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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
185
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
178
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
87
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
36
98
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
36
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
7 Genera with 15 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1919Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1920Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus rufoglaucus syphax Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus orinobates Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Lepisiota depressa Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota hirsuta Santschi, 1914
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920
Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paratrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920
Polyrhachis epinotalis Santschi, 1924

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Rwanda
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
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