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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region West Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
5529
14269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
5515
14254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5423
14103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
4090
11399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
501
1838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
488
1822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
270
1493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
96
662
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
96
662
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
18
221
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Australia
18 Genera with 221 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Calomyrmex Emery, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1925Black carpenter ant93SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 2017Honey carrier57SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecorhynchus André, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19306SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1862Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 185834SpeciesTaxom
Prolasius Forel, 19474SpeciesTaxom
Stigmacros Forel, 193619SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
221 Species and 26 Subspecies
Acropyga indistincta (Crawley, 1923)⇒ Acropyga myops Forel, 1910
Acropyga myops Forel, 1910
Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938
Calomyrmex glauerti Clark, 1930
Calomyrmex purpureus Mayr, 1876Reddish lepton
Calomyrmex purpureus smaragdina Emery, 1898
Calomyrmex similis Mayr, 1876Rotund cleftclam
Calomyrmex splendidus Mayr, 1876Bauble beauty ant
Camponotus (Colobopsis) gasseri Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Camponotus sphaericus sphaericus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) reticulatus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Camponotus spenceri Clark, 1930
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) armstrongi McAreavey, 1949Minute axinopsid
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) evae Forel, 1910Black disc sugar ant
Camponotus evae evae Forel, 1910
Camponotus evae zeuxis Forel, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) tristis Clark, 1930
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) tumidus Crawley, 1922
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) capito Mayr, 1876
Camponotus capito capito Forel, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) ceriseipes Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) chalceus Crawley, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) cinereus Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus cinereus amperei Forel, 1913
Camponotus cinereus cinereus Mayr, 1876
Camponotus cinereus notterae Forel, 1907
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) ephippium Smith, F., 1858Jumbuck sugar ant
Camponotus ephippium narses Forel, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) gouldianus Forel, 1922Nuttall cockle
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) hartogi Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) inflatus Lubbock, 1880Australian honey-pot ant
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) innexus Forel, 1902Antarctic sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) insipidus Forel, 1893
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) nigroaeneus Smith, F., 1858Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) walkeri Forel, 1893
Camponotus walkeri bardus Forel, 1910
Camponotus walkeri walkeri Forel, 1893
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) aurocinctus Smith, F., 1858Golden bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) molossus Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) scutellus (Clark, 1930)⇒ Camponotus whitei Wheeler, W.M., 1915
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) versicolor Clark, 1930
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) whitei Wheeler, W.M., 1915Common armoured sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) leae Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macrocephalus Erichson, 1842Southern rectangle plug ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) consobrinus Erichson, 1842Banded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) discors Forel, 1902Yellow Disc Sugar Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) extensus Mayr, 1876
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fieldeae Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) novaehollandiae Mayr, 1870Northern common sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) postcornutus Clark, 1930
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858Hawaiian carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) wiederkehri Forel, 1894Moneybox sugar ant
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) claripes Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus claripes claripes Mayr, 1876
Camponotus claripes elegans (Forel, 1902)⇒ Camponotus elegans Forel, 1902
Camponotus claripes minimus Crawley, 1922
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) lownei Forel, 1895
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) oetkeri Forel, 1910
Camponotus oetkeri oetkeri Forel, 1910
Camponotus arcuatus Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus arenatus Shattuck & M..., 2002
Camponotus clarior Forel, 1902
Camponotus cowlei Froggatt, 1896Pacific crassinella
Camponotus crozieri McArthur & Leys, 2006
Camponotus donnellani Shattuck & M..., 2002
Camponotus dromas Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus dryandrae McArthur, 1996
Camponotus elegans Forel, 1902
Camponotus gibbinotus Forel, 1902
Camponotus humilior Forel, 1902Household sugar ant
Camponotus johnclarki Taylor, 1992Dyed micro-cockle
Camponotus lividipes Emery, 1887
Camponotus longideclevis
Camponotus longifacies McArthur, 2003
Camponotus macareaveyi Taylor, 1992Dyed micro-cockle
Camponotus marcens Forel, 1907
Camponotus michaelseni Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus minimus Crawley, 1922
Camponotus pallidiceps Emery, 1887
Camponotus pawseyi McArthur, 2003
Camponotus perjurus Shattuck & M..., 2002
Camponotus pertusus MacKay & MacKay, 1997
Camponotus peseshus Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus pitjantjatarae McArthur, 2003
Camponotus prosseri Shattuck & M..., 2002
Camponotus prostans Forel, 1910Western sugar ant
Camponotus rudis McArthur, 2003
Camponotus rufus Crawley, 1925Atlantic strawberry-cockle
Camponotus scotti McArthur, 2003
Camponotus scratius Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus scratius scratius Forel, 1907
Camponotus setosus Shattuck & M..., 2002
Camponotus simpsoni McArthur, 2003
Camponotus spinitarsus Emery, 1920
Camponotus sponsorum Forel, 1910
Camponotus tricoloratus Clark, 1941
Camponotus xuthus Emery, 1925
Colobopsis gasseri (Forel, 1894)⇒ Camponotus gasseri Forel, 1894
Melophorus aeneovirens Lowne, 1865Furnace Ant
Melophorus anderseni Agosti, 1998Northern robber furnace ant
Melophorus andersenioides Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus attenuipes Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus bagoti Lubbock, 1883Bagot´s furnace ant
Melophorus barbellulatus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus biroi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Melophorus bruneus McAreavey, 1949Brown furnace ant
Melophorus caeruleoviolaceus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus canus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus castaneus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus chauliodon Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus clypeatus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus cuneatus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus curtus Forel, 1902
