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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1569
2912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
1258
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
362
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
361
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
105
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
47
58
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kerala
1 Family width 58 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants58SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kerala
47 Genera with 58 Species
#ABCDEHILMOPSTY
Anochetus Mayr, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1887Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1879Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1975Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Indomyrma Brown, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Lordomyrma Emery, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Myrmoteras Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1877Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1902Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1902False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1977Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants3SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Tyrannomyrmex Fernández, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Yavnella Kugler, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
58 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochetus pupulatus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Aphaenogaster beccarii Emery, 1887
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Brachyponera obscurans Walker, 1859
Calyptomyrmex vedda Baroni Urbani, 1975
Calyptomyrmex wittmeri Baroni Urbani, 1975
Camponotus (Colobopsis) phragmaticola Donisthorpe, 1943
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879
Cardiocondyla goa Seifert, 2003
Cataulacus taprobanae Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Cerapachys indicus Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Crematogaster aitkenii Forel, 1902
Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842Book scorpions
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Indomyrma dasypyx Brown, 1986
Leptogenys carinata Donisthorpe, 1943
Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Leptogenys dalyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857False spike
Leptogenys longiscapa Donisthorpe, 1943
Leptogenys yerburyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Meranoplus bellii Forel, 1902
Meranoplus rothneyi Forel, 1902
Mesoponera melanaria Emery, 1893
Myrmecina striata Emery, 1889
Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842Texas venus
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla tesseronoda Emery, 1877Downy venus
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Platythyrea sagei Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) thrinax Roger, 1863Consobrine tellin
Polyrhachis gracilior Forel, 1893
Prenolepis jerdoni Emery, 1893Snuffbox
Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902
Pseudoneoponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Sphinctomyrmex furcatus Emery, 1893
Strumigenys lyroessa Roger, 1862
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Tapinoma (Micromyrma) indicum Forel, 1895
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium rossi Bolton, 1976
Tetramorium rugigaster Bolton, 1977Truncate softshell
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859
Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851
Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851Dwarf surfclam
Tyrannomyrmex alii Sadasivan & ..., 2017
Tyrannomyrmex dux Borowiec, 2007
Yavnella indica Kugler, J., 1987

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Kerala
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
47
58
Genera
Species

Taxom