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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
263
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
257
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
129
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
34
74
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
34
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
6 Genera with 19 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1898Black carpenter ant9SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1915Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18906SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
19 Species
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) brutus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) congolensis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) rubripes Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus bituberculatus André, 1889
Camponotus compressiscapus André, 1889
Camponotus polyrhachioides (Emery, 1898)⇒ Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Paratrechina lepida Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892Inflated axinopsid
Polyrhachis (Myrma) concava André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decemdentata André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis curta André, 1890

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
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