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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
828
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
827
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
820
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
23
93
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
93
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
66
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
40
70
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
40
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vanuatu
9 Genera with 18 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1914Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19305SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Camponotus (Myrmostenus) leptocephalus Emery, 1923Dwarf tiger lucine
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus conithorax Emery, 1914
Colobopsis conithorax Viehmeyer, 1922
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Paraparatrechina minutula Forel, 1901
Paraparatrechina minutula buxtoni Santschi, 1928
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) arcuata Le Guillou, 1842Round combshell
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) aurea Mayr, 1876Knobby argonaut
Polyrhachis aurea fiorii Emery, 1914
Polyrhachis (Myrma) sericata Guérin-Ménev..., 1831Atlantic galeommatid
Polyrhachis opalescens Clark, 1930

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Vanuatu
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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