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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
127
2333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
123
2330
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
123
2330
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
20
455
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
20 Genera with 455 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 189516SpeciesTaxom
Aphomomyrmex Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1926Black carpenter ant316SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1881Desert ants47SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1894Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 189790SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1899Crazy ants20SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants9SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 191011SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 2013Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Petalomyrmex Snelling, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 19206SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 191034SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 190950SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Santschiella Forel, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 191516SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
455 Species and 194 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Acropyga bakwele LaPolla & Fi..., 2005
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Agraulomyrmex meridionalis Prins, 1983Tiny pouchclam
Agraulomyrmex wilsoni Prins, 1983Tiny pouchclam
Anoplolepis carinata Emery, 1899
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis custodiens detrita Emery, 1892
Anoplolepis custodiens hirsuta Emery, 1892
Anoplolepis custodiens pilipes Emery, 1892
Anoplolepis deceptor Arnold, 1922
Anoplolepis fallax Mayr, 1865
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Anoplolepis melanaria Arnold, 1922
Anoplolepis nuptialis Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis opaciventris Emery, 1899
Anoplolepis rufescens Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Anoplolepis steingroeveri parsonsi Santschi, 1937
Anoplolepis tenella Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Colobopsis) bifossus Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Camponotus (Dinomyrmex) brevicollis Stitz, 1916
Camponotus (Dinomyrmex) langi Wheeler, W.M., 1922Texas lilliput
Camponotus langi jejunus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus christi ferruginea Emery, 1899
Camponotus (Mayria) gibber Forel, 1891
Camponotus (Mayria) kelleri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Mayria) quadrimaculatus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Mayria) sellidorsatus Prins, 1973Giant eggcockle
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) aurofasciatus (Santschi, 1915)⇒ Camponotus inflatus Lubbock, 1880
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) confluens Forel, 1913Pale lilliput
Camponotus confluens bequaerti Forel, 1913
Camponotus confluens trematogaster Santschi, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) ferreri Forel, 1913Painted eggcockle
Camponotus ferreri akka Forel, 1916
Camponotus ferreri cavisquamis Santschi, 1926
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) orites Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) viri Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sicheli Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmepinotus) robustus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus nasutus fenestralis Santschi, 1937
Camponotus nasutus pretiosus Arnold, 1922
Camponotus nasutus quadridentatus Santschi, 1937
Camponotus nasutus quinquedentatus Forel, 1910
Camponotus nasutus subnasutus Arnold, 1922
Camponotus (Myrmespera) transvaalensis Arnold, 1948Fringed littleneck
Camponotus transvaalensis griqua Arnold, 1952
Camponotus transvaalensis prinsi Özdikmen, 2010
Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr, 1895False spike
Camponotus braunsi candidus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus braunsi epinotalis Santschi, 1916
Camponotus braunsi erythromelus Emery, 1896
Camponotus (Myrmomalis) emeryodicatus Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmonesites) mocquerysi Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus chrysurus acutisquamis Mayr, 1902
Camponotus chrysurus apellis Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Camponotus chrysurus securifer Emery, 1920
Camponotus chrysurus yvonnae Forel, 1920
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus vividus cato Forel, 1913
Camponotus vividus meinerti Forel, 1886
Camponotus vividus reginae Forel, 1901
Camponotus vividus semidepilis Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) inflatus Lubbock, 1880Australian honey-pot ant
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) darwinii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus fulvopilosus storeatus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus niveosetosus irredux Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) radovae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) victoriae Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus mystaceus exsanguis Forel, 1910
Camponotus mystaceus kamae Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) favorabilis Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus cinctellus belliceps Santschi, 1939
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus eugeniae amplior Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) mozabensis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Camponotus petersii janus Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus rufoglaucus controversus Santschi, 1916
Camponotus rufoglaucus latericius Stitz, 1923
Camponotus rufoglaucus micans Nylander, 1856
Camponotus rufoglaucus syphax Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus rufoglaucus zanzibaricus Forel, 1911
Camponotus rufoglaucus zulu Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) valdeziae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus vestitus anthracinus Santschi, 1930
Camponotus vestitus bombycinus Santschi, 1930
Camponotus vestitus comptus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus vestitus intuens Santschi, 1926
Camponotus vestitus lujai Santschi, 1930
