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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Réunion (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		238
1503
2757		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		238
1503
2757		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		231
1480
2727		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		155
1244
2417		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		29
169
296		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		28
168
295		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		10
43
95		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
29
76		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		29
76		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Réunion
29 Genera with 76 Species
#ABCHLMNOPST
Anoplolepis Santschi, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1863Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1907Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 189211SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1886Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1866Big-headed Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1946Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Réunion
76 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Anoplolepis steingroeveri gertrudae Forel, 1900
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus sylvaticus sylvaticus Olivier, 1792
Camponotus aurosus Roger, 1863
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla itsukii Seifert, Oki..., 2017
Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi Terayama, 1999Ant
Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, 1929Ant
Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890Yellow sneaking ant
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907Ant
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera johannae Forel, 1891
Hypoponera ludovicae Forel, 1892
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium sechellense (Emery, 1894)⇒ Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium termitobium Forel, 1892
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia obscura bismarckensis Forel, 1901
Ochetellus glaber Mayr, 1862Ant
Ooceraea biroi Forel, 1907Clonal raider ant
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892
Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962Ant
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Pristomyrmex browni Wang, 2003
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904)⇒ Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
Pyramica nepalensis De Andrade, 1994
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis mameti Donisthorpe, 1946
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
Strumigenys maxillaris Baroni Urbani, 2007
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Syllophopsis cryptobia (Santschi, 1921)⇒ Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876Ant
Tapinoma subtile Santschi, 1911
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892Ant
Technomyrmex pallipes Smith, F., 1876
Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921Ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium schaufussii Forel, 1891
Tetramorium sikorae Forel, 1892
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Réunion
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		4
9		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
7
15		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
13
43		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
3
7		Genera
Species
Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
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
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