Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Highlands Region (Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 63
209
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 63
209
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 58
203
304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
178
277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 7
21
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 7
21
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 2
15
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
14
22 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Highlands Region
1 Family width 22 Species
Genera for Highlands Region
14 Genera with 22 Species | Campomyrma Wheeler, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863 | Rainbow ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1859 | Spider ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1859 | Trap-jaw ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasyscia Emery, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 2016 | Big-headed Ants | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolasius Emery, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1897 | Fierce Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vombisidris Bolton, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Highlands Region
22 Species | Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866 | Green blossom | | Cardiocondyla thoracica Smith, 1859 | | | Hypoponera papuana Emery, 1900 | | | Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | Tropical tyrant ant | | Leptomyrmex flavitarsus Smith, 1859 | | | Leptomyrmex fragilis Smith, 1859 | | | Odontomachus testaceus Emery, 1897 | | | Odontomachus tyrannicus Smith, F., 1859 | Spectaclecase | | Pheidole amber Donisthorpe, 1941 | | | Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916 | Inflated diplodon | | Pheidole fuscula Emery, 1900 | Snuffbox | | Pheidole hospes Smith, 1865 | Brown dogwood | | Pheidole laminata Emery, 1900 | Snuffbox | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole sexdentata Donisthorpe, 1948 | | | Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870 | Snuffbox | | Pheidole viserion Sarnat, Fisc..., 2016 | | | Plectroctena strigosa Emery, 1899 | Tubercled blossom | | Ponera xenagos Wilson, 1957 | Lenticular axinopsid | | Pseudolasius breviceps Emery, 1887 | | | Tetramorium validiusculum Emery, 1897 | | | Vombisidris acherdos Bolton, 1991 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Highlands Region
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