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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
170
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
169
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
116
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
46
291
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
46
291
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
9 Genera with 84 Species
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1929Black carpenter ant21SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1881Desert ants30SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 189723SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 20115SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
84 Species and 2 Subspecies
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) baldaccii Emery, 1908
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Camponotus adenensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus arabicus Collingwood, 1985
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Camponotus fayfaensis Collingwood, 1985
Camponotus ilgii Forel, 1894
Camponotus jizani Collingwood, 1985
Camponotus kersteni Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus pexus Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis abyssinicus Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis arenarius Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis asiriensis Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis bombycina Roger, 1859Saharan silver ant
Cataglyphis cinnamomea Karavaiev, 1910
Cataglyphis diehlii Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis emmae Forel, 1909
Cataglyphis flavobrunnea Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis flavobrunneus Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis holgerseni Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis laevior Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis lutea Pisarski, 1967
Cataglyphis minima Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis minimus Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis nigra André, 1881
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, J., 1981
Cataglyphis sabulosus Kugler, 1981Clery surfclam
Cataglyphis saharae Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862
Cataglyphis semitonsa Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis urens Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis viaticoides André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Lepisiota arabica Collingwood, 1985
Lepisiota bipartita Smith, F., 1861
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis simplex Mayr, 1862
Lepisiota carbonaria Emery, 1892
Lepisiota dammama Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota dhofara Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota erythraea Forel, 1910
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota gracilicornis Forel, 1892Compact astarte
Lepisiota harteni Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota incisa Forel, 1913
Lepisiota karawaiewi Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Lepisiota nigrescens Karavaiev, 1912
Lepisiota obtusa Emery, 1901
Lepisiota opaciventris Finzi, 1936
Lepisiota riyadha Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota sericea Forel, 1892
Lepisiota simplex Forel, 1892
Lepisiota spinisquama Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis abyssinica Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf & Ald..., 2011
Plagiolepis juddi Sharaf & Ald..., 2011
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Tapinolepis longitarsis Collingwood ..., 1996
Tapinolepis tumidula Emery, 1915

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
30
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



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