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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1748
3051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
190
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
183
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
88
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
40
116
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
40
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
9 Genera with 27 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1863Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1798And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus aurosus Roger, 1863
Camponotus cervicalis Roger, 1863
Colobopsis cylindrica Fabricius, 1798
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia dodo Donisthorpe, 1946
Nylanderia madagascarensis Forel, 1886
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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