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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1595
3225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1360
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
150
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
141
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
104
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
47
181
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
47
181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
7 Genera with 28 Species
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1911Black carpenter ant18SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1891Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1886Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
28 Species and 5 Subspecies
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Mayria) quadrimaculatus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus grandidieri comorensis Santschi, 1915
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus cervicalis Roger, 1863
Camponotus edmondi André, 1887
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus hova fulvus Emery, 1894
Camponotus hova radamae Forel, 1891
Camponotus lubbocki Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus mixtellus Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus pittieri Forel, 1899
Camponotus radamae Santschi, 1923
Camponotus strangulatus Santschi, 1911
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Nylanderia bourbonica ngasiyana Forel, 1907
Nylanderia comorensis Forel, 1907
Nylanderia madagascarensis Forel, 1886
Nylanderia madagascarensis ellisii Forel, 1891
Paraparatrechina glabra Forel, 1891
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina comorensis Forel, 1907
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
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