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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
58
875
1967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
862
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
351
1051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
75
304
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
75
304
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
15
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
15 Genera with 69 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1920Black carpenter ant35SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1793Desert ants2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1903And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 2020Citronella ants8SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 2010Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19108SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Zatania LaPolla, Kal..., 20121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
69 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acropyga glaesaria LaPolla, 2005
Acropyga pickeli (Borgmeier, 1927)⇒ Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus sphaericus sphaericus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) chazaliei Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) guanchus Santschi, 1908
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sicheli Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) saussurei Forel, 1879Granulose cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) micans Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus rufoglaucus feae Emery, 1882
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macilentus Smith, F., 1877Galapagos carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) andrius Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus atlantis hesperius Emery, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chilensis Spinola, 1851
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oertzeni Forel, 1889Yellow pricklycockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sylvaticus Olivier, 1792
Camponotus abjectus Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus acutirostris Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus brullei Smith, F., 1858
Camponotus brunni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus carinatus Brullé, 1839
Camponotus feae Stitz, 1917
Camponotus feai Emery, 1882
Camponotus hesperius Emery, 1893
Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus occasus Emery, 1920
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius mauretanicus Seifert, 2020
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota frauenfeldi kantarensis Forel, 1911
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia vetula LaPolla & Dl..., 2010
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis schmitzii canariensis Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis barbara Santschi, 1911
Plagiolepis maura Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis pallescens maura Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proformica nasuta Nylander, 1856
Zatania electra LaPolla, Kal..., 2012

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
33
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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