Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Canary Islands (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 380
2958
6447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
2952
6436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 366
2911
6379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 240
2357
5372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 42
435
849 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 42
435
849 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
191
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
47
163 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Canary Islands
1 Family width 163 Species and 16 Subspecies
Genera for Canary Islands
47 Genera with 163 Species
| Acromyrmex Mayr, 1804 | Leaf-cutting Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelomyrmex Fernández, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1849 | Collared Ants | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Atta Fabricius, 1858 | Leaf-cutting Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874 | Rover ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1916 | Black carpenter ant | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1929 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataglyphis Förster, 1793 | Desert ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1895 | Acrobat Ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863 | Cone ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eciton Latreille, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectatomma Smith, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forelius Emery, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1903 | And Field Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnamptogenys Roger, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1894 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 2020 | Citronella ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1892 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1798 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 2007 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmoxenus Ruzsky, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1940 | Legionary Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1904 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1802 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyopomyrmex André, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1908 | Big-headed Ants | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851 | Marauder ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1920 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Proformica Ruzsky, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomyrmex Lund, 1877 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rogeria Emery, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1893 | Fire ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenamma Westwood, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1908 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1909 | Acorn Ants | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1851 | Fierce Ants | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wasmannia Forel, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Canary Islands
163 Species and 16 Subspecies | Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804 | Carpenter carditid | | Adelomyrmex tristani Menozzi, 1931 | Gould cyclocardia | | Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) senilis Mayr, 1853 | | | Aphaenogaster senilis senilis Mayr, 1853 | | | Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) pallida (Nylander, 1849) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster lesbica Forel, 1913 | | Aphaenogaster gemella Roger, 1862 | Dwarf surfclam | | Aphaenogaster hesperia Santschi, 1911 | | | Aphaenogaster iberica Emery, 1908 | | | Aphaenogaster lesbica Forel, 1913 | | | Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa Lucas, 1849 | | | Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874 | Inflated axinopsid | | Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) chazaliei Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) guanchus Santschi, 1908 | | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sicheli Mayr, 1866 | Slender toothwort | | Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863 | Compact Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) micans Nylander, 1856 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus rufoglaucus feae Emery, 1882 | | | Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858 | Florida carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) andrius Dalla Torre, 1893 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890 | Tapered pigtoe | | Camponotus atlantis hesperius Emery, 1893 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oertzeni Forel, 1889 | Yellow pricklycockle | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sylvaticus Olivier, 1792 | | | Camponotus brullei Smith, F., 1858 | | | Camponotus brunni Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Camponotus carinatus Brullé, 1839 | | | Camponotus feae Stitz, 1917 | | | Camponotus feai Emery, 1882 | | | Camponotus hesperius Emery, 1893 | | | Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916 | | | Cardiocondyla emery Forel, 1893 | | | Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 | Ant | | Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890 | Moorish Sneaking Ant | | Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866 | Green blossom | | Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, 1929 | Ant | | Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851 | | | Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859 | Dwarf surfclam | | Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793 | Sahara Desert ant | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) alluaudi Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Crematogaster alluaudi noualhieri Emery, 1893 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Crematogaster auberti levithorax Forel, 1902 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laestrygon Emery, 1869 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster laestrygon canariensis Barquin, 1981 | | | Crematogaster obscurata Emery, 1895 | Ant | | Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862 | Ant | | Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863 | Southern acornshell | | Eciton peninsulare (Mann, 1926) | ⇒ Neivamyrmex leonardi Wheeler, 1915 | | Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792 | Ant | | Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863 | High noon ant | | Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798 | Blood-Red Ant | | Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903 | Orcutt nakedclam | | Gnamptogenys strigata Norton, 1868 | Bumpy cyclocardia | | Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894 | Compact astarte | | Hypoponera nivariana Santschi, 1908 | | | Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887 | Carolina marshclam | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894 | Ant | | Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782 | Blond Field Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792 | Bicoloured ant | | Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909 | Lilliput | | Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990 | Invasive garden ant | | Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Garden Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921 | | | Lasius mauretanicus Seifert, 2020 | | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Lepisiota frauenfeldi kantarensis Forel, 1911 | | | Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata Buckley, 1866 | | | Leptothorax (Macromischa) subditivus (Wheeler, 1903) | ⇒ Temnothorax subditivus Wheeler, 1903 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) cabrerae (Forel, 1893) | ⇒ Temnothorax cabrerae Forel, 1893 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) rottenbergii (Emery, 1870) | ⇒ Temnothorax rottenbergii Emery, 1870 | | Leptothorax cabrerai Forel, 1893 | | | Leptothorax canescens (Santschi, 1908) | ⇒ Temnothorax canescens Santschi, 1908 | | Leptothorax gracilicornis (Emery, 1882) | ⇒ Temnothorax gracilicornis Emery, 1882 | | Leptothorax hesperius (Santschi, 1909) | ⇒ Temnothorax hesperius Santschi, 1909 | | Leptothorax risi Forel, 1892 | | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767 | Harvester ant | | Messor hesperius Santschi, 1927 | | | Messor meridionalis André, 1883 | | | Messor minor André, 1883 | Cuba transennella | | Messor minor hesperius Santschi, 1927 | | | Messor minor maurus Barquin, 1981 | | | Messor sordidus (Forel, 1892) | ⇒ Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767 | | Messor structor Latreille, 1798 | Colorful transennella | | Monomorium australe Emery, 1886 | | | Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891 | | Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891 | Ant | | Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905 | | | Monomorium herero Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium hesperium Emery, 1895 | Iridescent lilliput | | Monomorium hesperium lanzarotense Wheeler, 1927 | | | Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902 | Ant | | Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium medinae (Forel, 1892) | ⇒ Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905 | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913 | | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium wilsoni Espadaler, 2007 | | | Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846 | Subcancellate ervilia | | Myrmica lobulicornis (Nylander, 1857) | ⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846 | | Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903 | | | Myrmoxenus birgitae Schulz, 1994 | | | Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904 | | | Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802 | African weaver ant | | Oxyopomyrmex insularis Santschi, 1908 | | | Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862 | Tawny crazy ant | | Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole alfaroi Emery, 1896 | False spike | | Pheidole biolleyi Forel, 1908 | | | Pheidole diana Forel, 1908 | | | Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879 | Big-headed ant | | Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884 | | | Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849 | Cumberland leafshell | | Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908 | Rough razor | | Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893) | ⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879 | | Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908) | ⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955 | | Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | East Indian harvesting ant | | Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798 | Southern acornshell | | Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895 | Elegant dwarf cockle | | Plagiolepis schmitzii canariensis Santschi, 1920 | | | Plagiolepis barbara Santschi, 1911 | | | Plagiolepis maura Santschi, 1920 | | | Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889 | Giant cleftclam | | Plagiolepis pallescens maura Santschi, 1920 | | | Proformica nasuta Nylander, 1856 | | | Pseudomyrmex browni Kempf, 1967 | | | Pseudomyrmex osurus Forel, 1911 | | | Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877 | | | Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894 | | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Solenopsis canariensis Forel, 1893 | | | Stenamma schmidti Menozzi, 1931 | | | Strumigenys biolleyi Forel, 1908 | | | Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798 | Erratic ant | | Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Temnothorax bimbache Espadaler, 2007 | | | Temnothorax birgitae Schulz, 1994 | | | Temnothorax cabrerae Forel, 1893 | | | Temnothorax canescens Santschi, 1908 | | | Temnothorax gracilicornis Emery, 1882 | | | Temnothorax gracilicornis nivarianus Santschi, 1925 | | | Temnothorax hesperius Santschi, 1909 | | | Temnothorax productus Santschi, 1918 | | | Temnothorax risii Forel, 1892 | | | Temnothorax rottenbergii Emery, 1870 | | | Temnothorax rottenbergii scabriosus Santschi, 1909 | | | Tetramorium alternans (Santschi, 1929) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium biskense Forel, 1904 | | | Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904 | Horseshoe crabs | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium depressum Forel, 1892 | | | Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953) | ⇒ Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | | Tetramorium punicum Smith, F., 1861 | | | Tetramorium semilaeve André, 1883 | Cuba transennella | | Tetramorium semilaeve fortunatarum Barquin Diez, 1981 | | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | Destroyer Ant | | Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863 | Electric ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Canary Islands
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