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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
442
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
442
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
193
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
48
165
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
48
165
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
11
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
11 Genera with 45 Species
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1916Black carpenter ant22SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1793Desert ants2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1903And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 2020Citronella ants7SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19207SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
45 Species and 6 Subspecies
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) chazaliei Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) guanchus Santschi, 1908
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sicheli Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) micans Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus rufoglaucus feae Emery, 1882
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) andrius Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus atlantis hesperius Emery, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oertzeni Forel, 1889Yellow pricklycockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sylvaticus Olivier, 1792
Camponotus brullei Smith, F., 1858
Camponotus brunni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus carinatus Brullé, 1839
Camponotus feae Stitz, 1917
Camponotus feai Emery, 1882
Camponotus hesperius Emery, 1893
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius mauretanicus Seifert, 2020
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota frauenfeldi kantarensis Forel, 1911
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis schmitzii canariensis Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis barbara Santschi, 1911
Plagiolepis maura Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis pallescens maura Santschi, 1920
Proformica nasuta Nylander, 1856

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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