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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
311
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
310
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
230
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
44
145
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
44
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
7 Genera with 28 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1894Black carpenter ant18SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
28 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr, 1895False spike
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus olivieri patersoni Arnold, 1959
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus amphidus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus robecchii troglodytes Forel, 1894
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota depressa Santschi, 1914
Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis intermedia Emery, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis vanderkelleni tricolor Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Tapinolepis decolor Emery, 1895
Tapinolepis simulans Santschi, 1908

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Botswana
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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