Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Hong Kong (South-central China, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 324
2673
4495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 324
2673
4495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
2596
4387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 188
1978
3301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 30
191
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 28
189
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 12
131
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
61
195 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Hong Kong
1 Family width 195 Species and 10 Subspecies
Genera for Hong Kong
61 Genera with 195 Species
| Acropyga Roger, 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aenictus Shuckard, 1857 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyponera Emery, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1858 | Black carpenter ant | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1966 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Centromyrmex Mayr, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1889 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chronoxenus Santschi, 1913 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1907 | Acrobat Ants | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Diacamma Mayr, 1926 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dilobocondyla Santschi, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichoderus Lund, 1860 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1835 | driver ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1758 | And Field Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gesomyrmex Mayr, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnamptogenys Roger, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpegnathos Jerdon, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1989 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863 | Rainbow ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1887 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mayriella Forel, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1758 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1846 | Crazy ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1927 | Trap-jaw ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Odontoponera Mayr, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1775 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1920 | Panther Ants | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratopula Wheeler, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1902 | Big-headed Ants | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidologeton Mayr, 1920 | Marauder ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1894 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1912 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 2019 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1902 | False Honey Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pristomyrmex Mayr, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Probolomyrmex Mayr, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolasius Emery, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1912 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Recurvidris Bolton, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalomastix Forel, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rotastruma Bolton, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1972 | Fire ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmatomma Roger, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 2000 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1928 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1902 | Fierce Ants | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1860 | Slender ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Hong Kong
195 Species and 10 Subspecies | Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862 | Southern acornshell | | Acropyga oceanicus | | | Acropyga sauteri Forel, 1912 | | | Aenictus aratus Forel, 1900 | Black lesser army ant | | Aenictus binghami Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Aenictus ceylonicus Mayr, 1866 | Green blossom | | Aenictus dentatus Forel, 1911 | Southern acornshell | | Aenictus hodgsoni Forel, 1901 | | | Aenictus laeviceps Smith, 1857 | | | Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870 | | | Anochetus risii Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895 | Chinese Needle Ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) japonicus Mayr, 1866 | Japanese carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Colobopsis) nipponicus Wheeler, W.M., 1928 | | | Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitiosus Smith, F., 1874 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) albosparsus Bingham, 1903 | Sculptured pigtoe | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbatus (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Camponotus barbosus Baroni Urbani, 1971 | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) carin Emery, 1889 | Round combshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) exiguoguttatus Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus irritans hongkongensis Forel, 1912 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) mitis Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865 | Sculptured pigtoe | | Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858 | Hawaiian carpenter ant | | Camponotus variegatus dulcis Dalla Torre, 1893 | | | Camponotus cameroni Forel, 1892 | | | Camponotus fuscivillosus Xiao & Wang, 1989 | | | Camponotus jianghuaensis Xiao & Wang, 1989 | | | Camponotus laotzei Wheeler, 1921 | | | Camponotus parius Emery, 1889 | | | Camponotus rubidus Xiao & Wang, 1989 | | | Camponotus vigilans Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890 | Yellow sneaking ant | | Carebara castanea Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851 | | | Carebara guineana Fernández, 2006 | | | Carebara hunanensis Wu & Wang, 1995 | | | Carebara polita Santschi, 1914 | | | Carebara silvestrii (Santschi, 1914) | ⇒ Carebara guineana Fernández, 2006 | | Carebara taiponica Wheeler, 1928 | | | Carebara wheeleri Ettershank, 1966 | | | Centromyrmex feae Emery, 1889 | Penitent mussel | | Cerapachys sulcinodis Emery, 1889 | | | Chronoxenus dalyi Forel, 1895 | | | Chronoxenus myops Forel, 1895 | | | Chronoxenus walshi Forel, 1895 | | | Chronoxenus wroughtoni (Forel, 1895) | ⇒ Chronoxenus wroughtonii Forel, 1895 | | Chronoxenus wroughtonii Forel, 1895 | | | Chronoxenus wroughtonii formosensis Forel, 1913 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) dohrni Mayr, 1879 | Southern acornshell | | Crematogaster dohrni artifex Mayr, 1879 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ferrarii Emery, 1888 | Cumberland leafshell | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) biroi (Mayr, 1897) | ⇒ Crematogaster emeryi Forel, 1907 | | Crematogaster (Oxygyne) ebenina Forel, 1902 | | | Crematogaster egidyi Forel, 1903 | Southern acornshell | | Crematogaster emeryi Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Diacamma pallidum Smith, F., 1858 | | | Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842 | Book scorpions | | Diacamma rugosum anceps Matsumura & ..., 1926 | | | Dilobocondyla fouqueti