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Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1822
4921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
1822
4921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
183
1812
4909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
1472
4262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
16
83
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
16
83
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
6
44
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
25
65
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
25
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic of the Congo
25 Genera with 65 Species
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Aenictus Shuckard, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1911Black carpenter ant8SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1926Acrobat Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1910driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Melissotarsus Emery, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1910Big-headed Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1910Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1860Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1877Fierce Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1912Slender ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic of the Congo
65 Species
Aenictus brazzai Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Aenictus congolensis Santschi, 1911Barrel-cyst clam shrimp
Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902
Anoplolepis tenella Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Bothroponera talpa André, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) congolensis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus coniceps Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus furvus Santschi, 1911
Camponotus polyrhachioides (Emery, 1898)⇒ Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892
Camponotus posticus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus roubaudi Santschi, 1911
Cataulacus kohli Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Cataulacus pullus Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Cataulacus weissi Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana Mayr, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Atopogyne) depressa Latreille, 1802Pale lilliput
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) impressa Emery, 1899Catspaw
Crematogaster (Decacrema) solenopsides Emery, 1899Tennessee riffleshell
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) concava Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) luctans Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) rugosa André, 1895Martinique tellin
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) striatula Emery, 1892Catspaw
Crematogaster jullieni Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Crematogaster margaritae Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Crematogaster rugosior Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Crematogaster zavattarii Menozzi, 1926Leptosynapta montacutid
Discothyrea oculata Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Dorylus (Anomma) congolensis Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Lepisiota cacozela Stitz, 1916
Melissotarsus weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Messor regalis Emery, 1892
Monomorium altinode Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Monomorium captator Santschi, 1936
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium hannonis Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910
Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896Catspaw
Pheidole concinna (Santschi, 1910)⇒ Pheidole rabo Forel, 1913
Pheidole corticicola Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole excellens Mayr, 1862Catspaw
Pheidole pulchella Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole squalida Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) concava André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) rufipalpis Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis lauta Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Solenopsis maligna Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Technomyrmex nigriventris Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Tetramorium aculeatum Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Tetramorium angulinode Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Tetramorium galoasanum Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Tetramorium ghindanum Forel, 1910
Tetramorium luteipes Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetraponera anthracina Santschi, 1910Tiger lucine
Tetraponera latifrons Emery, 1912

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Republic of the Congo
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
9
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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