Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Kongo Central (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 5
14
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 5
14
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 5
14
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 5
14
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 4
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 4
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 4
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
10
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kongo Central
1 Family width 14 Species
Genera for Kongo Central
10 Genera with 14 Species | Camponotus Mayr, 1908 | Black carpenter ant | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1895 | Acrobat Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1802 | driver ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaponera Mayr, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 | Fierce Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1912 | Slender ants | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kongo Central
14 Species | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) congolensis Emery, 1899 | Tubercled blossom | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus simus Emery, 1908 | Lilliput | | Cataulacus pilosus Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana Mayr, 1895 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Dorylus (Anomma) emeryi Mayr, 1896 | Lilliput | | Dorylus (Anomma) nigricans Illiger, 1802 | Inflated axinopsid | | Lepisiota tenuipilis Santschi, 1935 | | | Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery, 1893 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) laboriosa Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782 | | | Tetraponera anthracina Santschi, 1910 | Tiger lucine | | Tetraponera latifrons Emery, 1912 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Kongo Central
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