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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2741
5008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
2406
4556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
428
1016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
426
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
263
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
64
255
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
64
255
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
10
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limpopo
10 Genera with 57 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1894Black carpenter ant37SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1915Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18586SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limpopo
57 Species
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmespera) transvaalensis Arnold, 1948Fringed littleneck
Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr, 1895False spike
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) valdeziae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) aequitas Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) buttikeri Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) etiolipes Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sexpunctatus Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thales Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus brevisetosus Forel, 1910
Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914
Camponotus caffer Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus crepusculi Arnold, 1922
Camponotus cubangensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus debellator Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus importunus Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus tauricollis Forel, 1894
Lepisiota arnoldi Forel, 1913Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Lepisiota longinoda Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota rubrovaria Forel, 1910
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia natalenis Forel, 1915
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schlueteri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Limpopo
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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