Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Northern Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 314
2412
4978 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2405
4951 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 298
2366
4901 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 208
1975
4369 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 49
443
1169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 48
442
1168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 22
281
1054 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
45
194 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northern Cape
1 Family width 194 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Northern Cape
45 Genera with 194 Species
| Aenictus Shuckard, 1901 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1895 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1912 | Rover ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1910 | Black carpenter ant | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1857 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1910 | Acrobat Ants | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Discothyrea Roger, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1817 | driver ant | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hagensia Forel, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1894 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1926 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lioponera Smith, 1857 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melissotarsus Emery, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1917 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoponera Emery, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1922 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1987 | | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1892 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophthalmopone Forel, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1860 | Panther Ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1901 | Big-headed Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1862 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ravavy Fisher, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalothrix Mayr, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1949 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinolepis Emery, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1895 | Fierce Ants | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1886 | Slender ants | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Cape
194 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aenictus eugenii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Aenictus furibundus Arnold, 1959 | Cracking pearly mussel | | Aenictus mariae Emery, 1895 | Horned fairy shrimp | | Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901 | San Diego fairy shrimp | | Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Anoplolepis litoralis Arnold, 1958 | Tiny condylclam | | Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894 | Black pugnacious ant | | Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895 | Smooth astarte | | Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860 | | | Bothroponera laevissima Arnold, 1915 | | | Bothroponera strigulosa Emery, 1895 | | | Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912 | | | Camponotus (Mayria) sellidorsatus Prins, 1973 | Giant eggcockle | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778 | South African Golden Desert Ant | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) victoriae Arnold, 1959 | Cracking pearly mussel | | Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879 | Eastern aligena | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus berthoudi Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus caffer Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Camponotus cognatus Fabricius, 1782 | | | Camponotus detritus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920 | | | Camponotus namacola Prins, 1973 | Giant eggcockle | | Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910 | | | Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 | Ant | | Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891 | | | Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, 1908 | Ant | | Carebara perpusilla Emery, 1895 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) melanogaster Emery, 1895 | Carpenter carditid | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895 | Cocktail Ant | | Crematogaster (Decacrema) liengmei Forel, 1894 | Turgid blossom | | Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) hottentota Emery, 1899 | Tubercled blossom | | Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) kneri Mayr, 1862 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster amita Forel, 1913 | Texas lilliput | | Crematogaster arboreus Smith, 1858 | | | Crematogaster solers Forel, 1910 | | | Discothyrea poweri Arnold, 1916 | California grippclam | | Dorylus (Dorylus) brevipennis Emery, 1895 | Catspaw | | Dorylus (Rhogmus) fimbriatus Shuckard, 1840 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839 | Blake lucine | | Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817 | | | Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011 | | | Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894 | Ant | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Lepisiota foreli Arnold, 1920 | | | Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926 | Northern dwarf-tellin | | Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) angulatus (Mayr, 1862) | ⇒ Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862 | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Meranoplus glaber Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Meranoplus magrettii Magretti, 1884 | | | Meranoplus peringueyi Emery, 1886 | | | Meranoplus spininodis Arnold, 1917 | Swamp fingernailclam | | Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858 | | | Messor barbarum pseudo Mayr, 1862 | | | Messor capensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917 | Ringed lucine | | Messor luebberti Forel, 1910 | | | Messor piceus Stitz, 1923 | | | Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923 | | | Messor tropicorum Wheeler, 1922 | | | Monomorium afrc | | | Monomorium alamarum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Monomorium anceps Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Monomorium binatu Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium braunsi Mayr, 1901 | | | Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium disertum Forel, 1913 | | | Monomorium drapenum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium emeryi Mayr, 1895 | San Pedro mysella | | Monomorium esharre Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894 | | | Monomorium fastidium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905 | | | Monomorium havilandi Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874 | Arnold's dogwood | | Monomorium katir Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium lene Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Monomorium macrops Arnold, 1944 | | | Monomorium madecassum Forel, 1892 | | | Monomorium mavide Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium mediocre Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Monomorium mictile Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium minor Stitz, 1923 | | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium musicum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913 | | | Monomorium orangiae Arnold, 1956 | | | Monomorium rastractum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium rufulum Stitz, 1923 | | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium schultzei Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium setuliferum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium shilohense Forel, 1913 | | | Monomorium sryetum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium taedium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium termitobium Forel, 1892 | | | Monomorium torvicte Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium vaguum Santschi, 1930 | | | Monomorium viator Santschi, 1923 | Inflated axinopsid | | Monomorium willowmorense Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Myrmicaria fusca Stitz, 1911 | Atlantic galeommatid | | Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Nesomyrmex vannoorti Mbanyana & R..., 2008 | | | Ocymyrmex alacer Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886 | | | Ocymyrmex cavatodorsatus Prins, 1965 | | | Ocymyrmex cilliei Prins & Roux, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex dekerus Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex gariepensis Prins & Roux, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex gordoni Prins & Roux, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex hirsutus Forel, 1910 | | | Ocymyrmex resekhes Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex sphinx Bolton, 1981 | | | Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890 | Striate hiatella | | Pachycondyla cavernosa Roger, 1860 | | | Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886 | | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Pachycondyla peringueyi Emery, 1899 | | | Pachycondyla pumicosa Roger, 1860 | Florida marshclam | | Pheidole afrc | | | Pheidole caffra Emery, 1895 | Painted eggcockle | | Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Pheidole spinulosa Forel, 1910 | | | Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901 | Round combshell | | Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860 | | | Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860 | Reddish lepton | | Polyrhachis nigra Mayr, 1862 | | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013 | | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Strumigenys pretoriae Arnold, 1949 | | | Tapinoma pallipes Smith, 1876 | Ant | | Tetramorium agile Arnold, 1960 | | | Tetramorium aisha Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018 | | | Tetramorium altivagans Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Tetramorium amaurum Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium argenteopilosum Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium bevisi Arnold, 1958 | Tiny condylclam | | Tetramorium brigitteae Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018 | | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium capense Mayr, 1865 | Seaside bittercress | | Tetramorium clunum Forel, 1913 | | | Tetramorium dichroum Santschi, 1932 | | | Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium ericae Arnold, 1917 | Swamp fingernailclam | | Tetramorium flaviceps Arnold, 1960 | | | Tetramorium frenchi Forel, 1914 | | | Tetramorium frigidum Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium glabratum Stitz, 1923 | | | Tetramorium grandinode Santschi, 1913 | Western pearlshell | | Tetramorium inezulae Forel, 1914 | Flattened carditid | | Tetramorium jordani Santschi, 1937 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Tetramorium lerouxi Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018 | | | Tetramorium lobulicorne Santschi, 1916 | | | Tetramorium luteolum Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium margueriteae Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018 | | | Tetramorium microps Mayr, 1901 | Imperial venus | | Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913 | | | Tetramorium peringueyi Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium pogonion Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium poweri Forel, 1914 | | | Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886 | | | Tetramorium rufescens Stitz, 1923 | | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium sericeum Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901 | | | Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium signatum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium simulator Arnold, 1917 | Swamp fingernailclam | | Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886 | | | Tetramorium traegaordhi Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Tetramorium trimeni Emery, 1895 | | | Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895 | Horseshoe crabs | | Tetraponera clypeata Emery, 1886 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Northern Cape
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