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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
600
1882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
594
1868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
379
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
48
214
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
48
214
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
8 Genera with 32 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant30SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1883
Honey carrier0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
32 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus nasutus fenestralis Santschi, 1937
Camponotus nasutus quadridentatus Santschi, 1937
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus mystaceus exsanguis Forel, 1910
Camponotus mystaceus kamae Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus rufoglaucus latericius Stitz, 1923
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus belligerus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Camponotus callmorphus Stitz, 1923
Camponotus debellator Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus detritus Emery, 1886
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus namacola Prins, 1973Giant eggcockle
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus robecchii dispar Stitz, 1923
Camponotus robecchii troglodytes Forel, 1894
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Lepisiota monardi Santschi, 1930
Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Tapinolepis decolor Emery, 1895

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Namibia
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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