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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
752
2499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
743
2475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
353
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
87
629
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
87
629
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
16
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
16 Genera with 101 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1912Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1926Black carpenter ant56SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1761And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 189211SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 2011Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1922Green ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1915Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 191216SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1861
False Honey Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19622SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
101 Species and 11 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) confluens Forel, 1913Pale lilliput
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) ferreri Forel, 1913Painted eggcockle
Camponotus ferreri cavisquamis Santschi, 1926
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) viri Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr, 1895False spike
Camponotus braunsi erythromelus Emery, 1896
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bayeri Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) galla Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus Weber, 1942
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) maynei Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) brutus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) etiolipes Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pompeius Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) rubripes Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sexpunctatus Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) solon Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus thraso negus Forel, 1907
Camponotus bertolonii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus bottegoi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus debellator Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus erinaceus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus jeanneli Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus kersteni Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus lilianae Forel, 1913
Camponotus macromischoides Fontenla Rizo, 1997
Camponotus mombassae Forel, 1886
Camponotus orinobates Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus posticus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus robecchii troglodytes Forel, 1894
Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus simus Emery, 1908Lilliput
Camponotus somalinus André, 1887Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus somalinus pattensis Forel, 1907
Camponotus wolfi Emery, 1920
Camponotus zimmermanni Forel, 1894Texas lilliput
Camponotus zimmermanni pansus Santschi, 1926
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Lepisiota affinis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis anceps Forel, 1916
Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902
Lepisiota capensis simplex Mayr, 1862
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Lepisiota depressa Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota hirsuta Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota incisa Forel, 1913
Lepisiota simplex Forel, 1892
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia impolita LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia silvula LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Oecophylla leakeyi E. O. Wilson, 1964Slandered tellin
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Oecophylla longinoda textor Wheeler, 1922
Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina zelotypa Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Phasmomyrmex wolfi Emery, 1920
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Plagiolepis custodiens Smith, 1858
Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis jouberti Forel, 1910
Plagiolepis pictipes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) lestoni Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis (Myrma) medusa Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schlueteri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) cephalotes Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Polyrhachis cubaensis Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis epinotalis Santschi, 1924
Polyrhachis gerstaeckeri Forel, 1886
Polyrhachis gibbula Rigato, 2016
Polyrhachis latispina Emery, 1925
Polyrhachis omissa
Polyrhachis wolfi Forel, 1912
Tapinolepis bothae Forel, 1907
Tapinolepis macrophthalma Arnold, 1962

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
7
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



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