Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Lizard Island (Lizard Island group, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 53
118
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 53
118
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 52
117
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 35
95
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 5
21
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 5
21
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 4
20
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
15
22 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lizard Island
1 Family width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Lizard Island
15 Genera with 22 Species | Aenictus Shuckard, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1909 | Black carpenter ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1907 | Rainbow ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1902 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1863 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1775 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthopsis Emery, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851 | Marauder ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1877 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lizard Island
22 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aenictus aratus Forel, 1900 | Black lesser army ant | | Aenictus prolixus Shattuck, 2008 | | | Anochetus rufolatus Shattuck & S..., 2012 | | | Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909 | | | Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866 | Green blossom | | Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | Tropical tyrant ant | | Iridomyrmex coeruleus Heterick & S..., 2011 | | | Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915 | | | Iridomyrmex rufoinclinus Shattuck, 1993 | Northern bearded tyrant ant | | Iridomyrmex sanguineus Forel, 1910 | Northern meat ant | | Iridomyrmex suchieri Forel, 1907 | | | Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902 | | | Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863 | | | Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775 | Green ant | | Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893 | Red-headed strobe ant | | Opisthopsis major Forel, 1902 | Tufted strobe ant | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidologeton affinis Jerdon, 1851 | Snuffbox | | Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) lachesis Forel, 1897 | Eastern aligena | | Rhytidoponera spoliata Emery, 1895 | | | Tetraponera punctulata Smith, F., 1877 | Savanna black tree ant | | Trichomyrmex mayri Forel, 1902 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Lizard Island
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