Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Melville Island (Tiwi Islands, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 80
219
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 80
219
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
191
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
145
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 6
18
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 6
18
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 4
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
11
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melville Island
11 Genera with 13 Species | Aenictus Shuckard, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1910 | Rainbow ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mystrium Roger, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1775 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthopsis Emery, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1862 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pheidole Westwood, 1839 | Big-headed Ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1897 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 | Fierce Ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1859 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melville Island
13 Species | Aenictus aratus Forel, 1900 | Black lesser army ant | | Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | Tropical tyrant ant | | Iridomyrmex angusticeps Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915 | | | Iridomyrmex reburrus Shattuck, 1993 | Bearded meat ant | | Iridomyrmex sanguineus Forel, 1910 | Northern meat ant | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Mystrium camillae Emery, 1889 | | | Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775 | Green ant | | Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893 | Red-headed strobe ant | | Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862 | Swamp parrot ants | | Strumigenys chyzeri Emery, 1897 | | | Tetraponera laeviceps Smith, F., 1859 | |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Melville Island
 | | Formicidae (Latreille 1809) |
Links, sources and further information Formicidae at insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu
Formicidae at antcat.org
Formicidae at antwiki.org
Formicidae at antwiki.org
Formicidae at artfakta.se
Formicidae at antweb.org
Formicidae at dyntaxa.se
Formicidae at gbif.org
Formicidae at gbif.org
Formicidae at irmng.org
Formicidae at itis.gov
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