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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Western New Guinea (Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
2443
8533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
244
2441
8530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
229
2369
8268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
2073
7517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
25
205
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
25
205
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
120
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
80
247
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
80
247
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western New Guinea
80 Genera with 247 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVW
Acropyga Roger, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Aneleus Emery Type
0SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Anonychomyrma Donisthorpe, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1911Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Bothriomyrmex Emery, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 2005Black carpenter ant11SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1949Ant-raiding ant3SpeciesTaxom
Chronoxenus Santschi, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1894Acrobat Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Dacetinops Brown & Wilson, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dyomorium Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinopla Smith, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Eneria Donisthorpe, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Examblyopone Donisthorpe, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1949Rainbow ants4SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19426SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1948Spider ants5SpeciesTaxom
Liomyrmex Mayr, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1857
Ant-raiding ant0SpeciesTaxom
Lordomyrma Emery, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Myopias Roger, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Myopopone Roger, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Myrmoteras Forel, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Mystrium Roger, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1902Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1859Trap-jaw ants11SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Orectognathus Smith, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants6SpeciesTaxom
Pheidolacanthinus Smith, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1870Big-headed Ants23SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1948Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Philidris Shattuck, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Podomyrma Smith, 18638SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 186347SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1897Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19437SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Renea Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Simopone Forel, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1897Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1914Fierce Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1860Slender ants4SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 19485SpeciesTaxom
Weberidris Donisthorpe, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western New Guinea
247 Species
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga major Donisthorpe, 1949
Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938
Aenictus ceylonicus Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Aenictus orientalis Karavaiev, 1926
Anochetus cato Forel, 1901Round combshell
Anochetus gladiator Mayr, 1862
Anochetus seminiger Donisthorpe, 1943
Anonychomyrma gigantea Donisthorpe, 1943
Anonychomyrma scrutator Smith, F., 1859
Anonychomyrma tigris Stitz, 1912
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Aphaenogaster quadrispina Emery, 1911
Bothriomyrmex rossi Donisthorpe, 1950
Calyptomyrmex beccarii Emery, 1887
Camponotus (Colobopsis) excavatus Donisthorpe, 1948
Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitreus Smith, F., 1860Common northern plug ant
Camponotus (Colobopsis) wildae Donisthorpe, 1948
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) coxalis Smith, F., 1859
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) novaehollandiae Mayr, 1870Northern common sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858Hawaiian carpenter ant
Camponotus densopilus Shattuck, 2005
Camponotus flavocassis Donisthorpe, 1941
Camponotus glabrisquamis Emery, 1911
Camponotus hastifer Emery, 1911
Camponotus subpilus Shattuck, 2005
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cardiocondyla paradoxa Emery, 1897
Cataulacus setosus Smith, 1860
Cerapachys dominulus Wilson, 1959Desert mountain phlox
Cerapachys flavaclavatus Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Cerapachys nitens Donisthorpe, 1949
Colobopsis quadriceps Smith, 1859
Crematogaster aculeata Donisthorpe, 1941
Crematogaster brevimandibularis Donisthorpe, 1943
