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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
421
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
382
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
175
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
40
318
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
40
318
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
10
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
10 Genera with 140 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1913Black carpenter ant38SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1881Desert ants50SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 2009And Field Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 2020Citronella ants15SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 192911SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19208SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 19694SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
140 Species and 6 Subspecies
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) candiotes Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) gestroi Emery, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) kiesenwetteri Roger, 1859Yellow pricklycockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) kopetdaghensis Dlussky & Za..., 1985
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) kurdistanicus Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) libanicus André, 1881Eggcockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) staryi Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) vogti Forel, 1906
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) armeniacus Arnoldi, 1967
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) buddhae Forel, 1892
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) cecconii Emery, 1908
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) cognatocompressus Forel, 1904
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fedtschenkoi Mayr, 1877
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus oasium ninivae Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oertzeni Forel, 1889Yellow pricklycockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ruzskyellus Forel, 1922Nuttall cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sanctus Forel, 1904
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) shaqualavensis Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thales Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) turkestanicus Emery, 1887
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) turkestanus André, 1882
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Camponotus arminius Forel, 1910
Camponotus bakhtiariensis Salata, Khal..., 2020
Camponotus evansi Crawley, 1920
Camponotus interjectus Mayr, 1877
Camponotus pexus Santschi, 1929
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis aenescens Nylander, 1849
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis alibabae Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis altisquamis André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis bazoftensis Khalili-Mogh..., 2021
Cataglyphis bellicosa Karavaiev, 1924
Cataglyphis bellicosus Karavaiev, 1924
Cataglyphis bergiana Arnoldi, 1964
Cataglyphis bergianus Arnol’di, 1964
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Cataglyphis bicolor bicolor Fabricius, 1793
Cataglyphis bucharica Emery, 1925
Cataglyphis bucharicus Emery, 1925
Cataglyphis cinnamomea Karavaiev, 1910
Cataglyphis cinnamomeus Karavaiev, 1910Hooked surfclam
Cataglyphis cugiai Menozzi, 1939Beautiful crassatella
Cataglyphis cuneinodis Arnoldi, 1964
Cataglyphis dejdaranensis Khalili-Mogh..., 2021
Cataglyphis emeryi Karavaiev, 1910Hooked surfclam
Cataglyphis fici Salata, Kiya..., 2021
Cataglyphis foreli Ruzsky, 1903Hemphill surfclam
Cataglyphis frigida persica Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis frigidus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis frigidus persicus Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis fritillariae Khalili-Mogh..., 2021
Cataglyphis golestanica Salata, Yazd..., 2025
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis kurdistanica Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis kurdistanicus Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis lirabiensis Khalili-Mogh..., 2023
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis lividus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis longipedem Eichwald, 1841
Cataglyphis lutea Pisarski, 1967
Cataglyphis niger André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis nigra André, 1881
Cataglyphis nigripes Arnoldi, 1964Hemphill surfclam
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis pallidus Mayr, 1877
Cataglyphis pubescens Radchenko & ..., 2010
Cataglyphis ruber Forel, 1903Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis semitonsa Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis setipes Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Cataglyphis shahrekordensis Khalili-Mogh..., 2023
Cataglyphis stigmata Radchenko & ..., 2010
Cataglyphis stigmatus Radchenko & ..., 2010
Cataglyphis turcomanica Forel, 1894
Cataglyphis viaticoides André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) glauca Ruzsky, 1896
Formica (Serviformica) lusatica (Seifert, 1997)⇒ Formica clara Forel, 1886
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica conica Fabricius, 1798
Formica orangea Seifert & Sc..., 2009
Formica persica Seifert & Sc..., 2009
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) lasioides Emery, 1869Cheating macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius creticus Seifert, 2020
Lasius excavatus Seifert, 2020
Lasius flavescens (Forel, 1904)⇒ Lasius nigra Linnaeus, 1758
Lasius frequens Seifert, 2024
Lasius himalayanus Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Lasius persicus Seifert, 2020
Lasius silvaticus Seifert, 2020
Lepisiota bipartita Smith, F., 1861
Lepisiota dolabellae Forel, 1911
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota integrisquama Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota karawaiewi Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota litoralis Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota melas Emery, 1915
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Lepisiota semenovi Ruzsky, 1905
Lepisiota spinisquama Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota surchanica Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Nylanderia flavipes Smith, F., 1874
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis barbara Santschi, 1911
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis pallescens maura Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis perperamus Salata, Boro..., 2018
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Proformica epinotalis Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Proformica ferreri Bondroit, 1918
Proformica nitida Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1923
Proformica pilosiscapa Dlussky, 1969

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Iran
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
3
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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