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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region South Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
4268
10566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
461
4265
10563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
4192
10451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3060
8318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
394
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
41
387
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
204
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
80
480
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
80
480
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
20
177
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Australia
20 Genera with 177 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Calomyrmex Emery, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 2008Black carpenter ant94SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1901And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1910Honey carrier42SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecorhynchus André, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1902Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1862Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 185818SpeciesTaxom
Prolasius Forel, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Stigmacros Forel, 19577SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Australia
177 Species and 23 Subspecies
Acropyga myops Forel, 1910
Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938
Calomyrmex purpureus Mayr, 1876Reddish lepton
Calomyrmex purpureus smaragdina Emery, 1898
Camponotus (Colobopsis) gasseri Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Camponotus (Colobopsis) mayriella Mann, 1921
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) armstrongi McAreavey, 1949Minute axinopsid
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) cristatus Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) eremicus Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) evae Forel, 1910Black disc sugar ant
Camponotus evae evae Forel, 1910
Camponotus evae zeuxis Forel, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) tristis Clark, 1930
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) aeneopilosus Mayr, 1862Golden black sugar ant
Camponotus aeneopilosus aeneopilosus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) capito Mayr, 1876
Camponotus capito capito Forel, 1915
Camponotus capito ebeninithorax Forel, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) ceriseipes Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) chalceoides Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) chalceus Crawley, 1915
Camponotus cinereus amperei Forel, 1913
Camponotus cinereus cinereus Mayr, 1876
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) ephippium Smith, F., 1858Jumbuck sugar ant
Camponotus ephippium ephippium Smith, 1858
Camponotus ephippium narses Forel, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) gouldianus Forel, 1922Nuttall cockle
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) hartogi Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) inflatus Lubbock, 1880Australian honey-pot ant
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) innexus Forel, 1902Antarctic sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) insipidus Forel, 1893
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) nigroaeneus Smith, F., 1858Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) tasmani Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) afflatus Viehmeyer, 1925Wavy astarte
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) aurocinctus Smith, F., 1858Golden bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) intrepidus Kirby, W., 1819Coastal flumed sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) suffusus Smith, F., 1858Golden flumed sugar ant
Camponotus suffusus bendigensis Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) whitei Wheeler, W.M., 1915Common armoured sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) leae Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macrocephalus Erichson, 1842Southern rectangle plug ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) consobrinus Erichson, 1842Banded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) discors Forel, 1902Yellow Disc Sugar Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) extensus Mayr, 1876
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus nigriceps obniger (Forel, 1902)⇒ Camponotus consobrinus Erichson, 1842
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) novaehollandiae Mayr, 1870Northern common sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) postcornutus Clark, 1930
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) subnitidus Mayr, 1876Aerial sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) wiederkehri Forel, 1894Moneybox sugar ant
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) claripes Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus claripes claripes Mayr, 1876
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) lownei Forel, 1895
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) oetkeri Forel, 1910
Camponotus oetkeri oetkeri Forel, 1910
Camponotus andyyoungi McArthur, 2008
Camponotus arcuatus aesopus Forel, 1907
Camponotus arenatus Shattuck & M..., 2002
Camponotus christmasensis McArthur, 2008
Camponotus churchetti McArthur, 2008
Camponotus clarior Forel, 1902
Camponotus cowlei Froggatt, 1896Pacific crassinella
Camponotus donnellani Shattuck & M..., 2002
Camponotus dryandrae McArthur, 1996
Camponotus fergusoni McArthur, 2003
Camponotus fraseri McArthur, 2008
Camponotus gibbinotus Forel, 1902
Camponotus guidae McArthur, 2007
Camponotus johnclarki Taylor, 1992Dyed micro-cockle
Camponotus judithmorrisae McArthur, 2008
Camponotus lividipes Emery, 1887
Camponotus longifacies McArthur, 2003
Camponotus loweryi McArthur, 1996
Camponotus malleensis McArthur, 2007
Camponotus minimus Crawley, 1922
Camponotus owensae Shattuck & M..., 2002
Camponotus palkura McArthur, 2007
Camponotus pallidiceps Emery, 1887
Camponotus pawseyi McArthur, 2003
Camponotus perjurus Shattuck & M..., 2002
Camponotus pertusus MacKay & MacKay, 1997
Camponotus piliventris Smith, F., 1858
