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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
452
1150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
440
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
197
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
116
660
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
116
660
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
22
196
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
22 Genera with 196 Species
#ACEFLMNOP
Acropyga Roger, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Calomyrmex Emery, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Campomyrma Wheeler, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 2005Black carpenter ant20SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Echinopla Smith, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Euprenolepis Emery, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1990Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 2007130SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 2018False Honey Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Prolasius Forel, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 18976SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
196 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga ambigua Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Acropyga oceanica Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Calomyrmex albertisi Emery, 1887
Calomyrmex laevissimus Smith, F., 1859
Calomyrmex purpureus Mayr, 1876Reddish lepton
Camponotus (Colobopsis) gasseri Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Camponotus (Colobopsis) mayriella Mann, 1921
Camponotus (Colobopsis) quadriceps Smith, F., 1859Atlantic galeommatid
Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitreus Smith, F., 1860Common northern plug ant
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) aureopilus Viehmeyer, 1914
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dorycus Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) palpatus Emery, 1897
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus conithorax Emery, 1914
Camponotus cyrtomyrmodes Donisthorpe, 1941
Camponotus difformis Stitz, 1938
Camponotus flavocrines Donisthorpe, 1941
Camponotus hastifer Emery, 1911
Camponotus luteiventris Emery, 1897
Camponotus mussolinii Donisthorpe, 1936Ovate mysella
Camponotus posteropilus Shattuck, 2005
Camponotus viehmeyeri Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus weismanni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus xanthopilus Shattuck, 2005
Colobopsis aruensis Karavaiev, 1933
Colobopsis gasseri (Forel, 1894)⇒ Camponotus gasseri Forel, 1894
Colobopsis quadriceps Smith, 1859
Echinopla australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Echinopla maeandrina Stitz, 1938
Echinopla silvestrii Donisthorpe, 1936Ovate mysella
Euprenolepis helleri Viehmeyer, 1914
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Nylanderia braueri glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis linnaei Forel, 1901Round combshell
Opisthopsis manni Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Opisthopsis panops Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Opisthopsis pictus Emery, 1895Painted strobe ant
Opisthopsis pictus pictus Emery, 1895
Paraparatrechina minutula Forel, 1901
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Paratrechina minutula Forel, 1901Baby parrot ants
Paratrechina nuggeti Donisthorpe, 1941
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Paratrechina pallida Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Plagiolepis bicolor Forel, 1901Round combshell
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) creusa Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) insularis Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) argenteosignata Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) aurea Mayr, 1876Knobby argonaut
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) cingula Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) contemta Mayr, 1876
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) cyrus Forel, 1901Round combshell
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) gab Forel, 1879
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) heinlethii Forel, 1895Snuffbox
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) limbata Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) obtusa Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) schoopae Forel, 1902
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) senilis Forel, 1902Savanna spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) sokolova Forel, 1902
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) villosa Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) debilis Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) emeryana Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) pilosa Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata Latreille, 1802Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) yorkana Forel, 1915
Polyrhachis (Dolichorhachis) malaensis Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) paxilla Smith, F., 1863
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) semiobscura Donisthorpe, 1944
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) argentosa Forel, 1902
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) atropos Smith, F., 1860
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) barretti Clark, 1928
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) fervens Smith, F., 1860
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) ornata Mayr, 1876Golden spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Myrma) andromache Roger, 1863Snuffbox
Polyrhachis (Myrma) conops Forel, 1901Atlantic galeommatid
Polyrhachis (Myrma) continua Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis (Myrma) foreli Kohout, 1989Bodega tellin
Polyrhachis (Myrma) orsylla Smith, 1861Consobrine tellin
Polyrhachis (Myrma) rufofemorata Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Polyrhachis (Myrma) salomo Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis (Myrma) sericata Guérin-Ménev..., 1831Atlantic galeommatid
Polyrhachis (Myrma) similis Viehmeyer, 1912
