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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1003
1824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
867
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
162
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
161
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
126
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
35
165
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
35
165
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for United Arab Emirates
9 Genera with 62 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1929Black carpenter ant16SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1881Desert ants27SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19299SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Arab Emirates
62 Species
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) alii Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nylanderi Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Camponotus adenensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Camponotus fayfaensis Collingwood, 1985
Camponotus pexus Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis acutinodis Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis arenarius Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis auratus Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis bombycinus Roger, 1859Wavy-line astarte
Cataglyphis cana Santschi, 1925
Cataglyphis cinnamomea Karavaiev, 1910
Cataglyphis emmae Forel, 1909
Cataglyphis fisheri Sharaf, Coll..., 2015
Cataglyphis flavobrunnea Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis laevior Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis minima Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis minimus Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis niger André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis nigra André, 1881
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, J., 1981
Cataglyphis saharae Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862
Cataglyphis urens Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis viaticoides André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Lepisiota elegantissima Collingwood ..., 2011
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota gracilicornis Forel, 1892Compact astarte
Lepisiota karawaiewi Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Lepisiota nigrescens Karavaiev, 1912
Lepisiota omanensis Sharaf & Monks, 0
Lepisiota opaciventris Finzi, 1936
Lepisiota spinisquama Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Nylanderia flavipes Smith, F., 1874
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Tapinolepis longitarsis Collingwood ..., 1996

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in United Arab Emirates
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
27
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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