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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
331
573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
327
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
196
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
31
59
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
31
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
5 Genera with 16 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1912Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1892Black carpenter ant11SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
16 Species
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Myrmespera) transvaalensis Arnold, 1948Fringed littleneck
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) valdeziae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) buttikeri Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus berthoudi Forel, 1879
Camponotus cubangensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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