Camponotus pitjantjatarae McArthur, 2003
Camponotus prosseri Shattuck & M..., 2002
Camponotus rudis McArthur, 2003
Camponotus rufonigrus Shattuck & M..., 2002
Camponotus rufus Crawley, 1925Atlantic strawberry-cockle
Camponotus samueli McArthur, 2008
Camponotus scotti McArthur, 2003
Camponotus scratius Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus scratius scratius Forel, 1907
Camponotus simpsoni McArthur, 2003
Camponotus sponsorum Forel, 1910
Camponotus stefani McArthur, 2007
Camponotus tricoloratus Clark, 1941
Camponotus triodiae McArthur, 2009Spinifex ant
Camponotus woodroffeensis McArthur, 2008
Colobopsis gasseri (Forel, 1894)⇒ Camponotus gasseri Forel, 1894
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Melophorus attenuipes Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus biroi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Melophorus brevipalpus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus bruneus McAreavey, 1949Brown furnace ant
Melophorus caeruleoviolaceus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus canus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus castaneus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus castanopus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus cerasinoniger Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus chrysus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus diversus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus eumorphus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus fulgidus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus fulvihirtus Clark, 1941Southern robber furnace ant
Melophorus gibbosus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus inconspicuus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus iridescens fraudatrix Forel, 1915
Melophorus isaiah Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus laticeps Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Melophorus lissotriches Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus longiceps Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus longipes Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus ludius Forel, 1902
Melophorus ludius ludius Forel, 1902
Melophorus macrops Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus marmar Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus microreticulatus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus microtriches Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus minimus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus nemophilus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus oblongiceps Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus pelecygnathus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus platyceps Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus praesens Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus pusillus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus quadratus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus rufoniger Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus sericothrix Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus subulipalpus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus turbineus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910Furnace Ant
Melophorus turneri aesopus Forel, 1910
Myrmecorhynchus emeryi André, 1896
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Notoncus capitatus Forel, 1915
Notoncus ectatommoides Forel, 1892Pronged epaulet ant
Notoncus enormis Szabó, 1910Bulbous epaulet ants
Notoncus gilberti Forel, 1895Smooth epaulet ant
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Notoncus spinisquamis André, 1896Equal cleftclam
Nylanderia braueri glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia rosae Forel, 1902
Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis diadematus Wheeler, W.M., 1918Black capped strobe ant
Opisthopsis diadematus diadematus Wheeler, 1918
Opisthopsis respiciens Smith, F., 1865Black-and-yellow cuthona
Opisthopsis rufithorax Emery, 1895Black-headed strobe ant
Paraparatrechina minutula Forel, 1901
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Plagiolepis wilsoni Clark, 1934
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) femorata Smith, F., 1858Southern broad-nosed spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) fuscipes Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hexacantha Erichson, 1842
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) macropa Wheeler, W.M., 1916Crenulate tellin
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) patiens Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) phryne Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) pyrrhus Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) schwiedlandi Forel, 1902Desert spiny ants
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) semipolita André, 1896
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sidnica Mayr, 1866Antarctic spiny ants
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) zimmerae Clark, 1941
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) ammon Fabricius, 1775Golden-spined Ant
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) semiaurata Mayr, 1876
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) ornata Mayr, 1876Golden spiny ant
Polyrhachis fornicata Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Polyrhachis macropus Wheeler, 1916
Polyrhachis vigilans Smith, F., 1858
Prolasius depressiceps Emery, 1914
Prolasius flavicornis Clark, 1934
Prolasius hemiflavus Clark, 1934
Prolasius nitidissimus André, 1896Black mistral ants
Prolasius pallidus Clark, 1934Yellow mistral ant
Stigmacros acuta McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros anthracina McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros ferruginea McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros flavinodis Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Stigmacros froggatti Forel, 1902
Stigmacros occidentalis Crawley, 1922Chalky buttercup lucine
Stigmacros sordida McAreavey, 1957

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in South Australia
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
4
103
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
4
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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