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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
49
637
1826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
624
1800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
258
1119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
72
415
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
72
415
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
11
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
11 Genera with 53 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1920Black carpenter ant20SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1915Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 0Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 197316SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
53 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr, 1895False spike
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus vividus cato Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bayeri Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus Weber, 1942
Camponotus maculatus ugandensis Santschi, 1923
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) brutus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus maculatus ugandensis Santschi, 1923
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pompeius Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus aberrans Mayr, 1895
Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914
Camponotus crawleyi Emery, 1920
Camponotus rotundinodis Santschi, 1935
Camponotus rufigenis
Camponotus wolfi Emery, 1920
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia lepida Santschi, 1915
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina sordida Santschi, 1914
Paraparatrechina splendida LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910
Paratrechina lepida Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina uga1
Phasmomyrmex aberrans Mayr, 1895
Phasmomyrmex wolfi Emery, 1920
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decellei Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decemdentata André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) fissa Mayr, 1902
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) rufipalpis Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis epinotalis Santschi, 1924
Polyrhachis esarata Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis latispina Emery, 1925
Polyrhachis lauta Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis nigrita Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Polyrhachis transiens Bolton, 1973
Pseudolasius bayonii (Menozzi, 1924)⇒ Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910
Pseudolasius gowdeyi (Wheeler, 1922)⇒ Paraparatrechina sordida Santschi, 1914
Pseudolasius weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Uganda
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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