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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1410
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
217
1408
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1399
2507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
1142
2018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
24
116
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
114
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
79
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
32
99
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
32
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malta
8 Genera with 20 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1913Black carpenter ant8SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1758And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 2020Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sicheli Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbaricus Emery, 1905
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) lasioides Emery, 1869Cheating macoma
Lasius maltaeus Seifert, 2020
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota frauenfeldi atlantis Santschi, 1917
Lepisiota frauenfeldi velox Baroni Urbani, 1968
Lepisiota velox Baroni Urbani, 1968
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Malta
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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