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Checklist for Tribe Formicini Latreille, 1809
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
84
3506
28524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
3385
28118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1338
18163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
240
4448
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
240
4448
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
34
828
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
4
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
4 Genera with 87 Species
Bajcaridris Agosti, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1787Desert ants88SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants24SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
87 Species and 29 Subspecies
Bajcaridris kraussii Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Bajcaridris menozzii Santschi, 1923Squillaclam
Bajcaridris theryi Santschi, 1936Crenulate astarte
Cataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis abyssinicus Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis acutinodis Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis agostii Sharaf, 2007
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis albicans albicans Roger, 1859
Cataglyphis albicans cubica Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis albicans fezzanensis Bernard, 1948
Cataglyphis albicans franchettii Menozzi, 1931
Cataglyphis albicans kairuana Santschi, 1912
Cataglyphis albicans kairuanus Santschi, 1912
Cataglyphis albicans lividus André, 1881
Cataglyphis albicans opaca Santschi, 1912
Cataglyphis albicans opacus Santschi, 1912
Cataglyphis albicans ruber Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis albicans targuia Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis albicans viaticoides
Cataglyphis altisquamis André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis arenarius Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis asiriensis Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Cataglyphis bicolor adusta Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis bicolor basalis Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis bicolor bicolor Fabricius, 1793
Cataglyphis bicolor congolensis Stitz, 1916
Cataglyphis bicolor pubens Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis bicolor seticornis Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis bicolor sudanica Karavaiev, 1912
Cataglyphis bombycina Roger, 1859Saharan silver ant
Cataglyphis bombycina bruneipes Santschi, 1911
Cataglyphis bombycina sinaiticus
Cataglyphis bombycinus Roger, 1859Wavy-line astarte
Cataglyphis bombycinus bombycinus Roger, 1859
Cataglyphis cana Santschi, 1925
Cataglyphis cinnamomea Karavaiev, 1910
Cataglyphis cubica Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis diehlii Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis emmae Forel, 1909
Cataglyphis emmae emmae Forel, 1909
Cataglyphis emmae hoggarensis Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis espadaleri Cagniant, 2009
Cataglyphis fisheri Sharaf, Coll..., 2015
Cataglyphis flavobrunnea Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis foreli Ruzsky, 1903Hemphill surfclam
Cataglyphis fortis Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis fossilis Cagniant, 2009
Cataglyphis gaetula Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis gaetulus Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis gaetulus gaetulus Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis hannae Agosti, 1994
Cataglyphis harteni Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis holgerseni Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis laevior Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis lividus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis lucasi Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Cataglyphis marroui Cagniant, 2009
Cataglyphis mauritanica Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis mauritanica occidentalis Cagniant, 2009
Cataglyphis mauritanica tonsilis Santschi, 1936
Cataglyphis mauritanicus Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis minima Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis niger André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis nigra André, 1881
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis oasium Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis opacior Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis otini Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis pilisquamis Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis ruber Forel, 1903Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, J., 1981
Cataglyphis saharae Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862
Cataglyphis semitonsa Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis semitonsus Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis shuaibensis Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis theryi Santschi, 1921
Cataglyphis urens Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis vaucheri Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis viatica Fabricius, 1787
Cataglyphis viaticoides André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis viaticus Fabricius, 1787
Cataglyphis viaticus viaticus Fabricius, 1787
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica fusca maura Santschi, 1929
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica africana Thunberg, 1788
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica atra (Schilling, 1839)⇒ Camponotus herculeana Linnaeus, 1758
Formica bicolor Leach, 1825Marsh St. Johnswort
Formica curiosa Creighton, 1935Concentric ervilia
Formica ferruginea (Bolton, 1995)⇒ Camponotus chromaiodes Bolton, 1995
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica maculata Geoffroy, 1785Leiberg's ptychomitrium moss
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Formica oregonensis Cole, 1938
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Proformica nasuta Nylander, 1856


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