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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Australian Capital Territory (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
2831
4880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
2830
4879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
379
2789
4807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
258
2262
4034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
350
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
43
339
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
153
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
59
177
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australian Capital Territory
1 Family width 177 Species and 7 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants177SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australian Capital Territory
59 Genera with 177 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRSTZ
Acropyga Roger, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Adlerzia Forel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Anonychomyrma Donisthorpe, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1858Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Austromorium Shattuck, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868
Rover ants0SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1941Black carpenter ant21SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1918Ant-raiding ant2SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Colobostruma Wheeler, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1831
Acrobat Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Dacryon Forel, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Doleromyrma Forel, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Epopostruma Forel, 20005SpeciesTaxom
Heteroponera Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1902Rainbow ants16SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilla Emery, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1775Spider ants1SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1857
Ant-raiding ant0SpeciesTaxom
Mayriella Forel, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 2017Honey carrier5SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Mesostruma Brown, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 191514SpeciesTaxom
Myopias Roger, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1876Bull ants24SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecorhynchus André, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1902Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Orectognathus Smith, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1839
Big-headed Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Podomyrma Smith, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 190713SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Prolasius Forel, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Stigmacros Forel, 19576SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1876Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1855
Fierce Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Zasphinctus Wheeler, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australian Capital Territory
177 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acropyga myops Forel, 1910
Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938
Adlerzia froggatti Forel, 1902Thumbelina ant
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone clarki Wheeler, W.M., 1927Iridescent lilliput
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Amblyopone longidens Forel, 1910
Amblyopone lucida Clark, 1934
Amblyopone michaelseni Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anonychomyrma itinerans Lowne, 1865
Aphaenogaster longiceps Smith, 1858Elegant dwarf cockle
Austromorium flavigaster Clark, 1938
Camponotus (Colobopsis) gasseri Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Camponotus (Colobopsis) mayriella Mann, 1921
Camponotus evae zeuxis Forel, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) aeneopilosus Mayr, 1862Golden black sugar ant
Camponotus aeneopilosus aeneopilosus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) capito Mayr, 1876
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) ephippium Smith, F., 1858Jumbuck sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) hartogi Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) innexus Forel, 1902Antarctic sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) nigroaeneus Smith, F., 1858Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) intrepidus Kirby, W., 1819Coastal flumed sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) suffusus Smith, F., 1858Golden flumed sugar ant
Camponotus suffusus bendigensis Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macrocephalus Erichson, 1842Southern rectangle plug ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) consobrinus Erichson, 1842Banded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) claripes Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) lownei Forel, 1895
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus oxleyi Forel, 1902
Camponotus tricoloratus Clark, 1941
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cerapachys larvatus Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Cerapachys senescens Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Colobopsis gasseri (Forel, 1894)⇒ Camponotus gasseri Forel, 1894
Colobostruma alinodis Forel, 1913
Colobostruma australis (Brown, 1959)⇒ Epopostruma australis Brown, 1959
Colobostruma biconcava (Shattuck, 2000)⇒ Epopostruma biconcava Shattuck, 2000
Colobostruma froggatti Forel, 1913
Discothyrea bidens Clark, 1928
Doleromyrma darwiniana Forel, 1907Brown house ant
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) doriae Emery, 1887Double spined dolly ant
Dolichoderus australis André, 1896Soft dolly ant
Dolichoderus clarki Wheeler, W.M., 1935
Dolichoderus goudiei Clark, 1930
Dolichoderus scabridus Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Epopostruma exolympica Taylor, 1973
Epopostruma monstrosa Viehmeyer, 1925Wavy astarte
Epopostruma natalae Shattuck, 2000
Epopostruma quadrispinosa Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Epopostruma wardi Shattuck, 2000
Heteroponera imbellis Emery, 1895
