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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
137
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
137
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
101
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
31
57
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
31
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
8 Genera with 17 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1916Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18622SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus angusticeps Emery, 1886
Camponotus klugii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica maculata Geoffroy, 1785Leiberg's ptychomitrium moss
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
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