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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
48
608
1355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
603
1349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
198
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
67
147
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
67
147
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
9 Genera with 40 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant20SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmoteras Forel, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 186312SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1902False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Camponotus (Colobopsis) leonardi Emery, 1889
Camponotus (Colobopsis) phragmaticola Donisthorpe, 1943
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) varius Donisthorpe, 1943
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865Sculptured pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) semitestaceus Snelling, R.R., 1970
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858Hawaiian carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus angusticollis Jerdon, 1851
Camponotus confucii Forel, 1894
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus oblongus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879
Camponotus parius Emery, 1889
Camponotus puniceps Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Camponotus radiatus Forel, 1892
Camponotus rothneyi Forel, 1893Round combshell
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Myrmoteras brachygnathum Moffett, 1985
Myrmoteras indicum Moffett, 1985
Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) exercita Walker, 1859Cumberland leafshell
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata Latreille, 1802Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis (Hemioptica) scissa Roger, 1862
Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) wallacei Emery, 1887Round combshell
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) wroughtonii Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) textor Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) thrinax Roger, 1863Consobrine tellin
Polyrhachis aedipus Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis gracilior Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis numeria Smith, F., 1861Delicate tellin
Polyrhachis punctillata Roger, 1863
Prenolepis jerdoni Emery, 1893Snuffbox
Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in South India
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmoteratini
Forel, 1895
1
2
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