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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
64
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
64
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
62
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
53
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
5
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
5
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
4
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Red Sea
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aenictus Shuckard, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1910Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1910Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1896Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1895Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Sea
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aenictus anceps Forel, 1910
Crematogaster scrutans Forel, 1910
Monomorium orientale Mayr, 1879
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Pheidole escherichii Forel, 1910
Pheidole strator Forel, 1910Wabash riffleshell
Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896
Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895Horseshoe crabs

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Red Sea
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
1
Genus
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
Formicidae at itis.gov