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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Kakamega Forest (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
415
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
415
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
405
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
402
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
7
57
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
7
57
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
4
54
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
44
130
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kakamega Forest
1 Family width 130 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants130SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kakamega Forest
44 Genera with 130 Species
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Acropyga Roger, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Atopomyrmex André, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Axinidris Weber, 20077SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1886Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1951Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1943Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Cyphoidris Weber, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1895driver ant7SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Melissotarsus Emery, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Microdaceton Santschi, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 2011Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1890Panther Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1877Big-headed Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Simopone Forel, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1915Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1983Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 2015Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1939Fierce Ants25SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1890Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Zasphinctus Wheeler, 20171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kakamega Forest
130 Species
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Aenictus decolor Mayr, 1879Tubercled blossom
Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901San Diego fairy shrimp
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902
Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889
Axinidris acholli Weber, 1941
Axinidris bidens Shattuck, 1991
Axinidris hypoclinoides Santschi, 1919
Axinidris kakamegensis Shattuck, 1991
Axinidris luhya Snelling, R.R., 2007
Axinidris murielae Shattuck, 1991
Axinidris okekai Snelling, R.R., 2007
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Calyptomyrmex clavatus Weber, 1952
Calyptomyrmex duhun Bolton, 1981
Calyptomyrmex piripilis Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bayeri Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pompeius Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Carebara phragmotica Fischer, Azo..., 2015
Carebara polita Santschi, 1914
Carebara silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)⇒ Carebara guineana Fernández, 2006
Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cataulacus egenus Santschi, 1911
Cataulacus lujae Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Cataulacus pullus Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Cataulacus striativentris Santschi, 1924White cat's paw pearly mussel
Cerapachys kenyensis Consani, 1951
Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana Mayr, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) concava Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Crematogaster clariventris Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Crematogaster pseudinermis Viehmeyer, 1923Nut semele
Crematogaster zonacaciae Weber, 1943
Cyphoidris spinosa Weber, 1952
Discothyrea mixta Brown, 1958
Dorylus (Anomma) kohli Wasmann, 1904Inflated axinopsid
Dorylus (Anomma) nigricans Illiger, 1802Inflated axinopsid
Dorylus (Anomma) wilverthi Emery, 1899Dorylini
Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis Shuckard, 1840Catspaw
Dorylus (Dorylus) braunsi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Dorylus conradti Emery, 1895Texas lilliput
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Melissotarsus weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Messor concolor Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Microdaceton tibialis Weber, 1952
Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Monomorium draxocum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium elgonense Santschi, 1935
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium hanneli Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Monomorium iyenasu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium rosae Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium rotundatum Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery, 1893Leptosynapta montacutid
Nylanderia impolita LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia silvula LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Oligomyrmex elmenteitae (Patrizi, 1948)⇒ Carebara elmenteitae Patrizi, 1948
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla subiridescens Wheeler, W.M., 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Pachycondyla talpa André, 1890Florida marshclam
Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896Catspaw
Pheidole concinna (Santschi, 1910)⇒ Pheidole rabo Forel, 1913
Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole dea Santschi, 1921
Pheidole nigeriensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidole pulchella Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877Eastern pearlshell
Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
Polyrhachis (Myrma) lestoni Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis latispina Emery, 1925
Pristomyrmex africanus Karavaiev, 1931
Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904)⇒ Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
Pyramica lujae Forel, 1902
Pyramica serrula Santschi, 1910Tiger lucine
Rhoptromyrmex opacus Emery, 1909
Simopone conradti Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Simopone schoutedeni Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Solenopsis wolfi Emery, 1915
Strumigenys cacaoensis Bolton, 1971
Strumigenys rukha Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899Southern acornshell
Technomyrmex ilgi Forel, 1910Wavy-line astarte
Technomyrmex moerens Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Technomyrmex nigriventris Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Technomyrmex voeltzkowi Forel, 1907
Temnothorax solidinodus Prebus, 2015
Tetramorium angulinode Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Tetramorium boltoni Hita Garcia,..., 2010
Tetramorium brevispinosum Stitz, 1910
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium dedefra Bolton, 1976
Tetramorium eminii Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Tetramorium gazense Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Tetramorium gegaimi Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Tetramorium kestrum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium laevithorax Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Tetramorium metactum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium nodiferum Emery, 1901
Tetramorium pialtum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium pinnipilum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium pullulum Santschi, 1924White cat's paw pearly mussel
Tetramorium quadridentatum Stitz, 1910
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium snellingi Hita Garcia,..., 2010
Tetramorium venator Hita Garcia ..., 2014
Tetramorium viticola Weber, 1943
Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium zambezium Santschi, 1939
Tetraponera mocquerysi André, 1890
Zasphinctus obamai Hita Garcia, 2017

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Kakamega Forest
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
44
130
Genera
Species

Taxom