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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region North Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
284
2357
3808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
2356
3807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
2312
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2021
3396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
403
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
401
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
223
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
42
114
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Zimbabwe
1 Family width 114 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants114SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Zimbabwe
42 Genera with 114 Species
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Aenictus Shuckard, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1920Black carpenter ant10SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1926Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1871Acrobat Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Decamorium Mayr, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant7SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 198713SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopone Forel, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1877Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1865Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1983Miniature Trap-jaw Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1895Fierce Ants18SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Zimbabwe
114 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901San Diego fairy shrimp
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera strigulosa Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) favorabilis Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) scabrinodis Arnold, 1924
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) congolensis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) etiolipes Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus brookei Forel, 1914
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, 1908Ant
Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858)⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Cerapachys coxalis Arnold, 1926
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster (Oxygyne) donisthorpei Santschi, 1934Tellin semele
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) bequaerti Forel, 1913Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster amita Forel, 1913Texas lilliput
Crematogaster boera Santschi, 1926
Crematogaster gerstaeckeri Dalla Torre, 1871
Decamorium decem Forel, 1913
Dorylus (Alapone) diadema Gerstäcker, 1859Tubercled blossom
Dorylus (Anomma) nigricans Illiger, 1802Inflated axinopsid
Dorylus (Dorylus) brevipennis Emery, 1895Catspaw
Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Dorylus (Rhogmus) fimbriatus Shuckard, 1840Tennessee riffleshell
Dorylus attenuatus Shuckard, 1840Florida marshclam
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Lepisiota arenaria Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota foreli Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota longinoda Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
Leptogenys leiothorax Prins, 1965
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Meranoplus glaber Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Meranoplus magrettii Magretti, 1884
Meranoplus sthenus Bolton, 1981
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Monomorium afrc
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium invidium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium lene Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium opacum Forel, 1913
Monomorium oscaris Forel, 1894
Monomorium osiridis Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium pulchrum Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Monomorium rabirium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890Striate hiatella
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla crassa Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole afrc
Pheidole caffra Emery, 1895Painted eggcockle
Pheidole liengmei Forel, 1894
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877Eastern pearlshell
Platythyrea cribrinodis Gerstäcker, 1859
Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860
Platythyrea schultzei Forel, 1910
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862
Rhoptromyrmex transversinodis Mayr, 1901
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Strumigenys dyshaula Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys shaula Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Tapinoma modestum Santschi, 1932
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex voeltzkowi Forel, 1907
Tetramorium altivagans Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Tetramorium argenteopilosum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium berbiculum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium chloe Santschi, 1920
Tetramorium gladstonei Forel, 1913
Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891
Tetramorium jejunum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium laevithorax Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium luteolum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901Round combshell
Tetramorium notiale Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium phasias Forel, 1914
Tetramorium repentinum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium simulator Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895Turgid blossom

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in North Zimbabwe
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
42
114
Genera
Species

Taxom