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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
170
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
169
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
90
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
51
142
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
51
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
11
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
11 Genera with 37 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1912Black carpenter ant18SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1833Desert ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants8SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
37 Species and 6 Subspecies
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) reticulatus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Camponotus spenceri Clark, 1930
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) chazaliei Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) darwinii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus boivini Forel, 2022
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus hova fulvus Emery, 1894
Camponotus mixtellus Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus robecchii assumptionis Crawley, 1921
Camponotus strangulatus Santschi, 1911
Camponotus thomasseti Forel, 1912
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia bourbonica farquharensis Forel, 1907
Nylanderia madagascarensis Forel, 1886
Nylanderia madagascarensis rufescens Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Nylanderia madagascarensis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Nylanderia mixta Forel, 1897
Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Paraparatrechina illusio LaPolla & Fi..., 2014
Paraparatrechina luminella LaPolla & Fi..., 2014
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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