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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Tonga (Polynesia)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		139
444
615		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		139
444
615		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		135
429
598		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		89
304
436		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		15
47
95		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		15
47
95		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		6
36
83		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
29
76		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		29
76		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tonga
29 Genera with 76 Species
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Adelomyrmex Fernández, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1842Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1891Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1870Big-headed Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1993Miniature Trap-jaw Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1870Fierce Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tonga
76 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adelomyrmex (Arctomyrmex) hirsutus Mann, 1921
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus risii Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus conicus Mayr, 1876Rotund cleftclam
Camponotus nigrifrons Mayr, 1870
Camponotus pallens Le Guillou, 1842Spiny pricklycockle
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Carebara atoma Emery, 1900
Carebara atomus Emery, 1900
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Colobopsis conica Mayr, 1876
Colobopsis nigrifrons Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster sewellii Forel, 1891Cumberland leafshell
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium liliuokalanii Forel, 1899Ant
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium sechellense (Emery, 1894)⇒ Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Monomorium talpa (Emery, 1911)⇒ Syllophopsis australica Forel, 1907
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Oligomyrmex atomus (Emery, 1900)⇒ Carebara atoma Emery, 1900
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Ponera incerta Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Ponera tenuis Emery, 1900
Pristomyrmex minusculus Wang, 2003
Pyramica dubia Brown, 1953Queen venus
Pyramica karawajewi Brown, 1948
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Rogeria stigmatica Emery, 1897
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) papuana Emery, 1900Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866Ant
Strumigenys karawajewi (Brown, 1948)⇒ Pyramica karawajewi Brown, 1948
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Strumigenys zakharovi Dlussky, 1993Atlantic jewelbox
Syllophopsis australica Forel, 1907
Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma minimum Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862Dwarf pecdicel ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex nr albipes Wetterer & V..., 2003
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870Ant
Vollenhovia samoensis Mayr, 1876

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Tonga
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		2
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
7
17		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
16
46		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
4
8		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