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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2568
4695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
2567
4694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
2521
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2235
4301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
515
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
512
1575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
370
1440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
50
239
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
50
239
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Zimbabwe
50 Genera with 239 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPST
Acropyga Roger, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19157SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1912Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant22SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1910Ant-raiding ant2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1913Acrobat Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Decamorium Mayr, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant6SpeciesTaxom
Eburopone Borowiec, 2016
0SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 192011SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18937SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 198728SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19484SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1913Big-headed Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1913Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1865Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1913Miniature Trap-jaw Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1895Fierce Ants29SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1894Slender ants4SpeciesTaxom
Tranopelta Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Triglyphothrix Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Zimbabwe
239 Species
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Aenictus alluaudi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Aenictus bottegoi Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Aenictus eugenii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Aenictus furibundus Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Aenictus mariae Emery, 1895Horned fairy shrimp
Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901San Diego fairy shrimp
Aenictus tuberculatus Arnold, 1915
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis macgregori Arnold, 1922
Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912
Calyptomyrmex arnoldi Forel, 1913
Calyptomyrmex barak Bolton, 1981
Calyptomyrmex brunneus Arnold, 1948
Calyptomyrmex nedjem Bolton, 1981
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) valdeziae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) aequitas Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) arnoldinus Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) arnoldi Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus amphidus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus crepusculi Arnold, 1922
Camponotus debellator Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Carebara arnoldi Forel, 1913
Carebara incerta (Santschi, 1919)⇒ Carebara incierta Fernández, 2004
Carebara perpusilla Emery, 1895
Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858)⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904
Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cataulacus lujae Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Cerapachys sylvicola Arnold, 1955
Cerapachys wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) nigronitens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) rectinota Forel, 1913
Crematogaster amita Forel, 1913Texas lilliput
Crematogaster arboreus Smith, 1858
Crematogaster delagoensis Forel, 1894
Crematogaster gerstaeckeri Dalla Torre, 1871
Crematogaster hemiceros Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Crematogaster misella Arnold, 1920
Crematogaster retifera Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Crematogaster vulcania Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Decamorium decem Forel, 1913
Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis Shuckard, 1840Catspaw
Dorylus (Dorylus) braunsi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Dorylus (Dorylus) brevipennis Emery, 1895Catspaw
Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839Blake lucine
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Hypoponera bulawayensis Forel, 1913
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera gleadowi Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera ignavia Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera obtunsa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Lepisiota alexis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota arnoldi Forel, 1913Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Lepisiota foreli Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota hirsuta Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Lepisiota longinoda Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota quadraticeps Arnold, 1944
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Lepisiota submetallica Arnold, 1920
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys ferrarii Forel, 1913
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys schwabi Forel, 1913
Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
Meranoplus glaber Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Meranoplus magrettii Magretti, 1884
Meranoplus spininodis Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Monomorium afrum André, 1884
Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium arnoldi (Forel, 1913)⇒ Monomorium jonesi Arnold, 1952
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium binatu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium braunsi Mayr, 1901
Monomorium disertum Forel, 1913
Monomorium ebangaense Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium firmum Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium lene Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910
Monomorium nuptualis Forel, 1913
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium oscaris Forel, 1894
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium setuliferum Forel, 1910
Monomorium shilohense Forel, 1913
Monomorium springvalense Forel, 1913
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium symmotu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium tchelichofi Forel, 1914
Monomorium termitobium Forel, 1892
Monomorium vecte Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmicaria faurei Arnold, 1947
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Myrmicaria rhodesiae Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Ocymyrmex foreli Arnold, 1916
Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Oligomyrmex arnoldianus
Oligomyrmex incertus Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Oligomyrmex khamiensis (Arnold, 1952)⇒ Carebara khamiensis Arnold, 1952
Oligomyrmex nicotianae Arnold, 1948
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla kruegeri Forel, 1910Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Paratrechina traegaordhi Forel, 1904
Pheidole (Decapheidole) perpusilla Emery, 1894
Pheidole arnoldi Forel, 1913
Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole liengmei Forel, 1894
Pheidole maufei Arnold, 1920
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole prelli Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole sharpi Forel, 1902
Pheidole spinulosa Forel, 1910
Pheidole strator Forel, 1910Wabash riffleshell
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901Round combshell
Pheidole xocensis Forel, 1913
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Platythyrea arnoldi Forel, 1913
Platythyrea cribrinodis Gerstäcker, 1859
Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860
Platythyrea schultzei Forel, 1910
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862
Proceratium arnoldi Forel, 1913
Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904)⇒ Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
Pyramica simoni Emery, 1895
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Strumigenys adrasora Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys arnoldi Forel, 1913
Strumigenys irrorata Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys mesahyla Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys simoni Emery, 1895
Strumigenys stygia Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Tapinoma arnoldi Forel, 1913Ringed lucine
Tapinoma luteum Emery, 1895
Tapinoma modestum Santschi, 1932
Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876Ant
Tapinoma schultzei Forel, 1910
Tapinoma voeltzkowi Forel, 1907
Technomyrmex arnoldinus Forel, 1913
Technomyrmex foreli Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Technomyrmex ilgi Forel, 1910Wavy-line astarte
Technomyrmex voeltzkowi Forel, 1907
Tetramorium akermani Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium angulinode Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Tetramorium bulawayense Forel, 1913
Tetramorium chloe Santschi, 1920
Tetramorium ericae Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Tetramorium flaviceps Arnold, 1960
Tetramorium gazense Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Tetramorium gladstonei Forel, 1913
Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891
Tetramorium incruentatum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium inezulae Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Tetramorium jauresi Forel, 1914
Tetramorium lobulicorne Santschi, 1916
Tetramorium longicorne Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Tetramorium microps Mayr, 1901Imperial venus
Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901Round combshell
Tetramorium notiale Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium repentinum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium semireticulatum Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Tetramorium sepositum Santschi, 1918
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium shilohense Forel, 1913
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium subcoecum Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Tetramorium umtaliense Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetraponera angusta Arnold, 1949Carpenter tellin
Tetraponera emeryi Forel, 1911Cedar beetle
Tetraponera gerdae Stitz, 1911
Tetraponera liengmei Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Tranopelta amblyops Emery, 1894
Triglyphothrix arnoldi Forel, 1913

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in South Zimbabwe
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
20
123
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
14
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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