Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants) and region Western Cape (Cape)
Class | Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects | 528 5425 11871 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Subclass | Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects | 526 5418 11860 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Infraclass | Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects | 502 5315 11672 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Superorder | Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects | 332 4419 10200 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Order | Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 65 906 2123 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Suborder | Apocrita Gerstaecker, 1867 Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 61 892 2112 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Infraorder | Aculeata Latreille, 1802 Stinging wasps | 25 380 1470 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Superfamily | Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 Ants | 1 65 269 | Family Genera Species | Taxom | | Family | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 Ants | 65 269 | Genera Species | Taxom |
Genera for Western Cape 65 Genera with 269 Species #ABCDEFHLMNOPRST
| Acropyga Roger, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aenictus Shuckard, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulomyrmex Prins, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Amblyopone Erichson, 1842 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Anillomyrma Emery, 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1895 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | Aphomomyrmex Emery, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Atopomyrmex André, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axinidris Weber, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 2013 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868 | Rover ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1910 | Black carpenter ant | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Carebara Westwood, 1840 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1910 | Ant-raiding ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1910 | Acrobat Ants | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Diplomorium Mayr, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discothyrea Roger, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1817 | driver ant | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1911 | Cone ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euponera Forel, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1886 | And Field Ants | 8 | Species | Taxom | Hagensia Forel, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1859 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1758 | Citronella ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1926 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1913 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megaponera Mayr, 1862 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Melissotarsus Emery, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoponera Emery, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1923 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1944 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmhopla Forel, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 2008 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1915 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochetellus Shattuck, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Ophthalmopone Forel, 1890 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothyreus Mayr, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasyscia Emery, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1901 | Big-headed Ants | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1910 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1862 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1836 | False Honey Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | Probolomyrmex Mayr, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rogeria Emery, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericomyrmex Mayr, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 0 | Fire ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1913 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | Tapinolepis Emery, 1925 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1926 | Fierce Ants | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1911 | Slender ants | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Western Cape 269 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926 | Texas lilliput | | Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901 | San Diego fairy shrimp | | Agraulomyrmex meridionalis Prins, 1983 | Tiny pouchclam | | Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Anoplolepis nuptialis Santschi, 1917 | Trigonal condylclam | | Anoplolepis rufescens Santschi, 1917 | Trigonal condylclam | | Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894 | Black pugnacious ant | | Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895 | Smooth astarte | | Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889 | | | Axinidris lignicola Snelling, R.R., 2007 | | | Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895 | | | Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860 | | | Bothroponera granosa Roger, 1860 | | | Bothroponera laevissima Arnold, 1915 | | | Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860 | | | Bothroponera umgodikulula Joma & Mackay, 2013 | | | Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773 | | Camponotus (Colobopsis) bifossus Santschi, 1917 | Ringed lucine | | Camponotus (Mayria) sellidorsatus Prins, 1973 | Giant eggcockle | | Camponotus (Myrmamblys) orites Santschi, 1919 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus cameranoi eugaster Santschi, 1922 | | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778 | South African Golden Desert Ant | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) victoriae Arnold, 1959 | Cracking pearly mussel | | Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879 | Eastern aligena | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dicksoni Arnold, 1948 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sexpunctatus Forel, 1894 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804 | Hairy cockle | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870 | Maculate carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) werthi Forel, 1908 | Cracking pearly mussel | | Camponotus angusticeps Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus baynei Arnold, 1922 | | | Camponotus bertolonii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Camponotus bianconii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914 | | | Camponotus caffer Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Camponotus cognatus Fabricius, 1782 | | | Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920 | | | Camponotus erinaceus Gerstäcker, 1871 | | | Camponotus havilandi Arnold, 1922 | | | Camponotus importunus Forel, 1911 | Southern acornshell | | Camponotus klugii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Camponotus knysnae Arnold, 1922 | | | Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916 | | | Camponotus namacola Prins, 1973 | Giant eggcockle | | Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910 | | | Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 | Ant | | Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891 | | | Cerapachys cribrinodis Emery, 1899 | | | Cerapachys wroughtoni Forel, 1910 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) impressa Emery, 1899 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) melanogaster Emery, 1895 | Carpenter carditid | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) nigronitens Santschi, 1917 | Ringed lucine | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895 | Cocktail Ant | | Crematogaster (Decacrema) liengmei Forel, 1894 | Turgid blossom | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) natalensis Forel, 1910 | Carpenter carditid | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) rectinota Forel, 1913 | | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) transvaalensis Forel, 1894 | | | Crematogaster boera Santschi, 1926 | | | Crematogaster capensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Crematogaster delagoensis Forel, 1894 | | | Crematogaster opaciceps Mayr, 1901 | | | Crematogaster orobia Santschi, 1919 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Crematogaster schultzei Forel, 1910 | | | Diplomorium longipenne Mayr, 1901 | | | Discothyrea poweri Arnold, 1916 | California grippclam | | Dorylus (Dorylus) braunsi Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764 | Wavy amphissa | | Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839 | Blake lucine | | Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817 | | | Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911 | | | Euponera wroughtoni Forel, 1901 | | | Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912 | Silvery