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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Kandy (Central Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
481
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
481
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
441
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
363
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
19
60
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
19
60
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
50
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
20
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kandy
1 Family width 30 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants30SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kandy
20 Genera with 30 Species
Acanthomyrmex Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Aneuretus Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1863Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1897Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Myopopone Roger, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Myrmoteras Forel, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1903Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Recurvidris Bolton, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1860
Miniature Trap-jaw Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1893Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kandy
30 Species
Acanthomyrmex luciolae Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Aneuretus simoni Emery, 1893Sri Lanka Relict Ant
Anochetus longifossatus Mayr, 1897
Anochetus nietneri Roger, 1861
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) simoni Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus albipes Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus sklarus Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus varians Roger, 1863
Cataulacus simoni Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) biroi (Mayr, 1897)⇒ Crematogaster emeryi Forel, 1907
Erromyrma latinodis Mayr, 1872
Harpegnathos saltator Jerdon, 1851Indian jumping ant
Myopopone castanea Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842Texas venus
Myrmoteras ceylonica Gregg, 1957
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Pheidole barreleti Forel, 1903
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) hippomanes Smith, F., 1861Consobrine tellin
Polyrhachis convexa (Roger, 1863)⇒ Polyrhachis radicicola Dahl, 1901
Recurvidris pickburni Bolton, 1992
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex bicolor Emery, 1893Lilliput
Tetramorium curvispinosum Mayr, 1897
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium pilosum Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859
Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851
Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851Dwarf surfclam

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Kandy
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
20
30
Genera
Species

Taxom