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Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Moorea (Society Windward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
119
246
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
119
246
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
115
241
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
186
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
14
50
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
14
50
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
35
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
19
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
19
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Moorea
19 Genera with 27 Species
Anochetus Mayr, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1909Black carpenter ant1SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1858Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1870Fierce Ants5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Moorea
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Ponera bableti Perrault, 1993Fragile piddock
Ponera petila Wilson, 1957Lenticular axinopsid
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866Ant
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862Dwarf pecdicel ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870Ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Moorea
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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