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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
508
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
495
1529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
248
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
95
574
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
95
574
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
14
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
14 Genera with 100 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Aphomomyrmex Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1920Black carpenter ant46SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 2011Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1899Green ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1911Crazy ants6SpeciesTaxom
Petalomyrmex Snelling, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 190928SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
100 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Anoplolepis carinata Emery, 1899
Anoplolepis tenella Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Dinomyrmex) langi Wheeler, W.M., 1922Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) ferreri Forel, 1913Painted eggcockle
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus chrysurus acutisquamis Mayr, 1902
Camponotus chrysurus securifer Emery, 1920
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) tricolor (Weber, 1943)⇒ Camponotus tameri Bolton, 1995
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bayeri Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus olivieri pax Menozzi, 1942
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) maynei Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) brutus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) guttatus Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pompeius Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus pompeius marius Emery, 1899
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) wellmani Forel, 1909Lilliput
Camponotus aberrans Mayr, 1895
Camponotus agonius Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus barbarossa Emery, 1920Texas lilliput
Camponotus buchholzi Mayr, 1902
Camponotus buchneri Forel, 1886
Camponotus buchneri camerounensis Ward, Blaime..., 2016
Camponotus caesar Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus caesar imperator Emery, 1899
Camponotus compressiscapus André, 1889
Camponotus conradti Forel, 1914Giant cleftclam
Camponotus conradti fimbriatipes Santschi, 1920
Camponotus crawleyi Emery, 1920
Camponotus donisthorpei Emery, 1920
Camponotus feai Emery, 1882
Camponotus furvus Santschi, 1911
Camponotus gabonensis Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus haereticus Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus immigrans Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus polyrhachioides (Emery, 1898)⇒ Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892
Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus simus Emery, 1908Lilliput
Camponotus tameri Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus varus Forel, 1910
Camponotus wolfi Emery, 1920
Lepisiota cacozela Stitz, 1916
Lepisiota nigriventris Emery, 1899
Nylanderia brevisetula LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia lepida Santschi, 1915
Nylanderia luteafra LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia mendica Menozzi, 1942
Nylanderia umbella LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Oecophylla longinoda fusca Emery, 1899
Paraparatrechina albipes Emery, 1899
Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina bufona Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Paraparatrechina oreias LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920
Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910
Paratrechina albipes Emery, 1899
Paratrechina incallida Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Paratrechina lepida Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920
Paratrechina weissi Santschi, 1911Savannah lilliput
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 wolfi Emery, 1920
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Polyrhachis (Myrma) concava André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decellei Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decemdentata André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) fissa Mayr, 1902
Polyrhachis (Myrma) laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) rufipalpis Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis aenescens Stitz, 1910
Polyrhachis aerope Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Polyrhachis alexisi Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis andrei Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyrhachis curta André, 1890
Polyrhachis dubia Rigato, 2016
Polyrhachis khepra Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis lanuginosa Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis latispina Emery, 1925
Polyrhachis lauta Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis longiseta Rigato, 2016
Polyrhachis luteipes Rigato, 2016
Polyrhachis osiris Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Polyrhachis phidias Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis platyomma Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyrhachis sulcata André, 1895Martinique tellin
Polyrhachis volkarti Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis wellmani Forel, 1909Lilliput
Pseudolasius bufonus Wheeler, 1922

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Cameroon
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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