Crematogaster flavitarsis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Crematogaster major Donisthorpe, 1941
Crematogaster mimicans Donisthorpe, 1932Varnished astarte
Crematogaster paradoxa Emery, 1894
Cryptopone motschulskyi Donisthorpe, 1943
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Dacetinops ignotus Taylor, 1985
Diacamma purpureum Smith, F., 1863
Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842Book scorpions
Discothyrea clavicornis Emery, 1897
Echinopla arfaki Donisthorpe, 1943
Echinopla crenulata Donisthorpe, 1941
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Eurhopalothrix procera Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Gnamptogenys biroi Emery, 1901
Hypoponera sabronae Donisthorpe, 1941
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex mimulus (Shattuck, 1993)⇒ Iridomyrmex viridigaster Clark, 1941
Iridomyrmex rufoniger Lowne, 1865Black Tyrant Ant
Iridomyrmex wingi (Donisthorpe, 1949)⇒ Iridomyrmex pallidus Forel, 1901
Leptogenys (Leptogenys) foreli Mann, 1919
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) breviceps Viehmeyer, 1914
Leptogenys hebrideana Wilson, 1958Prairie phlox
Leptogenys nitens Donisthorpe, 1943
Leptogenys purpurea Emery, 1887
Leptogenys violacea Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Leptomyrmex flavitarsus Smith, 1859
Leptomyrmex fragilis Smith, 1859
Leptomyrmex niger Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Leptomyrmex puberulus Wheeler, 1934
Leptomyrmex wheeleri (Donisthorpe, 1948)⇒ Leptomyrmex fragilis Smith, 1859
Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Liomyrmex reneae (Donisthorpe, 1948)⇒ Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Lordomyrma bensoni (Donisthorpe, 1949)⇒ Lordomyrma furcifera Emery, 1897
Lordomyrma furcifera Emery, 1897
Lordomyrma infundibuli Donisthorpe, 1940
Lordomyrma nigra Donisthorpe, 1941
Meranoplus astericus Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Meranoplus niger Donisthorpe, 1949
Meranoplus raripilis Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Meranoplus sabronensis Donisthorpe, 1941
Meranoplus vestigator Smith, 1876
Monomorium australicum (Forel, 1907)⇒ Syllophopsis australica Forel, 1907
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myopias cribriceps Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Myopias tenuis Emery, 1900
Myopias trumani Donisthorpe, 1949
Myopopone castanea Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Myrmecina curtisi Donisthorpe, 1949
Myrmecina punctata Emery, 1897
Myrmoteras toro Moffett, 1985
Mystrium camillae Emery, 1889
Mystrium leonie Media
Mystrium maren Bihn & Verhaagh, 2007
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Odontomachus aciculatus Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus imperator Emery, 1887
Odontomachus montanus Stitz, 1925Consobrine tellin
Odontomachus nigriceps Smith, F., 1860
Odontomachus papuanus Emery, 1887
Odontomachus saevissimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus testaceus Emery, 1897
Odontomachus turneri Forel, 1900Garden snappy ant
Odontomachus tyrannicus Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Orectognathus longispinosus Donisthorpe, 1941
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Papyrius nitidus Mayr, 1862Great tellin
Paraparatrechina lecamopteridis Donisthorpe, 1941
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Paratrechina pallida Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidolacanthinus tarumtamn
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) striata Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) tricolor Donisthorpe, 1949
Pheidole amber Donisthorpe, 1941
Pheidole barumtaun Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Pheidole bifurca Donisthorpe, 1941
Pheidole cervicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole cheesmannae Donisthorpe, 1941
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole distincta Donisthorpe, 1943
Pheidole fuscula Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole gambogia Donisthorpe, 1948
Pheidole hercules Donisthorpe, 1941
Pheidole hospes Smith, 1865Brown dogwood
Pheidole incerta Smith, 1863
Pheidole medioflava Donisthorpe, 1941
Pheidole melanogaster Donisthorpe, 1943
Pheidole quadrispinosa (Smith, 1865)⇒ Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole ruficeps Smith, 1861
Pheidole sexdentata Donisthorpe, 1948
Pheidole singularis Smith, 1863
Pheidole tenuiclavata Donisthorpe, 1943
Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidologeton melanocephalus Donisthorpe, 1948
Philidris brunnea Donisthorpe, 1949
Philidris pubescens Donisthorpe, 1949
Platythyrea bidentata Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Plectroctena strigosa Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Podomyrma alae Donisthorpe, 1949
Podomyrma basalis Smith, 1859Spectaclecase
Podomyrma gibbula Viehmeyer, 1914
Podomyrma laevifrons Smith, 1859Spectaclecase
Podomyrma laevissima Smith, 1863
Podomyrma minor Donisthorpe, 1949
Podomyrma pulchella Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Podomyrma ruficeps Smith, 1863Atlantic galeommatid
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) limbata Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) obtusa Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) albertisi Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) debilis Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) euryala Smith, F., 1863
