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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Nuwara Eliya (Central Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
158
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
158
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
80
144
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
119
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
10
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
10
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nuwara Eliya
1 Family width 6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nuwara Eliya
5 Genera with 6 Species
Aenictus Shuckard, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloxys Smith, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilla Emery, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1902Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1863Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nuwara Eliya
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aenictus biroi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Aenictus gracilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Cephaloxys cordovcensis dolichognatha Weber, 1934
Leptanilla besucheti Baroni Urbani, 1977Oval tellin
Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902
Tetramorium tortuosum Roger, 1863

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Nuwara Eliya
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom