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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
1094
2038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
975
1895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
94
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
94
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
9
67
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
34
97
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eswatini
1 Family width 97 Species and 10 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants97SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eswatini
34 Genera with 97 Species
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Aenictus Shuckard, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1894Black carpenter ant19SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1913Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1946driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Eburopone Borowiec, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hagensia Forel, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Microdaceton Santschi, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19307SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1915Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1894Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Streblognathus Mayr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Terataner Emery, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1895Fierce Ants18SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1858Slender ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eswatini
97 Species and 10 Subspecies
Aenictus eugenii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera cariosa Emery, 1895
Bothroponera ilgii Forel, 1910
Bothroponera kruegeri Santschi, 1912
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) valdeziae Forel, 1879
Camponotus vestitus pectitus Santschi, 1930
Camponotus vestitus strophiatus Santschi, 1926
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) aequitas Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Camponotus grandidieri eumendax Özdikmen, 2010
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) buttikeri Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) etiolipes Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus auropubens jacob Santschi, 1915
Camponotus brevisetosus Forel, 1910
Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus cubangensis dofleini Forel, 1911
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Camponotus liogaster Santschi, 1932
Camponotus robecchii rhodesianus Forel, 1913
Camponotus tauricollis Forel, 1894
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Cataulacus intrudens Frederick Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cataulacus traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster (Decacrema) liengmei Forel, 1894Turgid blossom
Crematogaster amita Forel, 1913Texas lilliput
Dorylus helvolus pretoriae Arnold, 1946
Eburopone wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Hagensia havilandi Forel, 1901
Hagensia havilandi marleyi Arnold, 1926
Hagensia peringueyi Emery, 1899
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera spei Forel, 1910Northern dwarf-tellin
Lepisiota arnoldi Forel, 1913Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Lepisiota egregia Forel, 1913
Lepisiota longinoda Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys leiothorax Prins, 1965
Leptogenys schwabi Forel, 1913
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Microdaceton exornatum Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium delagoense (Forel, 1894)⇒ Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910
Monomorium osiridis Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Monomorium shilohense Forel, 1913
Monomorium vaguum Santschi, 1930
Myrmicaria faurei Arnold, 1947
Myrmicaria fusca nigerrima Arnold, 1916
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Nesomyrmex stramineus Arnold, 1948
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia natalensis Forel, 1915
Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Solenopsis punctaticeps caffra Forel, 1894
Streblognathus peetersi Robertson, 2002
Technomyrmex pallipes Smith, F., 1876
Technomyrmex voeltzkowi Forel, 1907
Terataner transvaalensis Arnold, 1952Fringed littleneck
Tetramorium akermani Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium chloe Santschi, 1920
Tetramorium decem Forel, 1913
Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894
Tetramorium eminii Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Tetramorium grassii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)⇒ Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846
Tetramorium notiale Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium plumosum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium sepultum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium tenebrosum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium transversinode Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium ultor Forel, 1913
Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetraponera emeryi Forel, 1911Cedar beetle
Tetraponera natalensis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Eswatini
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
34
97
Genera
Species

Taxom