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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Sha Tin District (New Territories East, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
141
899
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
141
899
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
130
863
1059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
737
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
11
50
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
10
49
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
9
47
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
17
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
17
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sha Tin District
17 Genera with 20 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1865Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Dilobocondyla Santschi, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1835driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Gesomyrmex Mayr, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Odontoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1846Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sha Tin District
20 Species
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) carin Emery, 1889Round combshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865Sculptured pigtoe
Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842Book scorpions
Dilobocondyla fouqueti Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Dolichoderus sibiricus Emery, 1889
Dorylus (Alapone) orientalis Westwood, 1835Brown ant
Gesomyrmex howardi Wheeler, W.M., 1921
Gnamptogenys bicolor Emery, 1889
Harpegnathos venator Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Odontoponera denticulata Smith, F., 1858
Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Polyrhachis demangei Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis wolfi Forel, 1912
Pseudoneoponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Sha Tin District
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
5
5
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
Formicidae at itis.gov