Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Central Karoo (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 147
552
730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 146
551
730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 140
542
715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 101
467
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 25
135
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 22
130
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 13
84
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
19
33 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Central Karoo
1 Family width 33 Species
Genera for Central Karoo
19 Genera with 33 Species | Aenictus Shuckard, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1910 | Black carpenter ant | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1894 | Acrobat Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1839 | driver ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1893 | And Field Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lepisiota Santschi, 1926 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1758 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1910 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1886 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1870 | Big-headed Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 2000 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tapinolepis Emery, 1925 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1895 | Fierce Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1886 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Karoo
33 Species | Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901 | San Diego fairy shrimp | | Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894 | Black pugnacious ant | | Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895 | Smooth astarte | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778 | South African Golden Desert Ant | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) melanogaster Emery, 1895 | Carpenter carditid | | Crematogaster (Decacrema) liengmei Forel, 1894 | Turgid blossom | | Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764 | Wavy amphissa | | Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839 | Blake lucine | | Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Messor capensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Monomorium australe Emery, 1886 | | | Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905 | | | Monomorium havilandi Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium macrops Arnold, 1944 | | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886 | | | Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870 | Atlantic diplodon | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Tetramorium grandinode Santschi, 1913 | Western pearlshell | | Tetramorium margueriteae Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018 | | | Tetramorium peringueyi Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886 | | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium signatum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetraponera clypeata Emery, 1886 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Central Karoo
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