Camponotus vestitus pectitus Santschi, 1930
Camponotus vestitus perpectitus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus vestitus strophiatus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) aequitas Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bayeri Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) chapini Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Camponotus chapini ganzii Weber, 1943
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus foraminosus cuitensis Forel, 1901
Camponotus foraminosus deductus Santschi, 1915
Camponotus foraminosus dorsalis Santschi, 1926
Camponotus foraminosus flavus Stitz, 1916
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus grandidieri atrabilis Santschi, 1915
Camponotus grandidieri comorensis Santschi, 1915
Camponotus grandidieri eumendax Özdikmen, 2010
Camponotus grandidieri ruspolii Forel, 1892
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) lamborni Donisthorpe, 1933
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus olivieri concordius Santschi, 1915
Camponotus olivieri delagoensis Forel, 1894
Camponotus olivieri infelix Santschi, 1915
Camponotus olivieri lemma Forel, 1886
Camponotus olivieri moshianus Santschi, 1915
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus olivieri patersoni Arnold, 1959
Camponotus olivieri pax Menozzi, 1942
Camponotus olivieri sorptus Santschi, 1915
Camponotus olivieri tenuipilis Santschi, 1915
Camponotus olivieri zaireicus Özdikmen, 2010
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus perrisii densipunctatus Stitz, 1916
Camponotus perrisii insularis Stitz, 1916
Camponotus perrisii jucundus Santschi, 1911
Camponotus perrisii nigeriensis Santschi, 1914
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) postoculatus Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) arnoldinus Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maguassa Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) maynei Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus mayri chimporensis Santschi, 1930
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sankisianus Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) scabrinodis Arnold, 1924
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus sericeus euchrous Santschi, 1926
Camponotus sericeus sulgeri Santschi, 1913
Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) ostiarius Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) alii Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) baldaccii Emery, 1908
Camponotus barbaricus xanthomelas Emery, 1905
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) basuto Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Camponotus bonariensis luteolus Emery, 1906
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) brutus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) buttikeri Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) cleobulus Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) cognatocompressus Forel, 1904
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus compressus probativus Santschi, 1921
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) concolor Forel, 1891
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) congolensis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus congolensis weissi Santschi, 1911
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dicksoni Arnold, 1948
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dufouri Forel, 1891
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) erigens Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) errabundus Arnold, 1949
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) etiolipes Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus foleyi ajjer Bernard, 1953
Camponotus foleyi fezzanensis Bernard, 1953
Camponotus foleyi grasi Bernard, 1953
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) foreli Emery, 1881
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) gouldi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) guttatus Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus guttatus minusculus Viehmeyer, 1914
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus maculatus negus
Camponotus maculatus ugandensis Santschi, 1923
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) natalensis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus natalensis corvus Forel, 1879
Camponotus natalensis diabolus Forel, 1879
Camponotus natalensis fulvipes Forel, 1914
Camponotus natalensis politiceps Santschi, 1914
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nylanderi Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pompeius Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus pompeius cassius Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus pompeius iota Santschi, 1926
Camponotus pompeius marius Emery, 1899
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) rubripes Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sanctus Forel, 1904
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sexpunctatus Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) solon Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus solon chiton Emery, 1925
Camponotus solon jugurtha Emery, 1925
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thales Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus thraso agricola Forel, 1910
Camponotus thraso montinanus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus thraso negus Forel, 1907
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus traegaordhi fumeus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) wellmani Forel, 1909Lilliput
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus wellmani rufipartis Forel, 1916
Camponotus werthi skaifei Arnold, 1959
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Camponotus abjectus Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus adenensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus aequatorialis Roger, 1863
Camponotus aequatorialis kohli Forel, 1915
Camponotus agonius Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus amphidus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus angusticeps Emery, 1886
Camponotus arabicus Collingwood, 1985
Camponotus argus Santschi, 1935
Camponotus arminius Forel, 1910
Camponotus arminius bicontractus Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus atriscapus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus auropubens absalon Santschi, 1915
