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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
38
308
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
305
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
122
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
40
64
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
40
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
7
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
7 Genera with 19 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant12SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmoteras Forel, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
19 Species
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
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) semitestaceus Snelling, R.R., 1970
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858Hawaiian carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus oblongus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879
Camponotus puniceps Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
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 punctillata Roger, 1863

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
2
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