Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 202
808
1079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 143
673
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 26
129
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 26
129
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
94
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
31
56 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Peninsula
1 Family width 56 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Cape Peninsula
31 Genera with 56 Species
| Anoplolepis Santschi, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1916 | Black carpenter ant | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1857 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1926 | Acrobat Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1817 | driver ant | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1886 | And Field Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1758 | Citronella ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1944 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmhopla Forel, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1860 | Panther Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothyreus Mayr, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasyscia Emery, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1862 | Big-headed Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1865 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 2000 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1877 | Fierce Ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1886 | Slender ants | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Peninsula
56 Species and 2 Subspecies | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860 | | | Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860 | | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus angusticeps Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus klugii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) nigronitens Santschi, 1917 | Ringed lucine | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895 | Cocktail Ant | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) transvaalensis Forel, 1894 | | | Crematogaster boera Santschi, 1926 | | | Dorylus (Dorylus) braunsi Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764 | Wavy amphissa | | Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817 | | | Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912 | Silvery Field Ant | | Formica maculata Geoffroy, 1785 | Leiberg's ptychomitrium moss | | Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973 | | | Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886 | Cande diplodon | | Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Garden Ant | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862 | | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Meranoplus peringueyi Emery, 1886 | | | Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917 | Ringed lucine | | Monomorium excelsior Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium paternum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium rhopalocerum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Monomorium speculiceps (Santschi, 1928) | ⇒ Monomorium excelsior Arnold, 1926 | | Monomorium tablense Santschi, 1932 | | | Monomorium xanthognathum Arnold, 1944 | | | Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860 | | | Nesomyrmex denticulatus Mayr, 1901 | | | Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886 | | | Pachycondyla cavernosa Roger, 1860 | | | Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899 | | | Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860 | Florida marshclam | | Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Parasyscia peringueyi Emery, 1886 | | | Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798 | Southern acornshell | | Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860 | Reddish lepton | | Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862 | | | Rhoptromyrmex transversinodis Mayr, 1901 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865 | Northern riffleshell | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Tetramorium capense Mayr, 1865 | Seaside bittercress | | Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913 | | | Tetramorium poweri Forel, 1914 | | | Tetramorium pusillum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886 | | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetraponera clypeata Emery, 1886 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
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