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Checklist of Tribe Formicini Latreille, 1809
for Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1422
46785
383423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1416
46713
383230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1294
45948
379619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
722
33606
307348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
123
4515
38815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
95
3986
36848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
33
1315
21149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
361
6391
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
361
6391
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
72
1783
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
7
254
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
7 Genera with 254 Species
Alloformica Dlussky, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1997Desert ants113SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1933And Field Ants122SpeciesTaxom
Iberoformica Tinaut, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1911Amazon ants3SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 191124SpeciesTaxom
Rossomyrmex Arnol´di, 19956SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
254 Species and 16 Subspecies
Alloformica aberrans Mayr, 1877
Alloformica flavicornis Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1926
Alloformica nitidior Forel, 1904
Alloformica obscurior Dlussky, 1990
Cataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis abyssinicus Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis acutinodis Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis adenensis bugnioni Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis aenescens Nylander, 1849
Cataglyphis agostii Sharaf, 2007
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis albicans albicans Roger, 1859
Cataglyphis alibabae Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis altisquamis André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis aphrodite Salata, Deme..., 2023
Cataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis arenarius Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis argentata Radoszkowsky, 1876
Cataglyphis asiriensis Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis auratus Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis bazoftensis Khalili-Mogh..., 2021
Cataglyphis bellicosa Karavaiev, 1924
Cataglyphis bellicosus Karavaiev, 1924
Cataglyphis bergiana Arnoldi, 1964
Cataglyphis bergianus Arnol’di, 1964
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Cataglyphis bicolor bicolor Fabricius, 1793
Cataglyphis bicolor rufiventris (Emery, 1925)⇒ Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis bicoloripes Walker, 1871
Cataglyphis bombycina Roger, 1859Saharan silver ant
Cataglyphis bombycina sinaitica Wheeler, W.M..., 1916
Cataglyphis bombycinus Roger, 1859Wavy-line astarte
Cataglyphis bucharica Emery, 1925
Cataglyphis bucharicus Emery, 1925
Cataglyphis cana Santschi, 1925
Cataglyphis chionistrae Salata, Deme..., 2023
Cataglyphis cinnamomea Karavaiev, 1910
Cataglyphis cinnamomeus Karavaiev, 1910Hooked surfclam
Cataglyphis cugiai Menozzi, 1939Beautiful crassatella
Cataglyphis cuneinodis Arnoldi, 1964
Cataglyphis cursor Fonscolombe, 1846Southern acornshell
Cataglyphis cursor rockingeri Forel, 1911
Cataglyphis dejdaranensis Khalili-Mogh..., 2021
Cataglyphis diehlii Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis elegantissima Arnoldi, 1968
Cataglyphis emeryi Karavaiev, 1910Hooked surfclam
Cataglyphis emmae Forel, 1909
Cataglyphis fici Salata, Kiya..., 2021
Cataglyphis fisheri Sharaf, Coll..., 2015
Cataglyphis flavitibia Chang & He, 2002
Cataglyphis flavobrunnea Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis flavobrunneus Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis foreli Ruzsky, 1903Hemphill surfclam
Cataglyphis fortis Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis frigida André, 1881
Cataglyphis frigida persica Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis frigidus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis frigidus persicus Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis fritillariae Khalili-Mogh..., 2021
Cataglyphis glabilabia Chang & He, 2002
Cataglyphis golestanica Salata, Yazd..., 2025
Cataglyphis harteni Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis helanensis Chang & He, 2002
Cataglyphis holgerseni Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis indica Pisarski, 1961
Cataglyphis indicus Pisarski, 1961Dish surfclam
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis israelensis Ionescu & Eyer, 2016
Cataglyphis karakalensis⇒ Cataglyphis bergiana Arnoldi, 1964
Cataglyphis kurdistanica Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis kurdistanicus Pisarski, 1965
Cataglyphis laevior Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis lirabiensis Khalili-Mogh..., 2023
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis lividus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis longipedem Eichwald, 1841
Cataglyphis lunatica Baroni Urbani, 1969
Cataglyphis lunaticus Baroni Urbani, 1969
Cataglyphis lutea Pisarski, 1967
Cataglyphis machmal Radchenko & ..., 1991Lost gaper
Cataglyphis minima Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis minimus Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis niger André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis nigra André, 1881
Cataglyphis nigripes Arnoldi, 1964Hemphill surfclam
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis opacior Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis oxiana Arnoldi, 1964
Cataglyphis pallida Mayr, 1877
Cataglyphis pallidus Mayr, 1877
Cataglyphis piligera Arnoldi, 1964
Cataglyphis pubescens Radchenko & ..., 2010
Cataglyphis ruber Forel, 1903Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, J., 1981
Cataglyphis sabulosus Kugler, 1981Clery surfclam
Cataglyphis saharae Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862
Cataglyphis semitonsa Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis setipes Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Cataglyphis shahrekordensis Khalili-Mogh..., 2023
Cataglyphis shuaibensis Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis stigmata Radchenko & ..., 2010
Cataglyphis stigmatus Radchenko & ..., 2010
Cataglyphis takyrica Dlussky, 1990
Cataglyphis turcomanica Forel, 1894
Cataglyphis turcomanicus Forel, 1894
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
Cataglyphis zakharovi Radchenko, 1997
Formica (Coptoformica) bruni Kutter, 1967
Formica (Coptoformica) brunneonitida (Dlussky, 1964)⇒ Formica forsslundi Lohmander, 1949
