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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3828
8886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
48
462
1348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
457
1338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
316
1165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
79
332
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
79
332
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
14
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
14 Genera with 73 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Aphomomyrmex Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1894Black carpenter ant39SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19206SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1915Honey carrier1SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1915Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 2013Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 015SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
73 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Anoplolepis steingroeveri parsonsi Santschi, 1937
Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr, 1895False spike
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic 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 (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) lamborni Donisthorpe, 1933
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus olivieri delagoensis Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) buttikeri Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus compressus probativus Santschi, 1921
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) etiolipes Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sexpunctatus Forel, 1894
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus agonius Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus amphidus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus arminius Forel, 1910
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus auropubens aldabrensis Forel, 1897
Camponotus auropubens jacob Santschi, 1915
Camponotus bottegoi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus casicus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus fornasinii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus importunus Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus robecchii troglodytes Forel, 1894
Camponotus tauricollis Forel, 1894
Camponotus zimmermanni Forel, 1894Texas lilliput
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota egregia Forel, 1913
Lepisiota silvicola Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Lepisiota submetallica Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota submetallica aspera Arnold, 1920
Melophorus mjobergi Forel, 1915Pygmy furnace ant
Nylanderia natalenis Forel, 1915
Nylanderia natalensis Forel, 1915
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paratrechina albipes Emery, 1899
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Paratrechina zanjensis LaPolla, Haw..., 2013
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Plagiolepis chirindensis Arnold, 1949
Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) medusa Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
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
Polyrhachis cubaensis Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis epinotalis Santschi, 1924
Polyrhachis gerstaeckeri Forel, 1886
Polyrhachis lanuginosa Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis revoili André, 1887
Polyrhachis wilmsi Forel, 0

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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