forel, 1893 | Orbicular axinopsid | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893 | | | Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879 | Big-headed ant | | Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849 | Cumberland leafshell | | Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798 | Southern acornshell | | Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen, 1934 | Calico clam | | Proceratium algiricum Forel, 1899 | | | Proceratium melinum Roger, 1860 | | | Proceratium melitense De Andrade, 2003 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798 | Tellin semele | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) orbula Emery, 1875 | Contracted corbula | | Solenopsis fairchildi Wheeler, W.M., 1926 | | | Solenopsis santschii Forel, 1905 | | | Stenamma petiolatum Emery, 1897 | | | Stenamma sardoum Emery, 1915 | | | Stenamma striatulum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Stigmatomma denticulatum Roger, 1859 | | | Strongylognathus insularis Baroni Urbani, 1968 | | | Strumigenys baudueri Emery, 1875 | | | Strumigenys lewisi Cameron, 1886 | Ant | | Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869 | Membraniferous Dacetine Ant | | Strumigenys tenuipilis Emery, 1915 | | | Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798 | Erratic ant | | Tapinoma (Tapinoma) nigerrimum Nylander, 1856 | | | Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911 | | | Tapinoma insularis Seifert, Kau..., 2024 | | | Temnothorax angustulus Nylander, 1856 | | | Temnothorax aveli Bondroit, 1918 | | | Temnothorax exilis Emery, 1869 | | | Temnothorax laestrygon Santschi, 1931 | | | Temnothorax laestrygon splendidiceps Baroni Urbani, 1968 | | | Temnothorax mediterraneus Ward & al., 2014 | | | Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856 | | | Temnothorax splendidiceps Baroni Urbani, 1968 | | | Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798 | | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium davidi Forel, 1911 | Southern acornshell | | Tetramorium diomedeum Emery, 1908 | | | Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903 | Humpbacked peaclam | | Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Tetramorium meridionale Emery, 1870 | | | Tetramorium semilaeve André, 1883 | Cuba transennella |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Malta
 | | Formicidae (Latreille 1809) |
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