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Coptoformica) foreli Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Coptoformica) forsslundi Lohmander, 1949Gilded wedgeclam
Formica (Coptoformica) longiceps (Dlussky Dlussky, 1964)⇒ Formica manchu Wheeler, W.M., 1929
Formica (Coptoformica) mesasiatica Dlussky, 1964
Formica (Coptoformica) nemoralis (Dlussky, 1964)⇒ Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846
Formica (Coptoformica) pisarskii Dlussky, 1964
Formica (Coptoformica) pressilabris Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Formica (Coptoformica) suecica Adlerz, 1902
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) frontalis Santschi, 1919
Formica (Formica) japonica Motschoulsky, 1866
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) paralugubris Seifert, 1996
Formica (Formica) polyctena Förster, 1850European Red Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Formica) truncorum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica candida formosae Emery, 1925
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) cinereofusca Karavaiev, 1929
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica fusca rufobarboides Emery, 1897
Formica (Serviformica) fuscocinerea Forel, 1874
Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
Formica (Serviformica) glauca Ruzsky, 1896
Formica (Serviformica) hayashi Terayama & H..., 1996
Formica (Serviformica) japonica Motschoulsky, 1866
Formica (Serviformica) kozlovi Dlussky, 1965
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) lusatica (Seifert, 1997)⇒ Formica clara Forel, 1886
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Formica picea formosae Emery, 1925
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica (Serviformica) selysi Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Serviformica) subpilosa Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Formica (Serviformica) transkaucasica (Nasonov, 1889)⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
Formica (Serviformica) uralensis Ruzsky, 1895Western strawberry-cockle
Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909Sickle jackknife
Formica adelungi Forel, 1904
Formica altayensis Xia & Zheng, 1997
Formica anatolica Seifert & Sc..., 2009
Formica anceps (Roger, 1863)⇒ Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863
Formica approximans Wheeler, W.M., 1933
Formica arenicola Buckley, 1866
Formica aseta Chang & He, 2002
Formica beijingensis Wu, 1990
Formica biamoensis Dlussky, Ras..., 2015
Formica breviscapa Chang & He, 2002
Formica cantalica L. Piton, 1935
Formica ceps J. F. Zhang, 1989
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica clara sinae Emery, 1925
Formica clarissima Emery, 1925
Formica conica Fabricius, 1798
Formica dachaidanensis Chang & He, 2002
Formica delinghaensis Chang & He, 2002
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica flavifemoralis J. Zhang, 1994
Formica fukaii Wheeler, W.M., 1914
Formica fuscicauda Motschoulsky, 1863Alaska razor
Formica georgica Seifert, 2002
Formica glabridorsis Santschi, 1925
Formica gravelyi Mukerjee, 1930Transparent razor
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica kashmirica Stärcke, 1935
Formica kupyanskayae Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica linquensis J. F. Zhang, 1989
Formica liogaster Chang & He, 2002
Formica liopthalma Chang & He, 2002
Formica litoralis Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1926
Formica longipes (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857
Formica manchu Wheeler, W.M., 1929
Formica manni Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica miniocca Chang & He, 2002
Formica naefi Kutter, 1957
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obsidiana Emery, 1923Dwarf tiger lucine
Formica orangea Seifert & Sc..., 2009
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Formica ovala J. F. Zhang, 1989
Formica ovata Reich, 1793
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Formica paleosibirica Dlussky, Ras..., 2015
Formica pamirica Dlussky, 1965
Formica persica Seifert & Sc..., 2009
Formica pices Emery, 1925
Formica pices formosae Emery, 1925
Formica postoculata Kennedy & De..., 1937Chalky macoma
Formica querquetulana Kennedy & De..., 1937Sleek macoma
Formica robusta F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Formica rubescens (Leach, 1825)⇒ Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica ruficeps Motschoulsky, 1863Alaska razor
Formica rufolucida Collingwood, 1962Middendorff macoma
Formica schardj Forskål, 1775
Formica sentschuensis Ruzsky, 1915Oval macoma
Formica sinae Emery, 1925
Formica sinensis Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subpicea Motschoulsky, 1863Alaska razor
Formica tarimica Seifert & Sc..., 2009
Formica thoracica Olivier, 1792Arctic wedgeclam
Formica tianshanica Seifert & Sc..., 2009
Formica tibetana Schultz & Se..., 2025
Formica truncicola (Creighton, 1940)⇒ Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica villiscapa Chang & He, 2002
Formica wongi Wu, 1990
Formica yessensis Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica yoshiokae Wheeler, W.M., 1933
Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859
Polyergus nigerrimus Marikovsky, 1963
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyergus samurai Yano, 1911Iridescent lilliput
Proformica alaica Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1926
Proformica buddhaensis Ruzsky, 1915Oval macoma
Proformica coriacea Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Proformica dolichocephala Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Proformica epinotalis Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Proformica ferreri Bondroit, 1918
Proformica flavosetosa Viehmeyer, 1922
Proformica jacoti Wheeler, W.M., 1923Favored tellin
Proformica kaszabi Dlussky, 1969
Proformica kobachidzei Arnoldi, 1968
Proformica korbi Emery, 1909
Proformica kosswigi Donisthorpe, 1950
Proformica kusnezowi Santschi, 1928
Proformica mongolica Emery, 1901
Proformica muusensis Zhu, Wu, Dua..., 2022
Proformica nasuta Nylander, 1856
Proformica nasuta metalica Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1923
Proformica nasuta syrdariana Santschi, 1928
Proformica nitida Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1923
Proformica pilosiscapa Dlussky, 1969
Proformica seraphimi Tarbinsky, 1970
Proformica similis Dlussky, 1969
Proformica splendida Dlussky, 1965
Proformica striaticeps Forel, 1911
Rossomyrmex anatolicus Tinaut, 2007
Rossomyrmex minuchae Tinaut, 1981
Rossomyrmex proformicarum Arnoldi, 1928Smooth tellin
Rossomyrmex quandratinodum Xia & Zheng, 1995
Rossomyrmex quandratinodus Xia & Zheng, 1995


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