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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
1629
3292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
255
1627
3289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
243
1589
3218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
161
1355
2882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
149
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
140
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
104
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
47
181
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
1 Family width 181 Species and 5 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant181SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
47 Genera with 181 Species
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Acromyrmex Mayr, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19785SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1911Black carpenter ant18SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1907Ant-raiding ant2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1907Acrobat Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Eutetramorium Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18596SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 189712SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1857Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Melissotarsus Emery, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 189211SpeciesTaxom
Mystrium Roger, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1891Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1887Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1886Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 2013Big-headed Ants25SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19668SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1946Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1912Miniature Trap-jaw Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1892Fierce Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1852Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18842SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
181 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus madagascarensis Forel, 1887
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus pattersoni Fisher, 2008
Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978Princess venus
Bothroponera wasmannii Forel, 1887
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Mayria) quadrimaculatus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus grandidieri comorensis Santschi, 1915
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894Pale lilliput
Camponotus cervicalis Roger, 1863
Camponotus edmondi André, 1887
Camponotus hova Forel, 1891Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus hova fulvus Emery, 1894
Camponotus hova radamae Forel, 1891
Camponotus lubbocki Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus mixtellus Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus pittieri Forel, 1899
Camponotus radamae Santschi, 1923
Camponotus strangulatus Santschi, 1911
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, 1929Ant
Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890Yellow sneaking ant
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Carebara grandidieri Forel, 1891
Cataulacus ebrardi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Cataulacus voeltzkowi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907Ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) bicolor Smith, F., 1860Tapered pigtoe
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster (Oxygyne) ranavalonae Forel, 1887Nuttall cockle
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Crematogaster dentata Dalla Torre, 1893
Crematogaster maina Blaimer, 2013
Crematogaster rasoherinae Forel, 1891Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster sewellii Forel, 1891Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster tricolor Gerstäcker, 1859
Crematogaster unciata Santschi, 1925
Crematogaster voeltzkowi (Forel, 1907)⇒ Crematogaster rasoherinae Forel, 1891
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Erromyrma latinodis Mayr, 1872
Eutetramorium monticellii Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera indigens Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Hypoponera johannae Forel, 1891
Hypoponera ludovicae Forel, 1892
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Leptogenys angusta Forel, 1892
Leptogenys comajojo Rakotonirina..., 2014
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Leptogenys fiandry Rakotonirina..., 2014
Leptogenys gracilis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Leptogenys grandidieri Forel, 1910
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys mayotte Rakotonirina..., 2014
Leptogenys pavesii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
Leptogenys truncatirostris Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) angulatus (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Melissotarsus insularis Santschi, 1911
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium hanneli Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Monomorium hildebrandti (Forel, 1892)⇒ Syllophopsis hildebrandti Forel, 1892
Monomorium latinode Mayr, 1872Wasp
Monomorium madecassum Forel, 1892
Monomorium micrommaton Heterick, 2006
Monomorium modestum Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium sechellense (Emery, 1894)⇒ Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Monomorium termitobium Forel, 1892
Mystrium mysticum Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Mystrium rogeri Forel, 1899
Mystrium voeltzkowi Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Nesomyrmex fragilis Csösz & Fisher, 2016
Nesomyrmex madecassus Forel, 1892
Nesomyrmex nitidus Wheeler, 1910
Nylanderia bourbonica ngasiyana Forel, 1907
Nylanderia comorensis Forel, 1907
Nylanderia madagascarensis Forel, 1886
Nylanderia madagascarensis ellisii Forel, 1891
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Ooceraea biroi Forel, 1907Clonal raider ant
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla wasmannii Forel, 1887Atlantic mud-piddock
Paraparatrechina glabra Forel, 1891
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina comorensis Forel, 1907
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Pheidole (Hendecapheidole) mendicula Wheeler, W.M., 1925Blake lucine
Pheidole bessonii Forel, 1891
Pheidole comata Smith, 1858
Pheidole decepticon Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole jonas Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole komori Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole kukrana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole laudatana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole loki Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole megatron Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole orbica Forel, 1893
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole ragnax Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole spinosa Forel, 1891
Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidole velox Emery, 1887
Pheidole vulcan Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892
Platythyrea arthuri Forel, 1910
Platythyrea mocquerysi Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962Ant
Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Pyramica alberti (Forel, 1893)⇒ Strumigenys alberti Forel, 1893
Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904)⇒ Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
Pyramica margaritae Forel, 1893Ant
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica subedentata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rogeria curvipubens Emery, 1894
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) azteca Forel, 1893Rough razor
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis mameti Donisthorpe, 1946
Strumigenys dicomas Fisher, 2000
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
Strumigenys maxillaris Baroni Urbani, 2007
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Strumigenys scotti Forel, 1912
Syllophopsis cryptobia (Santschi, 1921)⇒ Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Syllophopsis hildebrandti Forel, 1892
Syllophopsis modesta Santschi, 1914
Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876Ant
Tapinoma subtile Santschi, 1911
Technomyrmex docens Fisher & Bolton, 2007
Technomyrmex innocens Fisher & Bolton, 2007
Technomyrmex madecassus Forel, 1897Cumberland leafshell
Technomyrmex pallipes Smith, F., 1876
Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921Ant
Technomyrmex voeltzkowi Forel, 1907
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium cognatum Bolton, 1979California softshell
Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894
Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891
Tetramorium karthala Hita Garcia ..., 2014
Tetramorium kelleri Forel, 1887
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium naganum Bolton, 1979California softshell
Tetramorium scytalum Bolton, 1979California softshell
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium steinheili Forel, 1892
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Wasmannia sigmoidea Mayr, 1884

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Comoro Islands
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
47
181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom