Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Namaqualand (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
717
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 148
717
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 145
712
1235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
612
1141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 29
173
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 29
173
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 19
136
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
13
18 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Namaqualand
1 Family width 18 Species
Genera for Namaqualand
13 Genera with 18 Species Anoplolepis Santschi, 1914 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1910 | Black carpenter ant | 6 | Species | Taxom | Cataulacus Smith, 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Crematogaster Lund, 1831 | Acrobat Ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1989 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1886 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalothrix Mayr, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 2000 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1886 | Fierce Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namaqualand
18 Species | Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778 | South African Golden Desert Ant | | Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus namacola Prins, 1973 | Giant eggcockle | | Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910 | | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874 | Arnold's dogwood | | Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886 | | | Ocymyrmex gordoni Prins & Roux, 1989 | | | Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886 | | | Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860 | | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013 | | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Tetramorium glabratum Stitz, 1923 | | | Tetramorium jordani Santschi, 1937 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Namaqualand
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