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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
40
290
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
274
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
175
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
41
217
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
41
217
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
7
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
7 Genera with 41 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1909Black carpenter ant14SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1787Desert ants24SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 2020Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19688SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19207SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
41 Species and 18 Subspecies
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cruentatus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) micans Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
Camponotus aethiops aethiops Latreille, 1798
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbaricus Emery, 1905
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus barbarossa micipsa Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus planitae Santschi, 1929
Camponotus spissinodis Forel, 1909
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis albicans albicans Roger, 1859
Cataglyphis albicans kairuana Santschi, 1912
Cataglyphis albicans opaca Santschi, 1912
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Cataglyphis bicolor adusta Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis bicolor bicolor Fabricius, 1793
Cataglyphis bombycina Roger, 1859Saharan silver ant
Cataglyphis bombycina bruneipes Santschi, 1911
Cataglyphis bombycinus Roger, 1859Wavy-line astarte
Cataglyphis diehlii Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis fortis Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis hannae Agosti, 1994
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis lividus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis mauritanica Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis mauritanicus Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis niger André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis oasium Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis ruber Forel, 1903Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862
Cataglyphis viatica Fabricius, 1787
Cataglyphis viaticus Fabricius, 1787
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius tunisius Seifert, 2020
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota frauenfeldi barbara Santschi, 1917
Lepisiota frauenfeldi pubescens Forel, 1892
Lepisiota frauenfeldi truncata Finzi, 1940
Lepisiota frauenfeldi variabilis Santschi, 1917
Lepisiota frauenfeldi velox Baroni Urbani, 1968
Lepisiota nigrescens Karavaiev, 1912
Lepisiota velox Baroni Urbani, 1968
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis atlantis Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis pallescens atlantis Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis pallescens kabyla Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis pallescens polygyna Santschi, 1922
Plagiolepis pallescens sordida Santschi, 1920
Tapinolepis simulans Santschi, 1908

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Tunisia
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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