Field Ant | | Formica curiosa Creighton, 1935 | Concentric ervilia | | Formica maculata Geoffroy, 1785 | Leiberg's ptychomitrium moss | | Formica oregonensis Cole, 1938 | | | Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973 | | | Formica ravida Creighton, 1940 | | | Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886 | Cande diplodon | | Hypoponera austra Bolton & Fisher, 2011 | | | Hypoponera dideroti Forel, 1913 | | | Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894 | Compact astarte | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906 | New World Fuzzy Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955 | Elongate macoma | | Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909 | Lilliput | | Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Garden Ant | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Lepisiota depressa Santschi, 1914 | | | Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926 | Northern dwarf-tellin | | Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862 | | | Leptogenys havilandi Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902 | | | Leptogenys mactans Bolton, 1975 | Tinted tellin | | Leptogenys peringueyi Forel, 1913 | | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Melissotarsus beccarii Emery, 1877 | | | Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Meranoplus peringueyi Emery, 1886 | | | Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858 | | | Messor capensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917 | Ringed lucine | | Messor denticornis Forel, 1910 | | | Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923 | | | Monomorium afrc | | | Monomorium alamarum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium australe Emery, 1886 | | | Monomorium boerorum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium esharre Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium excelsior Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Monomorium excensurae Forel, 1915 | | | Monomorium exchao Santschi, 1926 | Texas lilliput | | Monomorium fastidium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905 | | | Monomorium havilandi Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium herero Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium katir Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium macrops Arnold, 1944 | | | Monomorium mediocre Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867) | ⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914 | | Monomorium modestum Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium musicum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium ocellatum Arnold, 1920 | | | Monomorium orangiae Arnold, 1956 | | | Monomorium paternum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium rabirium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium rhopalocerum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Monomorium rotundatum Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Monomorium rufulum Stitz, 1923 | | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium schultzei Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium sersalatum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium setuliferum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium shilohense Forel, 1913 | | | Monomorium speculiceps (Santschi, 1928) | ⇒ Monomorium excelsior Arnold, 1926 | | Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium tablense Santschi, 1932 | | | Monomorium taedium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium torvicte Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium willowmorense Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium xanthognathum Arnold, 1944 | | | Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860 | | | Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Nesomyrmex antoinetteae Mbanyana & R..., 2008 | | | Nesomyrmex braunsi Forel, 1912 | | | Nesomyrmex cederbergensis Mbanyana & R..., 2008 | | | Nesomyrmex denticulatus Mayr, 1901 | | | Nesomyrmex entabeni Mbanyana & R..., 2008 | | | Nesomyrmex inye Mbanyana & R..., 2008 | | | Nesomyrmex njengelanga Mbanyana & R..., 2008 | | | Nesomyrmex ruani Mbanyana & R..., 2008 | | | Nylanderia natalenis Forel, 1915 | | | Ochetellus glaber Mayr, 1862 | Ant | | Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886 | | | Ocymyrmex cilliei Prins & Roux, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex resekhes Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890 | Striate hiatella | | Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Pachycondyla cavernosa Roger, 1860 | | | Pachycondyla granosa Roger, 1860 | | | Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886 | | | Pachycondyla laevissima Arnold, 1915 | | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899 | | | Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860 | Florida marshclam | | Pachycondyla saldanhae | | | Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Pachycondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1901 | | | Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Parasyscia peringueyi Emery, 1886 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole afrc | | | Pheidole aspera Mayr, 1862 | | | Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870 | Turgid blossom | | Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870 | Atlantic diplodon | | Pheidole foreli Mayr, 1901 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole sharpi Forel, 1902 | | | Pheidole spinulosa Forel, 1910 | | | Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901 | Round combshell | | Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798 | Southern acornshell | | Plagiolepis capensis Mayr, 1865 | Seaside bittercress | | Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904 | | | Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Plagiolepis intermedia Emery, 1895 | Elegant dwarf cockle | | Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910 | | | Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860 | | | Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860 | Reddish lepton | | Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862 | | | Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836 | False Honey Ant | | Pyramica anarta Bolton, 1983 | Trigonal tivela | | Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869) | ⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869 | | Pyramica oxysma Bolton, 1983 | Trigonal tivela | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Rhoptromyrmex transversinodis Mayr, 1901 | | | Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894 | | | Sericomyrmex urichi Forel, 1912 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836) | ⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895 | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865 | Northern riffleshell | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) spei Forel, 1912 | | | Solenopsis indet | | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Strumigenys origo Fisher, 2000 | | | Strumigenys traegaordhi Santschi, 1913 | Western pearlshell | | Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876 | Ant | | Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Tetramorium akermani Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium bevisi Arnold, 1958 | Tiny condylclam | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium capense Mayr, 1865 | Seaside bittercress | | Tetramorium clunum Forel, 1913 | | | Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894 | | | Tetramorium dichroum Santschi, 1932 | | | Tetramorium emeryi Mayr, 1901 | | | Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium frenchi Forel, 1914 | | | Tetramorium frigidum Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium glabratum Stitz, 1923 | | | Tetramorium grandinode Santschi, 1913 | Western pearlshell | | Tetramorium grassii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Tetramorium jordani Santschi, 1937 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Tetramorium longoi Forel, 1915 | | | Tetramorium margueriteae Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018 | | | Tetramorium microgyna Santschi, 1918 | | | Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Tetramorium oatleyi | | | Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913 | | | Tetramorium peringueyi Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium pogonion Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium poweri Forel, 1914 | | | Tetramorium pusillum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886 | | | Tetramorium regulare Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium rufescens Stitz, 1923 | | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901 | | | Tetramorium signatum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886 | | | Tetramorium squaminode Santschi, 1911 | | | Tetramorium vexator Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895 | Horseshoe crabs | | Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877 | Toughleaf dogwood | | Tetraponera clypeata Emery, 1886 | | | Tetraponera emeryi Forel, 1911 | Cedar beetle |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Western Cape
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