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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
68
1318
5335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
1220
5148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
376
1849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
97
453
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
97
453
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
14
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
14 Genera with 92 Species
Acropyga Roger, 20096SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1928Black carpenter ant31SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1913And Field Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1912Citronella ants7SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1999Crazy ants8SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1913Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 191216SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19134SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
92 Species and 19 Subspecies
Acropyga baodaoensis (Terayama, 1985)⇒ Acropyga butteli Forel, 1912
Acropyga butteli Forel, 1912
Acropyga nipponensis Terayama, 1985
Acropyga sauteri Forel, 1912
Acropyga yaeyamensis Terayama & H..., 1996
Acropyga yushi Terayama, 2009
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Anoplolepis longipes (F. Smith, 1857)⇒ Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912Much-compressed montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) tokioensis Ito, 1912
Camponotus petersii janus Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) kiusiuensis Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) albosparsus Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbatus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Camponotus barbosus Baroni Urbani, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) carin Emery, 1889Round combshell
Camponotus carin tipuna Forel, 1913
Camponotus carin tipunus Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) friedae Forel, 1912
Camponotus friedae amius Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) habereri Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) monju Terayama, 1999
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865Sculptured pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) shaqualavensis Pisarski, 1971
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) siemsseni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858Hawaiian carpenter ant
Camponotus variegatus dulcis Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus barbosus Baroni Urbani, 1971Boreal astarte
Camponotus formosensis Wheeler, W.M., 1927Iridescent lilliput
Camponotus lighti Wheeler, W.M., 1927Iridescent lilliput
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus punctatissimus Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus rothneyi Forel, 1893Round combshell
Camponotus rothneyi tainvanae Forel, 1913
Camponotus rothneyi taivanae Forel, 1913
Camponotus treubi Forel, 1910
Camponotus truebi Forel, 1910
Camponotus truebi genaiai Santschi, 1928
Colobopsis taivanae Forel, 1913
Formica (Formica) japonica Motschoulsky, 1866
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica candida formosae Emery, 1925
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) japonica Motschoulsky, 1866
Formica picea formosae Emery, 1925
Formica obsidiana Emery, 1923Dwarf tiger lucine
Formica pices formosae Emery, 1925
Formica yessensis Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Lasius (Cautolasius) talpa Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Dendrolasius) capitatus Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927Matagorda macoma
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius coloratus Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Lasius hayashi Yamauchi & H..., 1970
Lasius japonicus Santschi, 1941Waxy macoma
Lasius nipponensis Forel, 1912
Lepisiota hexiangu Terayama, 2009
Lepisiota rothneyi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Lepisiota rothneyi taivanae Forel, 1913
Lepisiota rothneyi wroughtonii Forel, 1902
Lepisiota wroughtoni Forel, 1894
Myrmhopla abdominalis phyllophila Smith, 1857
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Nylanderia amia Forel, 1913
Nylanderia formosae Forel, 1912
Nylanderia guanyin Terayama, 2009
Nylanderia kraepelini Forel, 1905
Nylanderia otome Terayama, 1999
Nylanderia ryukyuensis Terayama, 1999
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Nylanderia yaeyamensis Terayama, 1999
Paraparatrechina kongming Terayama, 2009
Paraparatrechina sauteri Forel, 1913
Paratrechina amia Forel, 1913
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Paratrechina formosae Forel, 1912
Paratrechina kraepelini Forel, 1905Texas aligena
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina otome Terayama, 1999
Paratrechina sauteri Forel, 1913
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis longwang Terayama, 2009
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) debilis Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata Latreille, 1802Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) latona Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Polyrhachis (Myrma) pyrgops Viehmeyer, 1912
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) dives Smith, F., 1857Black Weaver Ant
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) moesta Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis (Polyrhachis) lamellidens Smith, F., 1874Arnold's dogwood
Polyrhachis mesota Emery, 1887
Polyrhachis murina Emery, 1893Southern acornshell
Polyrhachis punctillata Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis tyrannica Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis tyrannicus Fr. Smith, 1858
Polyrhachis vigilans Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis wolfi Forel, 1912
Pseudolasius binghami Emery, 1911
Pseudolasius binghami taivanae Forel, 1912
Pseudolasius emeryi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pseudolasius sauteri Forel, 1913

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Taiwan
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



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