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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Kalutara (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
128
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
128
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
111
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
92
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kalutara
1 Family width 4 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kalutara
4 Genera with 4 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kalutara
4 Species
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851Dwarf surfclam

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Kalutara
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom