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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
346
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
341
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
218
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
34
121
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
34
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
9 Genera with 38 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 2010Black carpenter ant12SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1787Desert ants17SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
38 Species and 8 Subspecies
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus sericeus obtusus Smith, 1858
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Camponotus barbarossa micipsa Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus rhamses Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus sinaiticus Ionescu-Hirsch, 2010
Cataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis adenensis bugnioni Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis agostii Sharaf, 2007
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis argentata Radoszkowsky, 1876
Cataglyphis auratus Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Cataglyphis bicoloripes Walker, 1871
Cataglyphis bombycina sinaitica Wheeler, W.M..., 1916
Cataglyphis bombycinus Roger, 1859Wavy-line astarte
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis lividus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, J., 1981
Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862
Cataglyphis viatica Fabricius, 1787
Cataglyphis viaticus Fabricius, 1787
Lepisiota frauenfeldi aegyptiaca Finzi, 1936
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Lepisiota opaciventris Finzi, 1936
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis barbara Santschi, 1911
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis pallescens isis Santschi, 1938
Plagiolepis pallescens maura Santschi, 1920
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Tapinolepis mediterranea Mayr, 1866

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Egypt
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
16
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
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