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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
778
3878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
753
3792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
390
2521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
100
775
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
100
775
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
17
163
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
17 Genera with 163 Species
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Aphomomyrmex Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1912Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1926Black carpenter ant109SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1793Desert ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 189730SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1899Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1922Green ants7SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1899Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 190943SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Santschiella Forel, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
163 Species and 59 Subspecies
Anoplolepis carinata Emery, 1899
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis kohli Forel, 1916
Anoplolepis tenella Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Dinomyrmex) brevicollis Stitz, 1916
Camponotus (Dinomyrmex) langi Wheeler, W.M., 1922Texas lilliput
Camponotus langi jejunus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus (Hypercolobopsis) paradoxus Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) confluens Forel, 1913Pale lilliput
Camponotus confluens bequaerti Forel, 1913
Camponotus confluens trematogaster Santschi, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) ferreri Forel, 1913Painted eggcockle
Camponotus ferreri akka Forel, 1916
Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr, 1895False spike
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus chrysurus acutisquamis Mayr, 1902
Camponotus chrysurus apellis Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Camponotus chrysurus yvonnae Forel, 1920
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus vividus cato Forel, 1913
Camponotus vividus meinerti Forel, 1886
Camponotus vividus reginae Forel, 1901
Camponotus vividus semidepilis Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus cinctellus belliceps Santschi, 1939
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus eugeniae amplior Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus rufoglaucus controversus Santschi, 1916
Camponotus rufoglaucus syphax Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus vestitus anthracinus Santschi, 1930
Camponotus vestitus intuens Santschi, 1926
Camponotus vestitus lujai Santschi, 1930
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bayeri Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) chapini Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Camponotus chapini ganzii Weber, 1943
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus foraminosus flavus Stitz, 1916
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus olivieri delagoensis Forel, 1894
Camponotus olivieri lemma Forel, 1886
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus olivieri sorptus Santschi, 1915
Camponotus olivieri zaireicus Özdikmen, 2010
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus perrisii densipunctatus Stitz, 1916
Camponotus perrisii jucundus Santschi, 1911
Camponotus perrisii nigeriensis Santschi, 1914
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maguassa Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) maynei Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sankisianus Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus sericeus sulgeri Santschi, 1913
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) brutus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) congolensis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus congolensis weissi Santschi, 1911
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) etiolipes Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) guttatus Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pompeius Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus pompeius cassius Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus pompeius iota Santschi, 1926
Camponotus pompeius marius Emery, 1899
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) solon Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus solon jugurtha Emery, 1925
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) wellmani Forel, 1909Lilliput
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus wellmani rufipartis Forel, 1916
Camponotus aberrans Mayr, 1895
Camponotus aequatorialis Roger, 1863
Camponotus aequatorialis kohli Forel, 1915
Camponotus agonius Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus argus Santschi, 1935
Camponotus atriscapus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus barbarossa Emery, 1920Texas lilliput
Camponotus barbarossa micipsa Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus barbarossa sulcatinasis Santschi, 1926
Camponotus buchneri Forel, 1886
Camponotus burgeoni Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus caesar Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus caesar imperator Emery, 1899
Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877
Camponotus coniceps Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus dewitzii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus florius Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus furvus Santschi, 1911
Camponotus haereticus Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus lilianae Forel, 1913
Camponotus lilianae cornutus Forel, 1913
Camponotus longipalpis Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus manidis Forel, 1909
Camponotus massinissa Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Camponotus oculatior Santschi, 1935
Camponotus polyrhachioides (Emery, 1898)⇒ Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892
Camponotus polyrhachioides cupreus Santschi, 1923
Camponotus posticus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus prosulcatus Santschi, 1935
Camponotus puberulus Emery, 1897
Camponotus rotundinodis Santschi, 1935
Camponotus roubaudi Santschi, 1911
Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus simus Emery, 1908Lilliput
Camponotus simus manidis Forel, 1909
Camponotus tauricollis Forel, 1894
Camponotus vulpus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Lepisiota albata Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota ambigua Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota cacozela Stitz, 1916
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota canescens latior Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis anceps Forel, 1916
Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902
Lepisiota capensis simplicoides Forel, 1907
Lepisiota capensis specularis Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota capitata Forel, 1913
Lepisiota carbonaria Emery, 1892
Lepisiota curta Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota gerardi Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Lepisiota hirsuta Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota hirsuta setosella Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Lepisiota imperfecta congolensis Santchi, 1935
Lepisiota incisa Forel, 1913
Lepisiota nigrisetosa Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota oculata Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota palpalis Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota piliscapa Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota piliscapa longipilosa Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota piliscapa punctifrons Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota schoutedeni Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota somalica Menozzi, 1927
Lepisiota submetallica Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota tenuipilis Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897
Notoncus capitatus Forel, 1915
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia lepida Santschi, 1915
Nylanderia mendica Menozzi, 1942
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Nylanderia waelbroecki Emery, 1899
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Oecophylla longinoda annectens Wheeler, 1922
Oecophylla longinoda fusca Emery, 1899
Oecophylla longinoda rubriceps Wheeler, 1922
Oecophylla longinoda rufescens Santschi, 1928
Oecophylla longinoda taeniata Santschi, 1928
Oecophylla longinoda textor Wheeler, 1922
Paraparatrechina bufona Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina sordida Santschi, 1914
Paraparatrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920
Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910
Paratrechina kohli Forel, 1916
Paratrechina lepida Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina waelbroecki Emery, 1899
Phasmomyrmex aberrans Mayr, 1895
Phasmomyrmex buchneri Forel, 1886Leptosynapta montacutid
Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892Inflated axinopsid
Phasmomyrmex paradoxus cupreus Santschi, 1923
Phasmomyrmex wolfi Emery, 1920
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis mediorufa Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis (Myrma) alluaudi Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Polyrhachis (Myrma) concava André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decemdentata André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) fissa Mayr, 1902
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) lestoni Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis (Myrma) medusa Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) rufipalpis Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis aerope Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Polyrhachis alexisi Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis andrei Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyrhachis bequaerti Wheeler, 1922
Polyrhachis brevipilosa
Polyrhachis cornuta Stitz, 1910
Polyrhachis curta André, 1890
Polyrhachis dubia Rigato, 2016
Polyrhachis epinotalis Santschi, 1924
Polyrhachis esarata Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis khepra Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis kohli Forel, 1916
Polyrhachis lanuginosa Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis latharis Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis latispina Emery, 1925
Polyrhachis lauta Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis limitis Santschi, 1939
Polyrhachis longiseta Rigato, 2016
Polyrhachis nigrita Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Polyrhachis nofra Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Polyrhachis otleti Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis regesa Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis revoili André, 1887
Polyrhachis spitteleri Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis sulcata André, 1895Martinique tellin
Polyrhachis volkarti Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis wellmani Forel, 1909Lilliput
Pseudolasius bufonus Wheeler, 1922
Pseudolasius weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Santschiella kohli Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
113
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
6
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSantschiellini
Forel, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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