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) linae Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) denticulata Karavaiev, 1927
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) atropos Smith, F., 1860
Polyrhachis (Myrma) andromache Roger, 1863Snuffbox
Polyrhachis (Myrma) rufofemorata Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Polyrhachis (Myrma) sericata Guérin-Ménev..., 1831Atlantic galeommatid
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) alphea Smith, F., 1863
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) dives Smith, F., 1857Black Weaver Ant
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) edwardi Donisthorpe, 1948
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) mucronata Smith, F., 1859Round combshell
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) rossi Donisthorpe, 1948
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) sexspinosa Latreille, 1802
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) bubastes Smith, F., 1863
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) abnormis Donisthorpe, 1948
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) durvillei Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis auriformis Donisthorpe, 1943
Polyrhachis breviata Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis clarkei Donisthorpe, 1949
Polyrhachis cyrtomyrmoides Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Polyrhachis decora Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis dentata Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Polyrhachis derecyna Smith, F., 1871Acadia dogwood
Polyrhachis exarata Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis hirta Viehmeyer, 1914
Polyrhachis horacei Hung, 1967
Polyrhachis hostilis Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Polyrhachis hungi Bolton, 1974
Polyrhachis loriai Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis lucens Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Polyrhachis metella Smith, F., 1860
Polyrhachis nigriceps Smith, F., 1863
Polyrhachis nitens Donisthorpe, 1943
Polyrhachis retusa Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis sculpta Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis scutulata Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Polyrhachis sericeopubescens Donisthorpe, 1941
Polyrhachis snellingi Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis subaenescens Viehmeyer, 1912
Polyrhachis trina Donisthorpe, 1944
Polyrhachis variegata Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis wardi Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis xiphias Smith, F., 1863
Ponera alpha Taylor, 1967Wedge piddock
Ponera bicolor (Emery, 1900)⇒ Neoponera villosa Fabricius, 1804
Ponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Ponera minuta Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Prionopelta majuscula Emery, 1897
Prionopelta media Shattuck, 2008
Pristomyrmex castaneicolor (Donisthorpe, 1949)⇒ Pristomyrmex umbripennis Smith, 1863
Pristomyrmex lucidus Emery, 1897
Pristomyrmex nitidissimus Donisthorpe, 1949
Pristomyrmex orbiculatus (Donisthorpe, 1948)⇒ Pristomyrmex quadridens Emery, 1897
Pristomyrmex punctatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pristomyrmex quadridens Emery, 1897
Pristomyrmex umbripennis Smith, 1863
Proceratium papuanum Emery, 1897
Pseudolasius breviceps Emery, 1887
Pseudolasius butteli Forel, 1913
Pseudolasius caecus Donisthorpe, 1949
Pseudolasius karawajewi Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Pseudolasius pallidus Donisthorpe, 1949
Pseudolasius sexdentatus Donisthorpe, 1949
Pseudolasius waigeuensis Donisthorpe, 1943
Rhytidoponera araneoides Le Guillou, 1842Spider pony ant
Rhytidoponera celtinodis Wilson, 1958Prairie phlox
Rhytidoponera inops Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Rhytidoponera laciniosa Viehmeyer, 1912
Rhytidoponera nexa Stitz, 1912
Simopone gressitti Taylor, 1965Hardy orange
Strumigenys hemichlaena Brown, 1971
Strumigenys loriae Emery, 1897
Syllophopsis australica Forel, 1907
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium carinatum Smith, F., 1859
Tetramorium gambogecum Donisthorpe, 1941
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium ornatum Emery, 1897
Tetramorium politum Emery, 1897
Tetramorium scabrosum Smith, F., 1859
Tetramorium tricarinatum Viehmeyer, 1914
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859
Tetraponera laeviceps Smith, F., 1859
Tetraponera maffini Donisthorpe, 1948
Tetraponera nitida Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia irenea Donisthorpe, 1947Dentate lucine
Vollenhovia oblonga Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia rufipes Donisthorpe, 1949
Vollenhovia umbilicata Donisthorpe, 1941
Vollenhovia undecimalis Donisthorpe, 1948

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Western New Guinea
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
9
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
12
82
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
27
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
26
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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