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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Murray Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
48
99
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
48
99
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
47
98
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
29
76
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
7
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
7
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
14
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Murray Island
1 Family width 16 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Murray Island
14 Genera with 16 Species
Acropyga Roger, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1902Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1900Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Murray Island
16 Species
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Aenictus prolixus Shattuck, 2008
Anochetus isolatus Mann, 1919
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Diacamma australe Fabricius, 1775Australian bladder ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus turneri Forel, 1900Garden snappy ant
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) appendiculata Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862Dwarf pecdicel ant
Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Murray Island
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
14
16
Genera
Species

Taxom