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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1140
3416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
998
3073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
341
1682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
94
430
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
94
430
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
18
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
18 Genera with 120 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1951Black carpenter ant41SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1933And Field Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1928Citronella ants21SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1999Crazy ants10SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1914Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1911Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18639SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 2019False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Uwari Ward, Fisher..., 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
120 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acropyga kinomurai Terayama & H..., 1996
Acropyga nipponensis Terayama, 1985
Acropyga sauteri Forel, 1912
Acropyga yaeyamensis Terayama & H..., 1996
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachymyrmex longicornis hemiops Santschi, 1923
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) japonicus Mayr, 1866Japanese carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) obscuripes Mayr, 1879
Camponotus (Colobopsis) nipponicus Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Camponotus (Colobopsis) shohki Terayama, 1999
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitiosus Smith, F., 1874
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) bishamon Terayama, 1999
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) daitoensis Terayama, 1999
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912Much-compressed montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) nawai Ito, 1914Northern dwarf cockle
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) nipponensis Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) ogasawarensis Terayama & S..., 1990Florida pricklycockle
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) tokioensis Ito, 1912
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) yamaokai Terayama & S..., 1990Florida pricklycockle
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) yambaru Terayama, 1999
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) keihitoi Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) quadrinotatus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus petersii janus Forel, 1911
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) amamianus Terayama, 1991
Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) kiusiuensis Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) albosparsus Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) devestivus Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) friedae Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) habereri Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) kaguya Terayama, 1999
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) monju Terayama, 1999
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus akiae Yamane & Hos..., 2023
Camponotus atrox Emery, 1925
Camponotus brunni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus devestitus Wheeler, 1928
Camponotus hemichlaena Yasumatsu & ..., 1951Low-rib cockle
Camponotus iwoensis Terayama & K..., 2011
Camponotus kunigamiensis Terayama, 2013
Camponotus nigronitidus Azuma, 1951
Camponotus sachalinensis Forel, 1904
Camponotus senkakuensis Terayama, 2013
Camponotus yessensis Yasumatsu & ..., 1951Low-rib cockle
Colobopsis nipponica
Colobopsis shohki Terayama, 1999
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Formica) japonica Motschoulsky, 1866
Formica (Formica) truncorum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
Formica (Serviformica) hayashi Terayama & H..., 1996
Formica (Serviformica) japonica Motschoulsky, 1866
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909Sickle jackknife
Formica fukaii Wheeler, W.M., 1914
Formica yessensis Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica yoshiokae Wheeler, W.M., 1933
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) talpa Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) capitatus Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927Matagorda macoma
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) spathepus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) productus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius fuji Radchenko, 2005
Lasius hayashi Yamauchi & H..., 1970
Lasius hikosanus Yamauchi, 1979Short macoma
Lasius japonicus Santschi, 1941Waxy macoma
Lasius longipalpus Seifert, 2020
Lasius morisitai Yamauchi, 1979Short macoma
Lasius nipponensis Forel, 1912
Lasius orientalis Karavaiev, 1912
Lasius sakagamii Yamauchi & H..., 1970
Lasius sonobei Yamauchi, 1979Short macoma
Lasius teranishii (Wheeler, 1928)⇒ Lasius orientalis Karavaiev, 1912
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Nylanderia amia Forel, 1913
Nylanderia flavipes Smith, F., 1874
Nylanderia nubatama Terayama, 1999
Nylanderia ogasawarensis Terayama, 1999
Nylanderia otome Terayama, 1999
Nylanderia ryukyuensis Terayama, 1999
Nylanderia sakurae Ito, 1914
Nylanderia teranishii Santschi, 1937
Nylanderia yaeyamensis Terayama, 1999
Nylanderia yambaru Terayama, 1999
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Paraparatrechina sakurae Ito, 1914
Paraparatrechina sakuya Terayama, 2013
Paratrechina amia Forel, 1913
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina sakurae Ito, 1914Angulate tellin
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis flavescens Collingwood, 1976
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyergus samurai Yano, 1911Iridescent lilliput
Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis (Myrma) latona Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) dives Smith, F., 1857Black Weaver Ant
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) phalerata Menozzi, 1926
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) hippomanes Smith, F., 1861Consobrine tellin
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) moesta Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis (Polyrhachis) lamellidens Smith, F., 1874Arnold's dogwood
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prenolepis tosa Terayama & K..., 2019
Pseudolasius amblyops amblyops Forel, 1901
Uwari keihitoi Forel, 1913

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Japan
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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