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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region West New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
34
79
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
34
79
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
33
78
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
27
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
5
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
5
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
3
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
9
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West New Britain
9 Genera with 9 Species
Odontomachus Latreille, 1887Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1900Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Podomyrma Smith, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Turneria Forel, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West New Britain
9 Species
Odontomachus imperator Emery, 1887
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Pheidole fuscula Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Podomyrma ruficeps Smith, 1863Atlantic galeommatid
Podomyrma silvicola Smith, 1860
Prionopelta opaca Emery, 1897
Rhytidoponera araneoides Le Guillou, 1842Spider pony ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Turneria dahlii Forel, 1901Round combshell

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in West New Britain
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
4
3
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