Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Malawi (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
3787
9639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
3787
9639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
3697
9441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
3307
8733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 44
364
1087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 42
359
1071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 21
243
894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
35
87 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Malawi
1 Family width 87 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Malawi
35 Genera with 87 Species
| Aenictogiton Emery, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atopomyrmex André, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axinidris Weber, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1926 | Black carpenter ant | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1894 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Centromyrmex Mayr, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1923 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1913 | Acrobat Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1922 | driver ant | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaponera Mayr, 1802 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1913 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1802 | Green ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1798 | Panther Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothyreus Mayr, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasyscia Emery, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1901 | Big-headed Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1862 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Prionopelta Mayr, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Promyopias Santschi, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1895 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1895 | Fierce Ants | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Malawi
87 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aenictogiton emeryi Forel, 1913 | | | Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889 | | | Axinidris tridens Arnold, 1946 | | | Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877 | | | Bothroponera mlanjiensis Arnold, 1946 | | | Bothroponera pumicosa Roger, 1860 | | | Bothroponera sculpturata Santschi, 1912 | | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879 | Eastern aligena | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) lamborni Donisthorpe, 1933 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) etiolipes Bolton, 1995 | Lens lucine | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pompeius Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) traegaordhi Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Camponotus amphidus Santschi, 1926 | Texas lilliput | | Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858) | ⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904 | | Cataulacus huberi André, 1890 | | | Cataulacus intrudens Frederick Smith, 1876 | Purplish tagelus | | Cataulacus wissmannii Forel, 1894 | | | Centromyrmex bequaerti Forel, 1913 | | | Cerapachys lamborni Crawley, 1923 | | | Crematogaster (Decacrema) solenopsides Emery, 1899 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Crematogaster bequaerti ludia Forel, 1913 | | | Dorylus (Alapone) diadema Gerstäcker, 1859 | Tubercled blossom | | Dorylus diadema fusciceps Emery, 1899 | | | Dorylus (Anomma) nigricans Illiger, 1802 | Inflated axinopsid | | Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis Shuckard, 1840 | Catspaw | | Dorylus affinis parapsidalis Santschi, 1917 | | | Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764 | Wavy amphissa | | Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817 | | | Dorylus molestus Wheeler, 1922 | | | Lepisiota mlanjiensis Arnold, 1946 | | | Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902 | | | Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802 | Matabele ant | | Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Monomorium ebangaense Santschi, 1937 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905 | | | Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874 | Arnold's dogwood | | Monomorium opacum Forel, 1913 | | | Myrmicaria faurei Arnold, 1947 | | | Myrmicaria fusca Stitz, 1911 | Atlantic galeommatid | | Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862 | | | Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886 | | | Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802 | African weaver ant | | Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802) | ⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802 | | Pachycondyla kruegeri Forel, 1910 | Florida marshclam | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Pachycondyla sculpturata Karavaiev, 1925 | | | Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798 | Rose-painted semele | | Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Parasyscia lamborni Crawley, 1923 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901 | Round combshell | | Platythyrea cribrinodis Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860 | | | Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858 | | | Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860 | Reddish lepton | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis arnoldi Forel, 1914 | | | Polyrhachis cubaensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Prionopelta aethiopica Arnold, 1949 | | | Promyopias silvestrii Santschi, 1914 | | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Strumigenys loveridgei Brown, 1953 | | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Strumigenys simoni Emery, 1895 | | | Tetramorium bequaerti Forel, 1913 | | | Tetramorium edouardi Forel, 1894 | | | Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891 | | | Tetramorium notiale Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium phasias Forel, 1914 | | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium shilohense Forel, 1913 | | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium tersum (Santschi, 1911) | ⇒ Tetramorium edouardi Forel, 1894 | | Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Trichomyrmex emeryi Mayr, 1897 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Malawi
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