Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Oman (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 202
1137
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1133
2074 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 192
1110
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 148
998
1896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 26
121
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 26
121
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 13
90
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
33
177 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Oman
1 Family width 177 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Oman
33 Genera with 177 Species
| Anochetus Mayr, 1884 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853 | Collared Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyponera Emery, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1887 | Black carpenter ant | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1996 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cataglyphis Förster, 1787 | Desert ants | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1863 | Acrobat Ants | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1839 | driver ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1894 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1929 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanilla Emery, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 2019 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1910 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1996 | | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 2020 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1904 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1862 | Big-headed Ants | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851 | Marauder ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 2011 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1996 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1869 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 2022 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1985 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1877 | Fierce Ants | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Oman
177 Species and 2 Subspecies | Anochetus annetteae Sharaf, 2017 | | | Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884 | Herrington fingernailclam | | Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879 | Eastern aligena | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798 | Texas lilliput | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890 | Tapered pigtoe | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804 | Hairy cockle | | Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904 | | | Camponotus arabicus Collingwood, 1985 | | | Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877 | | | Camponotus diplopunctatus Emery, 1915 | Nut semele | | Camponotus gallagheri Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Camponotus hova Forel, 1891 | Inflated axinopsid | | Camponotus ilgii Forel, 1894 | | | Camponotus jizani Collingwood, 1985 | | | Camponotus somalinus André, 1887 | