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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
680
1378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
654
1343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
178
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
65
164
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
65
164
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
14
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
14 Genera with 38 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1773Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 02SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1940And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838Honeypot Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecorhynchus André, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants6SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Prolasius Forel, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
38 Species and 6 Subspecies
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) mississippiensis (Smith, M.R., 1923)⇒ Colobopsis mississippiensis Smith, M.R., 1923
Camponotus (Colobopsis) newzealandicus Donisthorpe, 1940
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Colobopsis mississippiensis Smith, M.R., 1923
Colobopsis newzealandica
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica propinqua Creighton, 1940
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecorhynchus novaeseelandiae ♰ Kaulfuss & D..., 2016
Nylanderia braueri glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Nylanderia mixta Forel, 1897
Nylanderia obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ant
Nylanderia tasmaniensis Forel, 1913
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina braueri glabrior Forel, 1902
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Paratrechina tasmaniensis Forel, 1913
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sidnica Mayr, 1866Antarctic spiny ants
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis acantha diaphanta Smith, 1861
Polyrhachis vigilans Smith, F., 1858
Prolasius advena Smith, 1862Small brown bush ant
Prolasius advenus (Fr. Smith, 1862)⇒ Prolasius advena Smith, 1862
Pseudolasius amblyops amblyops Forel, 1901

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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