Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Cook Islands (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 81
280
385 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 81
280
385 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 79
278
383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 56
196
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 11
34
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 11
34
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 6
29
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
20
37 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cook Islands
1 Family width 37 Species
Genera for Cook Islands
20 Genera with 37 Species | Anochetus Mayr, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1897 | Black carpenter ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypoponera Santschi, 1938 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863 | Rainbow ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lordomyrma Emery, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1901 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901 | Crazy ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 2016 | Big-headed Ants | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851 | Marauder ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1804 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1870 | Fierce Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cook Islands
37 Species | Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870 | | | Anochetus risii Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897 | | | Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 | Ant | | Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866 | Green blossom | | Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851 | | | Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | Tropical tyrant ant | | Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861 | Ant | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | | Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901 | Forest parrot ant | | Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886) | ⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901) | ⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901 | | Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa Mayr, 1870 | Snuffbox | | Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858 | Harvester-ant | | Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866 | Slender toothwort | | Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidole ululevu Fischer, Sar..., 2016 | | | Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | East Indian harvesting ant | | Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894 | Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862 | Dwarf pecdicel ant | | Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921 | Ant | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953) | ⇒ Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | | Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | Destroyer Ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Cook Islands
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