Santschi, 1910 | Catspaw | | Dolichoderus affinis Emery, 1889 | Giant cleftclam | | Dolichoderus sibiricus Emery, 1889 | | | Dolichoderus taprobanae Smith, F., 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Dolichoderus thoracicus Smith, F., 1860 | Consobrine tellin | | Dorylus (Alapone) orientalis Westwood, 1835 | Brown ant | | Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858 | | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Gesomyrmex howardi Wheeler, W.M., 1921 | | | Gnamptogenys bicolor Emery, 1889 | | | Harpegnathos saltator Jerdon, 1851 | Indian jumping ant | | Harpegnathos saltator cruentatus Smith, 1858 | | | Harpegnathos venator Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Hypoponera exoecata Wheeler, W.M., 1928 | | | Hypoponera sauteri Onoyama, 1989 | | | Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | Tropical tyrant ant | | Lepisiota rothneyi Forel, 1894 | Compact astarte | | Leptogenys binghamii Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Leptogenys chinensis Mayr, 1870 | | | Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857 | False spike | | Leptogenys kitteli Mayr, 1870 | Much-compressed montacutid | | Leptogenys kitteli altisquamis Forel, 1900 | | | Leptogenys minchinii Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Leptogenys peuqueti André, 1887 | | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Mayriella transfuga Baroni Urbani, 1977 | Oval tellin | | Meranoplus bicolor Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Pacific false-bean | | Monomorium bimaculatum Wheeler, 1928 | | | Monomorium chinense Santschi, 1925 | | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Monomorium latinodoides Wheeler, W.M., 1928 | | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | | Nylanderia emmae Forel, 1894 | | | Nylanderia flaviabdominis Wang, 1997 | | | Nylanderia indica Forel, 1894 | | | Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846 | | | Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758 | Two-spined trapjaw ant | | Odontomachus monticola Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Odontomachus silvestrii Wheeler, W.M., 1927 | Iridescent lilliput | | Odontoponera denticulata Smith, F., 1858 | | | Odontoponera transversa Smith, F., 1857 | | | Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775 | Green ant | | Oligomyrmex paniscus | | | Oligomyrmex politus (Santschi, 1914) | ⇒ Carebara polita Santschi, 1914 | | Pachycondyla amblyops Emery, 1887 | | | Pachycondyla astuta (Smith, 1858) | ⇒ Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858 | | Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895 | | Pachycondyla javana Mayr, 1867 | Lined erycina | | Pachycondyla leeuwenhoeki Forel, 1886 | Round combshell | | Pachycondyla luteipes Mayr, 1862 | | | Pachycondyla obscurans Walker, 1859 | | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Pachycondyla rufipes Jerdon, 1851 | Southern acornshell | | Pachycondyla tonkina Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Paraparatrechina sauteri Forel, 1913 | | | Paratopula bauhinia Luo & Guenard, 0 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole elongicephala Eguchi, 2008 | | | Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858 | Harvester-ant | | Pheidole hongkongensis Wheeler, 1928 | | | Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole noda Smith, 1874 | Arnold's dogwood | | Pheidole ochracea Eguchi, 2008 | | | Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865 | Seaside bittercress | | Pheidole pieli Santschi, 1925 | | | Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidole rabo Forel, 1913 | | | Pheidole taipoana Wheeler, W.M., 1928 | | | Pheidole tumida Eguchi, 2008 | | | Pheidole vulgaris Eguchi, 2006 | | | Pheidole yeensis Forel, 1902 | | | Pheidologeton affinis Jerdon, 1851 | Snuffbox | | Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | East Indian harvesting ant | | Pheidologeton diversus fictus Forel, 1911 | | | Pheidologeton diversus laotinus Santschi, 1920 | | | Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894 | Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant | | Plagiolepis demangei Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894 | | | Plagiolepis jerdonii Forel, 1894 | | | Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) halidayi Emery, 1889 | | | Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata Latreille, 1802 | Pennsylvania lucine | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859 | Atlantic diplodon | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) latona Wheeler, W.M., 1909 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) dives Smith, F., 1857 | Black Weaver Ant | | Polyrhachis demangei Santschi, 1910 | Catspaw | | Polyrhachis tyrannica Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis vigilans Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis wolfi Forel, 1912 | | | Ponera sinensis Wheeler, W.M., 1928 | | | Ponera tudigong Pierce, Leon..., 2019 | | | Prenolepis emmae Forel, 1894 | | | Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902 | | | Pristomyrmex brevispinosus Emery, 1887 | Turgid blossom | | Pristomyrmex punctatus Smith, 1860 | Pimpled diplodon | | Pristomyrmex sulcatus Emery, 1895 | | | Probolomyrmex watanabei Tanaka, 1974 | | | Pseudolasius risii Forel, 1894 | | | Pseudoneoponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851 | | | Pyramica canina Brown & Bois..., 1979 | | | Pyramica elegantula Terayama & K..., 1989 | | | Pyramica mazu Terayama, Li..., 1996 | | | Pyramica mitis Brown, 2000 | | | Pyramica sauteri Forel, 1912 | | | Recurvidris recurvispinosa Forel, 1890 | | | Rhopalomastix rothneyi Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Rhoptromyrmex wroughtonii Forel, 1902 | | | Rotastruma stenoceps Bolton, 1991 | | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 | Argentine Fire Ant | | Stigmatomma rothneyi Forel, 1900 | | | Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890 | Emma's Dacetine Ant | | Strumigenys exilirhina Bolton, 2000 | | | Strumigenys hirsuta Tang, Pierce..., 2019 | | | Strumigenys nathistorisoc Tang, Pierce..., 2019 | | | Strumigenys rallarhina Bolton, 2000 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Technomyrmex horni Forel, 1912 | | | Technomyrmex obscurior Wheeler, W.M., 1928 | | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium curtulum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium indicum Forel, 1913 | | | Tetramorium kheperra Bolton, 1976 | | | Tetramorium kraepelini Forel, 1905 | | | Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Tetramorium nipponense Wheeler, W.M., 1928 | | | Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Tetramorium parvispinum Emery, 1893 | | | Tetramorium shensiense Bolton, 1977 | Truncate softshell | | Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Tetramorium wroughtonii Forel, 1902 | | | Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859 | | | Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877 | Toughleaf dogwood | | Tetraponera binghami Forel, 1902 | | | Tetraponera microcarpa Wu & Wang, 1990 | | | Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851 | | | Tetraponera nitida Smith, F., 1860 | Pimpled diplodon | | Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | Destroyer Ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Hong Kong
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