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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
889
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
882
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
391
1737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
90
498
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
90
498
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
14
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
14 Genera with 80 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1887Black carpenter ant40SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 2011Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 2013Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 191625SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
80 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr, 1895False spike
Camponotus braunsi candidus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus rufoglaucus controversus Santschi, 1916
Camponotus rufoglaucus zanzibaricus Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) valdeziae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus foraminosus dorsalis Santschi, 1926
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus olivieri moshianus Santschi, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) maynei Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) brutus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) etiolipes Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) guttatus Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus guttatus minusculus Viehmeyer, 1914
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) wellmani Forel, 1909Lilliput
Camponotus bottegoi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus debellator Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus druryi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus erinaceus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus fryi Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Camponotus heros Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Camponotus kersteni Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus limbiventris Santschi, 1911
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus mombassae Forel, 1886
Camponotus pulvinatus Mayr, 1907
Camponotus somalinus André, 1887Cumberland leafshell
Lepisiota deplanata Stitz, 1911
Lepisiota foreli Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota gerardi Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia scintilla LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia usambarica LaPolla, Haw..., 2011
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina zanjensis LaPolla, Haw..., 2013
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904
Plagiolepis succini André, 1895Martinique tellin
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decemdentata André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) medusa Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schlueteri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis aerope Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Polyrhachis andrei Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyrhachis cornuta Stitz, 1910
Polyrhachis cubaensis Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis epinotalis Santschi, 1924
Polyrhachis gerstaeckeri Forel, 1886
Polyrhachis gibbula Rigato, 2016
Polyrhachis latispina Emery, 1925
Polyrhachis limitis Santschi, 1939
Polyrhachis mkomaziae Taylor & McG..., 2020
Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis nofra Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Polyrhachis omissa
Polyrhachis otleti Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis phidias Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis terminata Rigato, 2016
Polyrhachis volkarti Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Tanzania
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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