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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
248
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
247
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
163
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
36
87
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
36
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
9 Genera with 19 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1911Black carpenter ant11SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1833Desert ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 17821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
19 Species and 5 Subspecies
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus rufoglaucus controversus Santschi, 1916
Camponotus olivieri delagoensis Forel, 1894
Camponotus olivieri lemma Forel, 1886
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) maynei Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) solon Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus furvus Santschi, 1911
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902
Lepisiota capensis laevis Santschi, 1913
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis mediorufa Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Gambia
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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