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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
408
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
401
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
239
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
49
192
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
49
192
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
9 Genera with 40 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1894Black carpenter ant29SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1787Desert ants6SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 04SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
40 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus foraminosus honorus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus thraso assabensis Emery, 1925
Camponotus thraso nefasitensis Menozzi, 1931
Camponotus thraso negus Forel, 1907
Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877
Camponotus criniticeps Menozzi, 1939Beautiful crassatella
Camponotus diplopunctatus Emery, 1915Nut semele
Camponotus ilgii Forel, 1894
Camponotus kollbrunneri Forel, 1910
Camponotus ligea
Camponotus ligeus Donisthorpe, 1931
Camponotus linnaei Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus moderatus Santschi, 1930
Camponotus puberulus Emery, 1897
Camponotus rhamses Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus rhamses completus Santschi, 1930
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus robecchii abyssinicus Santschi, 1913
Camponotus somalinus André, 1887Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus somalinus curtior Forel, 1894
Camponotus zimmermanni Forel, 1894Texas lilliput
Cataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis abyssinicus Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis albicans franchettii Menozzi, 1931
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Cataglyphis viatica Fabricius, 1787
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota erythraea Forel, 1910
Lepisiota gracilicornis Forel, 1892Compact astarte
Lepisiota gracilicornis abdominalis Forel, 1894
Lepisiota obtusa Emery, 1901
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis abyssinica Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) cephalotes Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Polyrhachis omissa
Tapinolepis tumidula Emery, 1915

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Ethiopia
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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