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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
906
2123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
892
2112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
380
1470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
65
269
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
65
269
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
16
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
16 Genera with 79 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Aphomomyrmex Emery, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868
Rover ants0SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant42SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1915Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
79 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Agraulomyrmex meridionalis Prins, 1983Tiny pouchclam
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Anoplolepis nuptialis Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis rufescens Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) bifossus Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Camponotus (Mayria) sellidorsatus Prins, 1973Giant eggcockle
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) orites Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886
Camponotus cameranoi eugaster Santschi, 1922
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) victoriae Arnold, 1959Cracking pearly mussel
Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dicksoni Arnold, 1948
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sexpunctatus Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) werthi Forel, 1908Cracking pearly mussel
Camponotus angusticeps Emery, 1886
Camponotus baynei Arnold, 1922
Camponotus bertolonii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus bianconii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914
Camponotus caffer Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus cognatus Fabricius, 1782
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Camponotus erinaceus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus havilandi Arnold, 1922
Camponotus importunus Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus klugii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus knysnae Arnold, 1922
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus namacola Prins, 1973Giant eggcockle
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica curiosa Creighton, 1935Concentric ervilia
Formica maculata Geoffroy, 1785Leiberg's ptychomitrium moss
Formica oregonensis Cole, 1938
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota depressa Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Nylanderia natalenis Forel, 1915
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis capensis Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904
Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Plagiolepis intermedia Emery, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Western Cape
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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