Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 98
274
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 98
274
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 94
266
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 64
182
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 7
30
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 7
30
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 5
28
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
15
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Indian Ocean
1 Family width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Indian Ocean
15 Genera with 15 Species | Aenictus Shuckard, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1910 | Acrobat Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypoponera Santschi, 1938 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1910 | Big-headed Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1896 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1890 | Fierce Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1895 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Indian Ocean
15 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aenictus anceps Forel, 1910 | | | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Crematogaster scrutans Forel, 1910 | | | Leptothorax nylanderi euxanthus (Plateaux, 1981) | ⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850 | | Monomorium orientale Mayr, 1879 | | | Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886) | ⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901) | ⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901 | | Pheidole escherichii Forel, 1910 | | | Pheidole strator Forel, 1910 | Wabash riffleshell | | Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859 | Northern broadnosed killer ant | | Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896 | | | Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890 | | | Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895 | Horseshoe crabs |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean
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