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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
680
1378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
654
1343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
178
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
65
164
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
65
164
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
65 Genera with 164 Species
#ABCDEFHILMNOPRSTW
Acanthoponera Mayr, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Austroponera Schmidt & Sh..., 20163SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1773Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chelaner Emery, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 02SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1950Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Doleromyrma Forel, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1940And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Froggattella Forel, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Fulakora Mann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Heteroponera Mayr, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Huberia Forel, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1907Rainbow ants3SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Mayriella Forel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 190213SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1858Bull ants2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838Honeypot Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecorhynchus André, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Orectognathus Smith, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1893Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants6SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 0Big-headed Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Prolasius Forel, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 20165SpeciesTaxom
Rhytipoponera1SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 0Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1955Miniature Trap-jaw Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 03SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1999Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1870Fierce Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
164 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acanthoponera brounii Forel, 1892
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone saundersi (Forel, 1892)⇒ Stigmatomma saundersi Forel, 1892
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus pattersoni Fisher, 2008
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Austroponera castanea Mayr, 1865
Austroponera castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893
Austroponera schneideri Kaulfuss & D..., 2016
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895Chinese Needle Ant
Brachyponera luteipes Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) mississippiensis (Smith, M.R., 1923)⇒ Colobopsis mississippiensis Smith, M.R., 1923
Camponotus (Colobopsis) newzealandicus Donisthorpe, 1940
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Chelaner antarcticum F. Smith, 1858
Chelaner antarcticus Smith, 1858
Chelaner smithii Forel, 1892
Colobopsis mississippiensis Smith, M.R., 1923
Colobopsis newzealandica
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) emeryana Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Discothyrea antarctica Emery, 1894Turgid blossom
Doleromyrma darwiniana Forel, 1907Brown house ant
Dolichoderus goudiei Clark, 1930
Erromyrma latinodis Mayr, 1872
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica propinqua Creighton, 1940
Fulakora saundersi Forel, 1892
Heteroponera brouni Forel, 1892
Heteroponera brounii Forel, 1892
Huberia brouni (Forel, 1895)⇒ Huberia brounii Forel, 1895
Huberia brounii Forel, 1895
Huberia striata Smith, F., 1876Purplish tagelus
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex rufoniger Lowne, 1865Black Tyrant Ant
Iridomyrmex suchieri Forel, 1907
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Mayriella abstinens Forel, 1902
Monomorium antarcticum Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Monomorium antipodum Forel, 1901Round combshell
Monomorium dichroum Forel, 1902
Monomorium fieldi Forel, 1910Little black mono ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium latinode Mayr, 1872Wasp
Monomorium liliuokalanii Forel, 1899Ant
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium smithi Forel, 1892
Monomorium smithii Forel, 1892
Monomorium suteri Forel, 1892
Monomorium sydneyense Forel, 1902Sydney mono ant
Myrmecia brevinoda Forel, 1910Bulldog Ant
Myrmecia pyriformis Smith, F., 1858Bull Ant
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecorhynchus novaeseelandiae Kaulfuss & D..., 2016
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica discontinua Weber, 1939
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Nylanderia braueri glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Nylanderia mixta Forel, 1897
Nylanderia obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ant
Nylanderia tasmaniensis Forel, 1913
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Ochetellus glaber Mayr, 1862Ant
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Orectognathus antennatus Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina braueri glabrior Forel, 1902
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Paratrechina tasmaniensis Forel, 1913
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole proxima Mayr, 1876
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole rugosula Forel, 1902
Pheidole rugulosa Gregg, 1959
Pheidole triconstricta hebe (Santschi, 1923)⇒ Pheidole triconstricta Forel, 1886
Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidole variabilis rugosula (Forel, 1902)⇒ Pheidole rugosula Forel, 1902
Pheidole vigilans Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pheidole vigilians
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859Northern broadnosed killer ant
Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914Maricopa harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sidnica Mayr, 1866Antarctic spiny ants
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis acantha diaphanta Smith, 1861
Polyrhachis vigilans Smith, F., 1858
Ponera leae Forel, 1913Blind crypt ants
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Prolasius advena Smith, 1862Small brown bush ant
Prolasius advenus (Fr. Smith, 1862)⇒ Prolasius advena Smith, 1862
Pseudolasius amblyops amblyops Forel, 1901
Pseudomyrmex subater Wheeler, W.M..., 1914
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera chalybaea Emery, 1901Blue pony ant
Rhytidoponera gibsoni Kaulfuss & D..., 2016
Rhytidoponera mayri Emery, 1883Titan Pony Ant
Rhytidoponera metallica Smith, 1858Green ant
Rhytidoponera waipiata Kaulfuss & D..., 2016
Rhytipoponera chalybaea
Rogeria stigmatica Emery, 1897
Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Solenopsis laurentia
Stigmatomma saundersi Forel, 1892
Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866Ant
Strumigenys lewisi Cameron, 1886Ant
Strumigenys perplexa Smith, F., 1876Purplish tagelus
Strumigenys xenos Brown, 1955
Syllophopsis australica Forel, 1907
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862Dwarf pecdicel ant
Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876Ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex jocosus Forel, 1910White-footed house ant
Technomyrmex jocsus
Temnothorax andrei Emery, 1895
Temnothorax makora Terayama & O..., 1999
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium grassii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium scytalum Bolton, 1979California softshell
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879
Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870Ant
Wasmannia auropuntata (Roger, 1863)⇒ Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
14
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmeciinae
Emery, 1877
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
23
77
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
17
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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