Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region South Asia (Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 816
19624
105366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 812
19606
105335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 775
19334
104374 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 470
14136
82559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 72
1759
12009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 61
1662
11851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 23
626
7292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
151
1464 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants | 151
1464 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for South Asia
151 Genera with 1464 Species #ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTVYZ
| Acalama Smith, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthomyops Mayr, 1862 | Citronella ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthomyrmex Emery, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acropyga Roger, 1862 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aenictus Shuckard, 1840 | | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulomyrmex Prins, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyopone Erichson, 1842 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aneuretus Emery, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anillomyrma Emery, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1861 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853 | Collared Ants | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Azteca Forel, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bannapone Xu, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothriomyrmex Emery, 1869 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1858 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868 | Rover ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyponera Emery, 1900 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Buniapone Schmidt & Sh..., 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calyptomyrmex Emery, 1887 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Campomyrma Wheeler, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1861 | Black carpenter ant | 129 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1869 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1840 | | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Cataglyphis Förster, 1850 | Desert ants | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Centromyrmex Mayr, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephaloxys Smith, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1857 | Ant-raiding ant | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Chronoxenus Santschi, 1920 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysapace Crawley, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopsis Mayr, 1861 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1831 | Acrobat Ants | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptopone Emery, 1893 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diacamma Mayr, 1862 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Dilobocondyla Santschi, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Discothyrea Roger, 1863 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichoderus Lund, 1831 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1793 | driver ant | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866 | Cone ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanognathus Jerdon, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Echinopla Smith, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eciton Latreille, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Emeryopone Forel, 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euponera Forel, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eusphinctus Mayr, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1758 | And Field Ants | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Formicoxenus Mayr, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gauromyrmex Menozzi, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gesomyrmex Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnamptogenys Roger, 1863 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hagensia Forel, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Harpegnathos Jerdon, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1938 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Indomyrma Brown, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1862 | Rainbow ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kartidris Bolton, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1804 | Citronella ants | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1926 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanilla Emery, 1870 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1861 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1855 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Liometopum Mayr, 1861 | Velvety Tree Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liomyrmex Mayr, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lioponera Smith, 1857 | Ant-raiding ant | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lobopelta Mayr, 1862 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lophomyrmex Emery, 1892 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lordomyrma Emery, 1897 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mayriella Forel, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megalomyrmex Forel, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1853 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoponera Emery, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1890 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Metapone Forel, 1911 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1855 | | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Myopias Roger, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myopopone Roger, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838 | Honeypot Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmhopla Forel, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1804 | | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1842 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmoteras Forel, 1893 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mystrium Roger, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1940 | Legionary Ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1906 | Crazy ants | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Ochetellus Shattuck, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Octostruma Forel, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1804 | Trap-jaw ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Odontoponera Mayr, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1860 | Green ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Ooceraea Smith, 1857 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1858 | Panther Ants | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasyscia Emery, 1882 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Paratopula Wheeler, 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863 | Crazy ants | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perissomyrmex Smith, 1947 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1839 | Big-headed Ants | 84 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidologeton Mayr, 1862 | Marauder ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Philidris Shattuck, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1863 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1868 | Harvester Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1857 | | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhacis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1804 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1861 | False Honey Ants | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Prionopelta Mayr, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pristomyrmex Mayr, 1866 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Probolomyrmex Mayr, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Proceratium Roger, 1863 | Hairy Curltail Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Protanilla Taylor, 1990 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolasius Emery, 1887 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 1943 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoponera Emery, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1862 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Recurvidris Bolton, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Retalimyrma Ward, Fisher..., 2025 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalomastix Forel, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rophalomastix | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1840 | Fire ants | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenamma Westwood, 1839 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Stereomyrmex Emery, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictoponera Mayr, 1887 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmatomma Roger, 1859 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Strongylognathus Mayr, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1860 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syscia Roger, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1850 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 | Acorn Ants | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 | Fierce Ants | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrapomera | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1852 | Slender ants | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Typhlopone Westwood, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyrannomyrmex Fernández, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Vombisidris Bolton, 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Yavnella Kugler, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zasphinctus Wheeler, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zatapinoma Förster, 1850 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in South Asia | Subfamily | Aenictinae
Emery, 1901
| 1
45 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Aneuretinae
Emery, 1913
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
| 5
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants | 12
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dorylinae
Leach, 1815
| 6
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Ecitoninae
Forel, 1893
| 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Formicinae
Latreille, 1809
| 27
406 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Leptanillinae
Emery, 1910
| 3
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Myrmecinae
Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Myrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
| 54
669 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Ponerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
| 37
205 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
| 2
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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