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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Nepal (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4294
12421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
4292
12419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4206
12232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3568
11145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
221
420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
200
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
109
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
57
188
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
57
188
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
15
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nepal
15 Genera with 66 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1889Black carpenter ant16SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1894Desert ants2SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1846And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1992Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18928SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1894Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 185812SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 2016False Honey Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Retalimyrma Ward, Fisher..., 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nepal
66 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga yaeyamensis Terayama & H..., 1996
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) singularis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865Sculptured pigtoe
Camponotus angusticollis Jerdon, 1851
Camponotus dolendus Forel, 1892
Camponotus himalayanus (Forel, 1893)⇒ Camponotus caryae Fitch, 1855
Camponotus lamarckii Forel, 1892
Camponotus lasiselene Wang, C. & Wu, 1994Martinique crassinella
Camponotus mutilarius Emery, 1893
Camponotus nirvanae Forel, 1893
Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879
Camponotus selene Emery, 1889
Cataglyphis emeryi Karavaiev, 1910Hooked surfclam
Cataglyphis setipes Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Colobopsis longi Forel, 1902
Colobopsis rothneyi Forel, 1893
Colobopsis vitrea Smith, 1860
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Lasius (Chthonolasius) crinitus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius alienoflavus Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Lasius magnus Seifert, 1992
Lepisiota capensis lunaris Emery, 1893
Lepisiota lunaris Emery, 1893
Lepisiota mayri Wachkoo, Bha..., 2021
Lepisiota modesta Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Lepisiota opaca Forel, 1892
Lepisiota rothneyi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Lepisiota rothneyi wroughtonii Forel, 1902
Lepisiota sericea Forel, 1892
Nylanderia birmana Forel, 1902
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia indica Forel, 1894
Nylanderia smythiesii Forel, 1894
Nylanderia taylori Forel, 1894
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis jerdonii Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Polyrhachis levior Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata Latreille, 1802Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) dives Smith, F., 1857Black Weaver Ant
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) hippomanes Smith, F., 1861Consobrine tellin
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Polyrhachis saevissima argentea Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) tibialis Smith, F., 1858Snuffbox
Polyrhachis tibialis parsis Emery, 1900
Polyrhachis punctillata Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis thompsoni Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Polyrhachis tyrannica Smith, F., 1858
Prenolepis darlena Williams & L..., 2016
Prenolepis fisheri Bharti & Wac..., 2012
Prenolepis fustinoda Williams & L..., 2016
Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902
Prenolepis nepalensis Williams & L..., 2018
Prenolepis rinpoche Williams, 2022
Prenolepis shanialena Williams & L..., 2016
Pseudolasius familiaris Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Retalimyrma wroughtonii Forel, 1893

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Nepal
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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