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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
2609
4405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1986
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
192
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
190
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
132
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
61
195
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
61
195
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
14
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hong Kong
14 Genera with 51 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1858Black carpenter ant22SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1758And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Gesomyrmex Mayr, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19129SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1902False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
51 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga oceanicus
Acropyga sauteri Forel, 1912
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) japonicus Mayr, 1866Japanese carpenter ant
Camponotus (Colobopsis) nipponicus Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitiosus Smith, F., 1874
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) albosparsus Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbatus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Camponotus barbosus Baroni Urbani, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) carin Emery, 1889Round combshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) exiguoguttatus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus irritans hongkongensis Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) mitis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865Sculptured pigtoe
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858Hawaiian carpenter ant
Camponotus variegatus dulcis Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus cameroni Forel, 1892
Camponotus fuscivillosus Xiao & Wang, 1989
Camponotus jianghuaensis Xiao & Wang, 1989
Camponotus laotzei Wheeler, 1921
Camponotus parius Emery, 1889
Camponotus rubidus Xiao & Wang, 1989
Camponotus vigilans Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Gesomyrmex howardi Wheeler, W.M., 1921
Lepisiota rothneyi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia emmae Forel, 1894
Nylanderia flaviabdominis Wang, 1997
Nylanderia indica Forel, 1894
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Paraparatrechina sauteri Forel, 1913
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis demangei Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis jerdonii Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) halidayi Emery, 1889
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata Latreille, 1802Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) latona Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) dives Smith, F., 1857Black Weaver Ant
Polyrhachis demangei Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis tyrannica Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis vigilans Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis wolfi Forel, 1912
Prenolepis emmae Forel, 1894
Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902
Pseudolasius risii Forel, 1894

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Hong Kong
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGesomyrmecini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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