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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
29
170
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
27
166
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
98
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
39
132
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
39
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
8 Genera with 32 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1911Black carpenter ant18SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18978SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
32 Species and 5 Subspecies
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus rufoglaucus controversus Santschi, 1916
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus vestitus perpectitus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) guttatus Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) solon Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877
Camponotus desantii Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus haereticus Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Lepisiota cacozela Stitz, 1916
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota capensis acholli Weber, 1943
Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902
Lepisiota capensis laevis Santschi, 1913
Lepisiota monardi Santschi, 1930
Lepisiota oculata Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Polyrhachis (Myrma) concava André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Tapinolepis pernix Viehmeyer, 1923

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Benin
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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