Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Aldabra Atoll (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 115
384
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 115
384
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
378
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 86
336
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 10
28
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 10
28
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 6
17
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
10
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Aldabra Atoll
1 Family width 19 Species
Genera for Aldabra Atoll
10 Genera with 19 Species | Anochetus Mayr, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1892 | Black carpenter ant | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1891 | Acrobat Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1793 | Big-headed Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1912 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1892 | Fierce Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Aldabra Atoll
19 Species | Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870 | | | Anochetus pattersoni Fisher, 2008 | | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894 | Pale lilliput | | Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Crematogaster rasoherinae Forel, 1891 | Carpenter carditid | | Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861 | Ant | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879 | Big-headed ant | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894 | Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant | | Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892 | | | Strumigenys scotti Forel, 1912 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Tetramorium scytalum Bolton, 1979 | California softshell | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium steinheili Forel, 1892 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Aldabra Atoll
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