Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Gambia (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 290
2438
4343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 289
2437
4342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 278
2394
4247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 182
1936
3686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 32
248
432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 31
247
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
163
376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
36
87 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gambia
1 Family width 87 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for Gambia
36 Genera with 87 Species
| Aenictus Shuckard, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atopomyrmex André, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyponera Emery, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1911 | Black carpenter ant | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataglyphis Förster, 1833 | Desert ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1863 | Acrobat Ants | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1917 | driver ant | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Euponera Forel, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaponera Mayr, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1987 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1904 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1914 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1802 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1798 | Panther Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothyreus Mayr, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1913 | Big-headed Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1916 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1932 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1877 | Fierce Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1907 | Slender ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gambia
87 Species and 11 Subspecies | Aenictus guineensis Santschi, 1924 | | | Bothroponera escherichi Forel, 1910 | | | Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus rufoglaucus controversus Santschi, 1916 | | | Camponotus olivieri delagoensis Forel, 1894 | | | Camponotus olivieri lemma Forel, 1886 | | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) maynei Forel, 1916 | Painted eggcockle | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798 | Texas lilliput | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) solon Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus furvus Santschi, 1911 | | | Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 | Ant | | Cataglyphis livida André, 1881 | | | Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833 | | | Cataulacus guineensis Smith, 1853 | Stout tagelus | | Cataulacus traegaordhi Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) chiarinii Emery, 1881 | Cumberland leafshell | | Crematogaster chiarinii taediosa Forel, 1894 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) excisa Mayr, 1895 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) impressa Emery, 1899 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster impressa brazzai Santschi, 1910 | | | Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) wellmani Forel, 1909 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster gambiensis André, 1889 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster juventa Santschi, 1926 | Texas lilliput | | Crematogaster margaritae Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863 | Nuttall cockle | | Dorylus (Alapone) atriceps Shuckard, 1840 | | | Dorylus (Anomma) nigricans Illiger, 1802 | Inflated axinopsid | | Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri Shuckard, 1840 | | | Dorylus (Anomma) rufescens Santschi, 1915 | Pale lilliput | | Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis Shuckard, 1840 | Catspaw | | Dorylus affinis sudanicus Santschi, 1917 | | | Dorylus (Rhogmus) fimbriatus Shuckard, 1840 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839 | Blake lucine | | Dorylus fulvus glabratus Shuckard, 1840 | | | Dorylus attenuatus Shuckard, 1840 | Florida marshclam | | Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817 | | | Dorylus sudanicus Santschi, 1917 | | | Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913 | | | Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897 | Cuba lucine | | Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902 | | | Lepisiota capensis laevis Santschi, 1913 | | | Leptogenys sterops Bolton, 1975 | Tinted tellin | | Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802 | Matabele ant | | Monomorium afrum André, 1884 | | | Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Monomorium dolatu Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium egens Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894 | | | Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium opacum Forel, 1913 | | | Monomorium osiridis Santschi, 1915 | Pale lilliput | | Monomorium rosae Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium vonatu Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Myrmicaria fumata Santschi, 1915 | | | Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862 | | | Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904 | | | Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802 | African weaver ant | | Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802) | ⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802 | | Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865 | | | Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893 | Striate tellin | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798 | Rose-painted semele | | Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole andrieui Santschi, 1930 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877 | | | Pheidole sculpturata welgelegenensis Forel, 1913 | | | Plagiolepis mediorufa Forel, 1916 | Painted eggcockle | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782 | | | Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916 | | | Tapinoma luridum Emery, 1908 | Northern riffleshell | | Tapinoma luteum Emery, 1895 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma modestum Santschi, 1932 | | | Technomyrmex pallipes Smith, F., 1876 | | | Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905 | | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895 | Horseshoe crabs | | Tetraponera continua Forel, 1907 | | | Tetraponera mocquerysi André, 1890 | | | Tetraponera penzigi Mayr, 1907 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Trichomyrmex abyssinicus Forel, 1894 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Gambia
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