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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Antarctica (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
252
1072
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
252
1072
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1055
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
909
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
102
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
99
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
47
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
32
56
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
32
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
11
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antarctica
11 Genera with 20 Species
Acropyga Roger, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1891Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1906Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1902Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1886Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antarctica
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) werthi Forel, 1908Cracking pearly mussel
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pseudolasius amblyops amblyops Forel, 1901

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Antarctica
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Formicinae at antwiki.org
Formicinae at artfakta.se
Formicinae at dyntaxa.se
Formicinae at itis.gov