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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
58
716
1765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
709
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
360
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
61
234
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
61
234
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
9 Genera with 52 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1912Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant33SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
52 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
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 incisus Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) postoculatus Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) ostiarius Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
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 brevisetosus Forel, 1910
Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914
Camponotus cognatus Fabricius, 1782
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 melleus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus reevei Arnold, 1922
Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904
Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
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 Eastern Cape
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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