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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
327
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
325
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
183
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
85
407
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
85
407
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
14
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
14 Genera with 57 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1889Black carpenter ant11SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1906Desert ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Myrma a Wheeler, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1915Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 189526SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhacis1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
57 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus aberrans Mayr, 1895
Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877
Camponotus carbo occidentalis Mayr, 1902
Camponotus casicus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Camponotus compressiscapus André, 1889
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Cataglyphis bicolor seticornis Emery, 1906
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia impolita LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia incallida Santschi, 1915
Nylanderia lepida Santschi, 1915
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Paraparatrechina albipes Emery, 1899
Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina gnoma LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina sordida Santschi, 1914
Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910
Paratrechina albipes Emery, 1899
Paratrechina lepida Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Phasmomyrmex aberrans Mayr, 1895
Polyrhachis (Myrma) concava André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decellei Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decemdentata André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) fissa Mayr, 1902
Polyrhachis (Myrma) laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) lestoni Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) rufipalpis Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis andrei Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyrhachis asomaningi Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis braxa Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis curta André, 1890
Polyrhachis esarata Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis gerstaeckeri Forel, 1886
Polyrhachis khepra Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis latharis Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis lauta Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis nigrita Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Polyrhachis osiris Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Polyrhachis otleti Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis regesa Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis spitteleri Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis sulcata André, 1895Martinique tellin
Polyrhacis laboriosa
Pseudolasius caecus Donisthorpe, 1949

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Ghana
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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