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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1679
2638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1434
2343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
189
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
188
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
121
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
69
148
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
69
148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
15
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cairns
15 Genera with 37 Species
Acropyga Roger, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Calomyrmex Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1876Black carpenter ant10SpeciesTaxom
Echinopla Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1883
Honey carrier0SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Notostigma Emery, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1902Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1862Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 191514SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
37 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Calomyrmex albertisi Emery, 1887
Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitreus Smith, F., 1860Common northern plug ant
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) evae Forel, 1910Black disc sugar ant
Camponotus evae evae Forel, 1910
Camponotus discors yarrabahensis Forel, 1915
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus eastwoodi McArthur, 1996
Camponotus gibbinotus Forel, 1902
Camponotus humilior Forel, 1902Household sugar ant
Camponotus loweryi McArthur, 1996
Camponotus rubiginosus Mayr, 1876Coconut sugar ants
Echinopla australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Notoncus capitatus Forel, 1915
Notostigma carazzii Emery, 1895
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
Opisthopsis jocosus Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Opisthopsis major Forel, 1902Tufted strobe ant
Opisthopsis respiciens Smith, F., 1865Black-and-yellow cuthona
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) aurea Mayr, 1876Knobby argonaut
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) lata Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) sokolova Forel, 1902
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) robsoni Kohout, 2006
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) yorkana Forel, 1915
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) penelope Forel, 1895
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) clio Forel, 1902
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) cupreata Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) daemeli Mayr, 1876Daemel´s Spiny Ant
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) thais Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis (Myrma) foreli Kohout, 1989Bodega tellin
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) lombokensis Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) yarrabahensis Forel, 1915
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) delicata Crawley, 1915

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Cairns
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
6
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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