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Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
76
406
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
76
406
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
399
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
314
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
6
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
6
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
8
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sahara
8 Genera with 11 Species
Bajcaridris Agosti, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1902Desert ants2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1863Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1883Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
11 Species
Bajcaridris kraussii Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Cataglyphis bombycinus Roger, 1859Wavy-line astarte
Cataglyphis fortis Forel, 1902
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) oasium Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863Nuttall cockle
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor foreli Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Tetramorium semilaeve André, 1883Cuba transennella

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Sahara
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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