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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1218
3403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1190
3374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
500
2369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
86
450
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
86
450
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
18
115
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
18 Genera with 115 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Aphomomyrmex Emery, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1912Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant65SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants6SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1883
Honey carrier0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1915Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19218SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
115 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Agraulomyrmex meridionalis Prins, 1983Tiny pouchclam
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Anoplolepis litoralis Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Anoplolepis nuptialis Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis rufescens Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) bifossus Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Camponotus (Mayria) sellidorsatus Prins, 1973Giant eggcockle
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) orites Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus cameranoi eugaster Santschi, 1922
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) victoriae Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) postoculatus Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) ostiarius Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dicksoni Arnold, 1948
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sexpunctatus Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) werthi Forel, 1908Cracking pearly mussel
Camponotus angusticeps Emery, 1886
Camponotus arminius Forel, 1910
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus baynei Arnold, 1922
Camponotus berthoudi Forel, 1879
Camponotus bertolonii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus bianconii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus brevisetosus Forel, 1910
Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914
Camponotus caffer Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus cognatus Fabricius, 1782
Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus detritus Emery, 1886
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Camponotus erinaceus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus fornasinii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus havilandi Arnold, 1922
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus importunus Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus klugii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus knysnae Arnold, 1922
Camponotus melleus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus namacola Prins, 1973Giant eggcockle
Camponotus reevei Arnold, 1922
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica curiosa Creighton, 1935Concentric ervilia
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica maculata Geoffroy, 1785Leiberg's ptychomitrium moss
Formica oregonensis Cole, 1938
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Lepisiota depressa Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota foreli Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Nylanderia natalenis Forel, 1915
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis capensis Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904
Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Plagiolepis intermedia Emery, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Plagiolepis simoni Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schlueteri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
70
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
7
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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