Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 393
3768
6674 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 391
3766
6672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 374
3723
6624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 252
3215
5960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 45
433
931 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 44
432
930 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 21
242
702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
47
148 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Natal
1 Family width 148 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Natal
47 Genera with 148 Species
| Acropyga Roger, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aenictus Shuckard, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphomomyrmex Emery, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axinidris Weber, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calyptomyrmex Emery, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1901 | Black carpenter ant | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1894 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1949 | Ant-raiding ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1903 | Acrobat Ants | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discothyrea Roger, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1817 | driver ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863 | Cone ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euponera Forel, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hagensia Forel, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1914 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1913 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lioponera Smith, 1857 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melissotarsus Emery, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoponera Emery, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1920 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmhopla Forel, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1915 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1914 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parasyscia Emery, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1904 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1893 | Big-headed Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1921 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1887 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Simopone Forel, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1804 | Fire ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 2000 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1876 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1895 | Fierce Ants | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1911 | Slender ants | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Natal
148 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926 | Texas lilliput | | Aenictus mariae Emery, 1895 | Horned fairy shrimp | | Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894 | Black pugnacious ant | | Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, 1899 | Tubercled blossom | | Axinidris tridens Arnold, 1946 | | | Calyptomyrmex claviseta Santschi, 1914 | | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) postoculatus Forel, 1914 | | | Camponotus (Myrmoturba) arnoldinus Forel, 1914 | | | Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) ostiarius Forel, 1914 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) cleobulus Santschi, 1919 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) traegaordhi Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Camponotus arminius Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914 | | | Camponotus havilandi Arnold, 1922 | | | Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Camponotus scalaris Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Carebara perpusilla Emery, 1895 | | | Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858) | ⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904 | | Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Cataulacus traegaordhi Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Cataulacus wissmannii Forel, 1894 | | | Cerapachys afer Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Cerapachys vespula Weber, 1949 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) acaciae Forel, 1892 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunneipennis André, 1890 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) desperans Forel, 1914 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) impressa Emery, 1899 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895 | Cocktail Ant | | Crematogaster (Decacrema) liengmei Forel, 1894 | Turgid blossom | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) natalensis Forel, 1910 | Carpenter carditid | | Crematogaster bequaerti ludia Forel, 1913 | | | Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) kneri Mayr, 1862 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster arboreus Smith, 1858 | | | Crematogaster arnoldi Forel, 1914 | Texas lilliput | | Crematogaster gerstaeckeri Dalla Torre, 1871 | | | Crematogaster monticola Arnold, 1920 | | | Crematogaster neuvillei Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903 | | | Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853 | Rimose fungus ant | | Discothyrea traegaordhi Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817 | | | Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863 | Southern acornshell | | Euponera wroughtoni Forel, 1901 | | | Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907 | Wavy-line astarte | | Hypoponera meridia Bolton & Fisher, 2011 | | | Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011 | | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Hypoponera sulcatinasis Santschi, 1914 | Flattened carditid | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895 | | | Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862 | | | Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902 | | | Leptogenys schwabi Forel, 1913 | | | Melissotarsus beccarii Emery, 1877 | | | Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858 | | | Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium mictile Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium rotundatum Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860 | | | Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Nylanderia natalenis Forel, 1915 | | | Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Oligomyrmex arnoldiellus (Santschi, 1919) | ⇒ Carebara arnoldiella Santschi, 1919 | | Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Pachycondyla havilandi Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Pachycondyla sculpturata Karavaiev, 1925 | | | Pachycondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1901 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Paratrechina traegaordhi Forel, 1904 | | | Pheidole liengmei Forel, 1894 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866 | Cumberland leafshell | | Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893) | ⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879 | | Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904 | | | Plagiolepis intermedia Emery, 1895 | Elegant dwarf cockle | | Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910 | | | Plagiolepis simoni Emery, 1921 | Elegant dwarf cockle | | Platythyrea cooperi Arnold, 1915 | | | Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) linae Donisthorpe, 1938 | Pennsylvania lucine | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) schlueteri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | 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 | | | Polyrhachis durbanensis Forel, 1914 | | | Polyrhachis gamaii Santschi, 1917 | Ringed lucine | | Polyrhachis revoili André, 1887 | | | Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904) | ⇒ Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904 | | Pyramica oxysma Bolton, 1983 | Trigonal tivela | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Simopone marleyi Arnold, 1915 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) spei Forel, 1912 | | | Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858 | Ant | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Strumigenys havilandi Forel, 1905 | | | Strumigenys irrorata Santschi, 1913 | Western pearlshell | | Strumigenys marleyi Arnold, 1914 | | | Strumigenys maxillaris Baroni Urbani, 2007 | | | Strumigenys simoni Emery, 1895 | | | Strumigenys syntacta Bolton, 2000 | | | Tapinoma arnoldi Forel, 1913 | Ringed lucine | | Tapinoma danitschi Forel, 1915 | | | Tapinoma minimum Mayr, 1895 | San Pedro mysella | | Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876 | Ant | | Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894 | | | Tetramorium emeryi Mayr, 1901 | | | Tetramorium eminii Forel, 1894 | Compact astarte | | Tetramorium frenchi Forel, 1914 | | | Tetramorium frigidum Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium grassii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium inezulae Forel, 1914 | Flattened carditid | | Tetramorium isipingense Forel, 1914 | | | Tetramorium jauresi Forel, 1914 | | | Tetramorium matopoense Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium microps Mayr, 1901 | Imperial venus | | Tetramorium phasias Forel, 1914 | | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901 | | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium traegaordhi Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Tetramorium warreni Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877 | Toughleaf dogwood | | Tetraponera braunsi Forel, 1913 | Flattened carditid | | Tetraponera emeryi Forel, 1911 | Cedar beetle |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Natal
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