Iridomyrmex alpinus Heterick & S..., 2011
Iridomyrmex bicknelli Emery, 1898Black Trail Ant
Iridomyrmex calvus Emery, 1914
Iridomyrmex chasei Forel, 1902Cumberland leafshell
Iridomyrmex discors Forel, 1902Cumberland leafshell
Iridomyrmex dromus Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Iridomyrmex infuscus Heterick & S..., 2011
Iridomyrmex mayri Forel, 1915Titan pony ant
Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915
Iridomyrmex obscurior Forel, 1902
Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858Australian meat ant
Iridomyrmex rufoniger Lowne, 1865Black Tyrant Ant
Iridomyrmex splendens Forel, 1907
Iridomyrmex sucheroides Heterick & S..., 2011
Iridomyrmex suchieri Forel, 1907
Iridomyrmex victorianus Forel, 1902
Leptanilla swani Wheeler, W.M., 1932
Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus Fabricius, 1775Many-line lucine
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Mayriella abstinens Forel, 1902
Mayriella ebbei Shattuck & B..., 2007
Melophorus aeneovirens Lowne, 1865Furnace Ant
Melophorus biroi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Melophorus hirsutus Forel, 1902Barrel furnace ant
Melophorus perthensis Wheeler, 1934
Melophorus rufoniger Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Meranoplus hirsutus Mayr, 1876Jungle shield ant
Mesostruma bella (Shattuck, 2000)⇒ Epopostruma bella Shattuck, 2000
Mesostruma browni (Taylor, 1962)⇒ Epopostruma browni Taylor, 1962
Mesostruma exolympica (Taylor, 1973)⇒ Epopostruma exolympica Taylor, 1973
Monomorium bicorne Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Monomorium centrale Forel, 1910
Monomorium crinitum Heterick, 2001
Monomorium fieldi Forel, 1910Little black mono ant
Monomorium kiliani Forel, 1902Wavy astarte
Monomorium laeve Mayr, 1876Yellow mono ant
Monomorium leae Forel, 1913
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium rothsteini Forel, 1902Harvester Ant
Monomorium rubriceps Mayr, 1876Sickle jackknife
Monomorium sculpturatum Clark, 1934
Monomorium sordidum Forel, 1902
Monomorium sydneyense Forel, 1902Sydney mono ant
Monomorium tambourinense Forel, 1915Tambourine Mountain mono ant
Myopias tasmaniensis Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Myrmecia brevinoda Forel, 1910Bulldog Ant
Myrmecia croslandi Taylor, 1991Australian jack jumper ant
Myrmecia desertorum Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Myrmecia forceps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Myrmecia forficata Fabricius, 1787Bulldog Ant
Myrmecia fulviculis Forel, 1913Toothless Bullant
Myrmecia fulvipes Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Myrmecia gulosa Fabricius, 1775Giant Bull Ant
Myrmecia impaternata Taylor, 2015
Myrmecia loweryi Ogata & Taylor, 1991
Myrmecia mandibularis Smith, 1858Toothless Bull Ant
Myrmecia maura Wheeler, W.M., 1933
Myrmecia nigriceps Mayr, 1862Black-headed bull ant
Myrmecia nigrocincta Smith, 1858Jumper ant
Myrmecia picta Smith, 1858
Myrmecia piliventris Smith, 1858Golden tail bull ant
Myrmecia pilosula Smith, 1858Hopper Ant
Myrmecia pulchra Clark, 1929
Myrmecia pyriformis Smith, F., 1858Bull Ant
Myrmecia simillima Smith, F., 1858
Myrmecia tarsata Smith, 1858
Myrmecia tepperi Emery, 1898Bucktoothed Bull Ant
Myrmecia testaceipes Clark, 1943
Myrmecia varians Mayr, 1876
Myrmecina australis Wheeler & Wh..., 1973
Myrmecorhynchus carteri Clark, 1934
Myrmecorhynchus emeryi André, 1896
Myrmecorhynchus nitidus Clark, 1934
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Notoncus capitatus Forel, 1915
Notoncus ectatommoides Forel, 1892Pronged epaulet ant
Notoncus gilberti Forel, 1895Smooth epaulet ant
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Notoncus spinisquamis André, 1896Equal cleftclam
Nylanderia braueri glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia rosae Forel, 1902
Ochetellus punctatissimus Emery, 1887
Orectognathus clarki Brown, 1953
Orectognathus nigriventris Mercovich, 1958
Papyrius nitidus Mayr, 1862Great tellin
Paraparatrechina minutula Forel, 1901
Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859Northern broadnosed killer ant
Platythyrea turneri Forel, 1895Southern broadnosed killer ant
Podomyrma gratiosa Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Podomyrma turneri Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) creusa Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) femorata Smith, F., 1858Southern broad-nosed spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hexacantha Erichson, 1842
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hirsuta Mayr, 1876Hairy spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) leae Forel, 1913
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) phryne Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) schwiedlandi Forel, 1902Desert spiny ants
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) ammon Fabricius, 1775Golden-spined Ant
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) angusta Forel, 1902
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) semiaurata Mayr, 1876
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) ornata Mayr, 1876Golden spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) rufifemur Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Ponera leae Forel, 1913Blind crypt ants
Probolomyrmex greavesi Taylor, 1965Hardy orange
Prolasius nitidissimus André, 1896Black mistral ants
Prolasius wheeleri McAreavey, 1947
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera aspera Roger, 1860Rough blue pony ant
Rhytidoponera metallica Smith, 1858Green ant
Rhytidoponera tasmaniensis Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Rhytidoponera victoriae André, 1896Equal cleftclam
Sphinctomyrmex occidentalis Clark, 1924Buttercup lucine
Sphinctomyrmex steinheili Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Stigmacros aciculata McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros barretti Santschi, 1928
Stigmacros castanea McAreavey, 1957
Stigmacros clivispina Forel, 1902
Stigmacros froggatti Forel, 1902
Stigmacros pusilla McAreavey, 1957
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys perplexa Smith, F., 1876Purplish tagelus
Technomyrmex jocosus Forel, 1910White-footed house ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Australian Capital Territory
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
59
177
Genera
Species

Taxom