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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Central Australia (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
129
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
129
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
41
128
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
29
106
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
3
16
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
3
16
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
2
15
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
14
31
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
14
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Australia
5 Genera with 18 Species
Calomyrmex Emery, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1910Honey carrier7SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19102SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Australia
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calomyrmex purpureus Mayr, 1876Reddish lepton
Calomyrmex splendidus Mayr, 1876Bauble beauty ant
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) aurocinctus Smith, F., 1858Golden bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) discors Forel, 1902Yellow Disc Sugar Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) novaehollandiae Mayr, 1870Northern common sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) wiederkehri Forel, 1894Moneybox sugar ant
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) oetkeri Forel, 1910
Camponotus fieldellus Forel, 1910
Camponotus sponsorum Forel, 1910
Melophorus bagoti Lubbock, 1883Bagot´s furnace ant
Melophorus fieldi Forel, 1910Common furnace ant
Melophorus ludius Forel, 1902
Melophorus ludius ludius Forel, 1902
Melophorus sulla Forel, 1910
Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910Furnace Ant
Melophorus wheeleri Forel, 1910Harvester furnace ant
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) macropa Wheeler, W.M., 1916Crenulate tellin
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) pyrrhus Forel, 1910

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Central Australia
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



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