Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Lesotho (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 288
1975
3826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1972
3822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1944
3787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1390
2777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 35
264
553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 33
261
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 22
213
518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
25
61 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lesotho
1 Family width 61 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Lesotho
25 Genera with 61 Species
| Aenictus Shuckard, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1894 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1912 | Rover ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1916 | Black carpenter ant | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1857 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1920 | Acrobat Ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1892 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1910 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1895 | Panther Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1910 | Big-headed Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1921 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1804 | Fire ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Streblognathus Mayr, 2002 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1983 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1895 | Fierce Ants | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesotho
61 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901 | San Diego fairy shrimp | | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894 | Black pugnacious ant | | Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860 | | | Bothroponera strigulosa Emery, 1895 | | | Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912 | | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778 | South African Golden Desert Ant | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895 | Southern acornshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) basuto Arnold, 1958 | Tiny condylclam | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) cleobulus Santschi, 1919 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) natalensis Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thales Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) natalensis Forel, 1910 | Carpenter carditid | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) rectinota Forel, 1913 | | | Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) hottentota Emery, 1899 | Tubercled blossom | | Crematogaster hottentota bassuto Santschi, 1925 | | | Crematogaster monticola Arnold, 1920 | | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Lepisiota capensis simplex Mayr, 1862 | | | Lepisiota rubrovaria Forel, 1910 | | | Lepisiota simplex Forel, 1892 | | | Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902 | | | Leptogenys nitida Smith, 1858 | | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Meranoplus peringueyi Emery, 1886 | | | Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917 | Ringed lucine | | Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Monomorium bevisi Arnold, 1944 | | | Monomorium guillarmodi Arnold, 1946 | | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium schultzei Forel, 1910 | | | Myrmicaria basutorum Arnold, 1960 | | | Myrmicaria striata Stitz, 1911 | Atlantic galeommatid | | Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860 | Florida marshclam | | Pachycondyla strigulosa Emery, 1895 | | | Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Pheidole foreli Mayr, 1901 | | | Pheidole spinulosa Forel, 1910 | | | Pheidole spinulosa messalina Forel, 1910 | | | Plagiolepis intermedia Emery, 1895 | Elegant dwarf cockle | | Plagiolepis montivaga Arnold, 1958 | Tiny condylclam | | Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910 | | | Plagiolepis simoni Emery, 1921 | Elegant dwarf cockle | | Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858 | | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865 | Northern riffleshell | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Streblognathus aethiopicus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Streblognathus peetersi Robertson, 2002 | | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Strumigenys oxysma Bolton, 1983 | | | Tetramorium akermani Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium bevisi Arnold, 1958 | Tiny condylclam | | Tetramorium bothae Forel, 1910 | | | Tetramorium frigidum Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Lesotho
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