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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Rottnest Island (West Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
37
100
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
37
100
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
96
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
85
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
5
29
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
5
29
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
29
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
20
33
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
20
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rottnest Island
4 Genera with 10 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1907Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1934Honey carrier5SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rottnest Island
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus scratius Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Colobopsis gasseri (Forel, 1894)⇒ Camponotus gasseri Forel, 1894
Melophorus aeneovirens Lowne, 1865Furnace Ant
Melophorus andersenioides Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus insularis Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Melophorus perthensis Wheeler, 1934
Melophorus turneri perthensis Wheeler, 1934
Plagiolepis lucidula Wheeler, W.M., 1934

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Rottnest Island
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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