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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Cape Point (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
27
46
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
27
46
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
26
45
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
23
41
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
9
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
9
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
3
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
7
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Point
1 Family width 9 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Point
7 Genera with 9 Species
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1839Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1877Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1886Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Point
9 Species
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Monomorium excelsior Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Monomorium speculiceps (Santschi, 1928)⇒ Monomorium excelsior Arnold, 1926
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetraponera clypeata Emery, 1886

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Cape Point
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom