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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
364
1087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
359
1071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
243
894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
35
87
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
35
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
6
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
6 Genera with 24 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1926Black carpenter ant13SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18628SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
24 Species
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) lamborni Donisthorpe, 1933
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) etiolipes Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pompeius Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Camponotus amphidus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Lepisiota mlanjiensis Arnold, 1946
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis arnoldi Forel, 1914
Polyrhachis cubaensis Mayr, 1862

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Malawi
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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