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) alphea Smith, F., 1863
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) dives Smith, F., 1857Black Weaver Ant
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) edwardi Donisthorpe, 1948
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) menozzii Karavaiev, 1927
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) mucronata Smith, F., 1859Round combshell
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) reclinata Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) rossi Donisthorpe, 1948
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) sexspinosa Latreille, 1802
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) aureovestita Donisthorpe, 1937Smooth duckclam
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) bicolor Smith, F., 1858Consobrine tellin
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) bubastes Smith, F., 1863
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) melpomene Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) pressa Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) dahlii Forel, 1901Round combshell
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) queenslandica Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Polyrhachis (Polyrhachis) bellicosa Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Polyrhachis (Polyrhachis) erosispina Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Polyrhachis (Polyrhachis) taylori Kohout, 1988
Polyrhachis abdita Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis annulata Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis antennata Viehmeyer, 1912
Polyrhachis antoniae Stitz, 1911Atlantic galeommatid
Polyrhachis arcuspinosa Donisthorpe, 1941
Polyrhachis atossa Forel, 1913
Polyrhachis aurita Emery, 1911
Polyrhachis beauforti Emery, 1911
Polyrhachis bedeloweryi Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis calliope Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Polyrhachis caulomma Viehmeyer, 1914
Polyrhachis chartifex Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Polyrhachis cheesmanae Donisthorpe, 1937Smooth duckclam
Polyrhachis coerulescens Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis comata (Crawley, 1915)⇒ Polyrhachis senilis Forel, 1902
Polyrhachis crassispinosa Viehmeyer, 1914
Polyrhachis croceiventris Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Polyrhachis decora Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis dohrni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Polyrhachis escherichi Viehmeyer, 1914
Polyrhachis eudora Smith, F., 1860
Polyrhachis eurynota Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis fulgens Viehmeyer, 1912
Polyrhachis gentilis Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis geometrica Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Polyrhachis grandis Donisthorpe, 1949
Polyrhachis greensladei Kohout, 1990
Polyrhachis gressitti Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis hirta Viehmeyer, 1914
Polyrhachis hostilis Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Polyrhachis humerosa (Emery, 1921)⇒ Polyrhachis ornata Mayr, 1876
Polyrhachis impressa Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis kokoda Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis laciniata Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Polyrhachis lama Kohout, 1994
Polyrhachis latinota Viehmeyer, 1912
Polyrhachis leonidas Forel, 1901Round combshell
Polyrhachis loriai Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis luctuosa Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyrhachis lumi Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis maai Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis mamba Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis minima Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis modesta Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis mondoi Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis monticola Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis murina Emery, 1893Southern acornshell
Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis nigriceps Smith, F., 1863
Polyrhachis omyrmex Donisthorpe, 1938
Polyrhachis orokana Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis osiris Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Polyrhachis pallipes Donisthorpe, 1948
Polyrhachis parva Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis pelecta Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis pellita Menozzi, 1922
Polyrhachis planata Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis ralumensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Polyrhachis roberti Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis roomi Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis scutulata Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Polyrhachis simulans Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis stylifera Karavaiev, 1935
Polyrhachis subaenescens Viehmeyer, 1912
Polyrhachis subcyanea Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis sulcifera Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis umboi Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis viehmeyeri Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyrhachis violaceonigra Viehmeyer, 1914
Polyrhachis wagneri Viehmeyer, 1914
Polyrhachis wamuki Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis wardi Kohout, 2007
Polyrhachis wellmani Forel, 1909Lilliput
Polyrhachis wilsoni Kohout, 2007
Prenolepis discoidalis (Donisthorpe, 1947)⇒ Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863
Prenolepis helleri Viehmeyer, 1914
Prenolepis lakekamu Williams & L..., 2018
Prolasius mjoebergella Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Pseudolasius amaurops Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Pseudolasius amblyops Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pseudolasius breviceps Emery, 1887
Pseudolasius emeryi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pseudolasius minor Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Pseudolasius tenuicornis Emery, 1897

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
5
159
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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