Camponotus auropubens aldabrensis Forel, 1897
Camponotus auropubens argentopubens Santschi, 1915
Camponotus auropubens jacob Santschi, 1915
Camponotus avius Santschi, 1926Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus avius hertigi Santschi, 1937
Camponotus barbarossa Emery, 1920Texas lilliput
Camponotus barbarossa micipsa Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus barbarossa sulcatinasis Santschi, 1926
Camponotus baynei Arnold, 1922
Camponotus belligerus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Camponotus benguelensis Santschi, 1911
Camponotus berthoudi Forel, 1879
Camponotus bertolonii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus bianconii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus bituberculatus André, 1889
Camponotus bottegoi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus brevisetosus Forel, 1910
Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914
Camponotus buchholzi Mayr, 1902
Camponotus burgeoni Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus caesar Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus caesar imperator Emery, 1899
Camponotus caffer Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus callmorphus Stitz, 1923
Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877
Camponotus carbo occidentalis Mayr, 1902
Camponotus compressiscapus André, 1889
Camponotus coniceps Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus conradti Forel, 1914Giant cleftclam
Camponotus conradti fimbriatipes Santschi, 1920
Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus crawleyi Emery, 1920
Camponotus crepusculi Arnold, 1922
Camponotus crucheti Santschi, 1911
Camponotus cubangensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus cubangensis dofleini Forel, 1911
Camponotus debellator Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus desantii Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus detritus Emery, 1886
Camponotus dewitzii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus diplopunctatus Emery, 1915Nut semele
Camponotus diplopunctatus subconvexus Viehmeyer, 1923
Camponotus donisthorpei Emery, 1920
Camponotus druryi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus edmondi André, 1887
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Camponotus erinaceus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus fabricator Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus fayfaensis Collingwood, 1985
Camponotus florius Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus fornasinii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus furvus Santschi, 1911
Camponotus gabonensis Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus haereticus Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus hapi Weber, 1943
Camponotus havilandi Arnold, 1922
Camponotus heros Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus hova fulvus Emery, 1894
Camponotus hova pictiventris Mayr, 1901
Camponotus ilgii Forel, 1894
Camponotus immigrans Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus importunus Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus jeanneli Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus jizani Collingwood, 1985
Camponotus kersteni Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus klugii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus knysnae Arnold, 1922
Camponotus lilianae Forel, 1913
Camponotus lilianae cornutus Forel, 1913
Camponotus limbiventris Santschi, 1911
Camponotus liogaster Santschi, 1932
Camponotus longipalpis Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus massinissa Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Camponotus monardi Santschi, 1930
Camponotus namacola Prins, 1973Giant eggcockle
Camponotus occasus Emery, 1920
Camponotus oculatior Santschi, 1935
Camponotus orinobates Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus orthodoxus Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus posticus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus prosulcatus Santschi, 1935
Camponotus puberulus Emery, 1897
Camponotus pulvinatus Mayr, 1907
Camponotus reevei Arnold, 1922
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus robecchii dispar Stitz, 1923
Camponotus robecchii rhodesianus Forel, 1913
Camponotus robecchii troglodytes Forel, 1894
Camponotus robertae Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus rotundinodis Santschi, 1935
Camponotus roubaudi Santschi, 1911
Camponotus sacchii Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus scalaris Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Camponotus simus Emery, 1908Lilliput
Camponotus simus manidis Forel, 1909
Camponotus somalinus André, 1887Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus somalinus pattensis Forel, 1907
Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910
Camponotus tameri Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus tauricollis Forel, 1894
Camponotus tilhoi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus trifasciatus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus varus Forel, 1910
Camponotus vespertinus Arnold, 1960
Camponotus vulpus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus zimmermanni pansus Santschi, 1926
Cataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis acutinodis Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis albicans cubica Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis albicans kairuanus Santschi, 1912
Cataglyphis albicans lividus André, 1881
Cataglyphis albicans opacus Santschi, 1912
Cataglyphis albicans ruber Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis albicans viaticoides
Cataglyphis altisquamis André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis asiriensis Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Cataglyphis bicolor basalis Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis bicolor congolensis Stitz, 1916
Cataglyphis bicolor seticornis Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis bicolor sudanica Karavaiev, 1912
Cataglyphis bombycina Roger, 1859Saharan silver ant
Cataglyphis bombycina sinaiticus
Cataglyphis bombycinus Roger, 1859Wavy-line astarte
Cataglyphis cana Santschi, 1925
Cataglyphis cinnamomea Karavaiev, 1910
Cataglyphis diehlii Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis emmae Forel, 1909
Cataglyphis fisheri Sharaf, Coll..., 2015
