Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for North West (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 136
660
1058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 136
660
1058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 128
638
1015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 85
514
853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 16
77
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 16
77
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 11
70
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
16
26 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North West
1 Family width 26 Species
Genera for North West
16 Genera with 26 Species | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1858 | Black carpenter ant | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1989 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 2000 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1877 | Fierce Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1895 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North West
26 Species | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778 | South African Golden Desert Ant | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895 | Southern acornshell | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798 | Texas lilliput | | Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894 | Pale lilliput | | Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Meranoplus magrettii Magretti, 1884 | | | Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923 | | | Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Ocymyrmex alacer Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911 | | | Ocymyrmex ignotus Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Plagiolepis simoni Emery, 1921 | Elegant dwarf cockle | | Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860 | | | Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860 | Reddish lepton | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876 | Ant | | Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895 | Horseshoe crabs |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in North West
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