Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
279
378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 57
254
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 11
38
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 11
38
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 8
31
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
12
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kwale County
1 Family width 17 Species
Genera for Kwale County
12 Genera with 17 Species | Camponotus Mayr, 1895 | Black carpenter ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1817 | driver ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | Parasyscia Emery, 1882 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1886 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1913 | Fierce Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwale County
17 Species | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus bottegoi Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891 | | | Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817 | | | Leptogenys regis Bolton, 1975 | Tinted tellin | | Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877 | Downy venus | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Platythyrea cribrinodis Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Plectroctena strigosa Emery, 1899 | Tubercled blossom | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) medusa Forel, 1897 | Eastern aligena | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) schlueteri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Tapinoma luteum Emery, 1895 | | | Tetramorium laevithorax Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium ultor Forel, 1913 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Kwale County
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