Melophorus dicyrtos Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus fieldi Forel, 1910Common furnace ant
Melophorus fieldi major Forel, 1915
Melophorus gracilipes Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus gracilis Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus hirsutipes Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus incisus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus inconspicuus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus insularis Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Melophorus kuklos Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus laticeps Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Melophorus latinotus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus ludius Forel, 1902
Melophorus ludius sulla Forel, 1910
Melophorus macroschismus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus majeri Agosti, 1998
Melophorus major Forel, 1915
Melophorus microtriches Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus mjobergi Forel, 1915Pygmy furnace ant
Melophorus mullewaensis Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus orthonotus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus paramorphomenus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus pelecygnathus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus pelorocephalus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus perthensis Wheeler, 1934
Melophorus potteri McAreavey, 1947Bulldozer furnace ant
Melophorus prominens Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus propebiroi Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus purpureus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus pusillus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus rufoniger Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus sericothrix Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus solitudinis Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus sulla Forel, 1910
Melophorus tenuis Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus teretinotus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus translucens Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910Furnace Ant
Melophorus turneri perthensis Wheeler, 1934
Melophorus turneri turneri Forel, 1910
Melophorus wheeleri Forel, 1910Harvester furnace ant
Melophorus xouthos Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Myrmecorhynchus emeryi André, 1896
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Notoncus capitatus Forel, 1915
Notoncus ectatommoides Forel, 1892Pronged epaulet ant
Notoncus enormis Szabó, 1910Bulbous epaulet ants
Notoncus gilberti Forel, 1895Smooth epaulet ant
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Notoncus rotundiceps (Clark, 1930)⇒ Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia braueri Mayr, 1868
Nylanderia braueri glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ant
Nylanderia rosae Forel, 1902
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis diadematus Wheeler, W.M., 1918Black capped strobe ant
Opisthopsis diadematus diadematus Wheeler, 1918
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
Opisthopsis haddoni haddoni Emery, 1893
Opisthopsis haddoni rufoniger Forel, 1910
Opisthopsis rufithorax Emery, 1895Black-headed strobe ant
Paraparatrechina minutula Forel, 1901
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Plagiolepis clarki Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Plagiolepis lucidula Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Plagiolepis squamulosa Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) creusa Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) femorata Smith, F., 1858Southern broad-nosed spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) gravis Clark, 1930Gravis spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hirsuta Mayr, 1876Hairy spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) inconspicua Emery, 1887Little spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) io Forel, 1915
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) leae Forel, 1913
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) macropa Wheeler, W.M., 1916Crenulate tellin
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) ops Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) phryne Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) pseudothrinax Hung, 1967Unicorn spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) pyrrhus Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) schwiedlandi Forel, 1902Desert spiny ants
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) semipolita André, 1896
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sidnica Mayr, 1866Antarctic spiny ants
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) zimmerae Clark, 1941
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) aurea Mayr, 1876Knobby argonaut
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) gab Forel, 1879
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) senilis Forel, 1902Savanna spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) ammon Fabricius, 1775Golden-spined Ant
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) ammonoeides Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) anderseni Kohout, 2013
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) bohemia Kohout, 2013
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) clarki Kohout, 2013
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) crawleyi Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) electra Kohout, 2013
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) melanura Kohout, 2013
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) pilbara Kohout, 2013
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) schenkii Forel, 1886
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) seducta Kohout, 2013
Polyrhachis carinata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Polyrhachis clarkei Donisthorpe, 1949
Polyrhachis macropus Wheeler, 1916
Polyrhachis vigilans Smith, F., 1858
Prolasius antennatus McAreavey, 1947
Prolasius hemiflavus Clark, 1934
Prolasius mjoebergella Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Prolasius reticulatus McAreavey, 1947
Stigmacros aemula Forel, 1907
Stigmacros anthracina McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros brachytera McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros brooksi McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros castanea McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros clarki McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros elegans McAreavey, 1949Minute axinopsid
Stigmacros epinotalis McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros flava McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros glauerti McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros inermis McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros occidentalis Crawley, 1922Chalky buttercup lucine
Stigmacros pilosella Viehmeyer, 1925Great tellin
Stigmacros rectangularis McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros reticulata Clark, 1930
Stigmacros spinosa McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros stanleyi McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros termitoxena Wheeler, W.M., 1936
Stigmacros termitoxenus Wheeler, 1936

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in West Australia
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
4
120
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
4
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
6
32
Genera
Species

Taxom



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