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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Makhanda (Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
229
1256
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
229
1256
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
219
1242
1781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1090
1648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
391
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
41
389
776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
235
622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
34
69
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
1 Family width 69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants69SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
34 Genera with 69 Species
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Anochetus Mayr, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1910Ant-raiding ant2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1901Acrobat Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant3SpeciesTaxom
Eburopone Borowiec, 2016
0SpeciesTaxom
Hagensia Forel, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19148SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1860Panther Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1866Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1865Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Streblognathus Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1926Fierce Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1911Slender ants3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus punctaticeps Mayr, 1901
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Bothroponera granosa Roger, 1860
Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914
Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910
Cerapachys arnoldi Forel, 1914
Cerapachys wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster arnoldi Forel, 1914Texas lilliput
Crematogaster delagoensis Forel, 1894
Crematogaster opaciceps Mayr, 1901
Discothyrea hewitti Arnold, 1916
Discothyrea poweri Arnold, 1916California grippclam
Discothyrea traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Dorylus (Dorylus) braunsi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
Leptogenys crassicornis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Meranoplus peringueyi Emery, 1886
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium boerorum Forel, 1910
Monomorium delagoense (Forel, 1894)⇒ Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium schultzei Forel, 1910
Monomorium tchelichofi Forel, 1914
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Nesomyrmex denticulatus Mayr, 1901
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Oligomyrmex semilaevis (Mayr, 1901)⇒ Carebara semilaevis Mayr, 1901
Pachycondyla cariosa Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla granosa Roger, 1860
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899
Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860Florida marshclam
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plectroctena conjugata Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Streblognathus aethiopicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Tetramorium dominum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium emeryi Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium frenchi Forel, 1914
Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886
Tetramorium regulare Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium rufescens Stitz, 1923
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium vexator Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877Toughleaf dogwood
Tetraponera clypeata Emery, 1886
Tetraponera emeryi Forel, 1911Cedar beetle

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Makhanda (Grahamstown)
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
34
69
Genera
Species

Taxom