Cataglyphis flavobrunnea Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis harteni Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis holgerseni Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis laevior Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis lucasi Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Cataglyphis mauritanicus Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis minima Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis niger André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis nigra André, 1881
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis opacior Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, J., 1981
Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862
Cataglyphis semitonsa Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis shuaibensis Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis urens Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis viaticoides André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Lasius flavus myops Forel, 1894
Lepisiota affinis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota aijer
Lepisiota albata Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota alexis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota alexis dulcis Santschi, 1937
Lepisiota ambigua Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota angolensis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota arabica Collingwood, 1985
Lepisiota arenaria Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota arnoldi Forel, 1913Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota arnoldi mota Santschi, 1937
Lepisiota cacozela Stitz, 1916
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota canescens latior Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis acholli Weber, 1943
Lepisiota capensis anceps Forel, 1916
Lepisiota capensis canescens
Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902
Lepisiota capensis incisa
Lepisiota capensis issore Weber, 1943
Lepisiota capensis junodi Forel, 1916
Lepisiota capensis laevis Santschi, 1913
Lepisiota capensis minuta Forel, 1916
Lepisiota capensis simplex Mayr, 1862
Lepisiota capensis simplicoides Forel, 1907
Lepisiota capensis specularis Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota capensis subopaciceps Santschi, 1937
Lepisiota capensis thoth Weber, 1943
Lepisiota capensis validiuscula Emery, 1897
Lepisiota capitata Forel, 1913
Lepisiota carbonaria Emery, 1892
Lepisiota carbonaria baumi Forel, 1910
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Lepisiota curta Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota dammama Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota dendrophila Arnold, 1949Carpenter tellin
Lepisiota depilis Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota deplanata Stitz, 1911
Lepisiota depressa Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota egregia Forel, 1913
Lepisiota egregia santschii Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota elegantissima Collingwood ..., 2011
Lepisiota erythraea Forel, 1910
Lepisiota foreli Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota foreli convexa Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota foreli impressa Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota frauenfeldi variabilis Santschi, 1917
Lepisiota gerardi Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Lepisiota gracilicornis Forel, 1892Compact astarte
Lepisiota harteni Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota hirsuta Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota hirsuta setosella Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Lepisiota imperfecta congolensis Santchi, 1935
Lepisiota incisa Forel, 1913
Lepisiota karawaiewi Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota longinoda Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota megacephala Weber, 1943
Lepisiota mlanjiensis Arnold, 1946
Lepisiota monardi Santschi, 1930
Lepisiota monardi australis Santschi, 1930
Lepisiota ngangela Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Lepisiota nigrescens Karavaiev, 1912
Lepisiota nigrisetosa Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota nigriventris Emery, 1899
Lepisiota obtusa Emery, 1901
Lepisiota oculata Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota opaciventris Finzi, 1936
Lepisiota palpalis Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota piliscapa Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota piliscapa longipilosa Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota piliscapa punctifrons Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota quadraticeps Arnold, 1944
Lepisiota riyadha Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota rubrovaria Forel, 1910
Lepisiota rubrovaria pilosa Forel, 1913
Lepisiota rugithorax Santschi, 1930
Lepisiota schoutedeni Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota silvicola Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota somalica Menozzi, 1927
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Lepisiota spinosior ballaensis Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota spinosior natalensis Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota submetallica Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota submetallica aspera Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota tenuipilis Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia bourbonica ngasiyana Forel, 1907
Nylanderia brevisetula LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia comorensis Forel, 1907
Nylanderia flavipes Smith, F., 1874
Nylanderia impolita LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia incallida Santschi, 1915
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia lepida Santschi, 1915
Nylanderia luteafra LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia madagascarensis Forel, 1886
Nylanderia mendica Menozzi, 1942
Nylanderia natalensis Forel, 1915
Nylanderia scintilla LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia silvula LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia umbella LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia usambarica LaPolla, Haw..., 2011
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Nylanderia waelbroecki Emery, 1899
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Oecophylla longinoda annectens Wheeler, 1922
Oecophylla longinoda claridens Santschi, 1928
Oecophylla longinoda fusca Emery, 1899
Oecophylla longinoda rubriceps Wheeler, 1922
Oecophylla longinoda rufescens Santschi, 1928
Oecophylla longinoda taeniata Santschi, 1928
Oecophylla longinoda textor Wheeler, 1922
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Paraparatrechina albipes Emery, 1899
Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina bufona Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina gnoma LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina oreias LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina sordida Santschi, 1914
Paraparatrechina splendida LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920
Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910
Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina kohli Forel, 1916
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis ellisii Forel, 1891
Paratrechina madagascariensis
Paratrechina traegaordhi Forel, 1904
Paratrechina zanjensis LaPolla, Haw..., 2013
Petalomyrmex phylax Snelling, R.R., 1979
Phasmomyrmex aberrans Mayr, 1895
Phasmomyrmex buchneri Forel, 1886Leptosynapta montacutid
Phasmomyrmex buchneri griseus Santschi, 1937
Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892Inflated axinopsid
Phasmomyrmex paradoxus cupreus Santschi, 1923
Phasmomyrmex wolfi Emery, 1920
Plagiolepis pygmaea bulawayensis Arnold, 1922
Plagiolepis pygmaea mima Arnold, 1922
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis abyssinica Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf & Ald..., 2011
Plagiolepis breviscapa Collingwood ..., 2005
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Plagiolepis brunni nilotica Mayr, 1904
Plagiolepis brunni pubescens Forel, 1913
Plagiolepis capensis Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Plagiolepis chirindensis Arnold, 1949
Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis funicularis Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Plagiolepis intermedia Emery, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis intermedia minutula Emery, 1921
Plagiolepis jouberti Forel, 1910
Plagiolepis juddi Sharaf & Ald..., 2011
Plagiolepis livingstonei Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892
Plagiolepis mediorufa Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Plagiolepis montivaga Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Plagiolepis pallescens atlantis Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis pictipes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Plagiolepis schmitzi tingitans
Plagiolepis simoni Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis sudanica Weber, 1943
Plagiolepis vanderkelleni Forel, 1901Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis vanderkelleni polita Santschi, 1914
Plagiolepis vanderkelleni tricolor Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis (Myrma) alluaudi Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Polyrhachis (Myrma) concava André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decellei Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decemdentata André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) fissa Mayr, 1902
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) lestoni Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis (Myrma) medusa Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) rufipalpis Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schlueteri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Polyrhachis (Polyrhachis) bihamata Dru Drury, 1773
Polyrhachis aenescens Stitz, 1910
Polyrhachis aerope Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Polyrhachis alexisi Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis andrei Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyrhachis arnoldi Forel, 1914
Polyrhachis asomaningi Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis braxa Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis cornuta Stitz, 1910
Polyrhachis cubaensis Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis curta André, 1890
Polyrhachis durbanensis Forel, 1914
Polyrhachis epinotalis Santschi, 1924
Polyrhachis esarata Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis gamaii Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Polyrhachis khepra Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis lanuginosa Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis latharis Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis latispina Emery, 1925
Polyrhachis lauta Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis limitis Santschi, 1939
Polyrhachis nigrita Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Polyrhachis otleti Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis phidias Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis platyomma Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyrhachis regesa Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis revoili André, 1887
Polyrhachis spitteleri Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis sulcata André, 1895Martinique tellin
Polyrhachis transiens Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis volkarti Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis wellmani Forel, 1909Lilliput
Pseudolasius bufonus Wheeler, 1922
Pseudolasius gowdeyi (Wheeler, 1922)⇒ Paraparatrechina sordida Santschi, 1914
Pseudolasius weissi sordidus Santschi, 1914
Santschiella kohli Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Tapinolepis bothae Forel, 1907
Tapinolepis candida Santschi, 1928
Tapinolepis deceptor Arnold, 1922
Tapinolepis decolor Emery, 1895
Tapinolepis litoralis Arnold, 1958
Tapinolepis longitarsis Collingwood ..., 1996
Tapinolepis macgregori Arnold, 1922
Tapinolepis macrophthalma Arnold, 1962
Tapinolepis melanaria Arnold, 1922
Tapinolepis melanaria ochraceotincta Arnold, 1949
Tapinolepis pernix Viehmeyer, 1923
Tapinolepis simulans Santschi, 1908
Tapinolepis trimenii Forel, 1895
Tapinolepis trimenii angolensis Santschi, 1930
Tapinolepis trimenii karrooensis Arnold, 1922
Tapinolepis tumidula Emery, 1915

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Afrotropical
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
255
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
36
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
8
147
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSantschiellini
Forel, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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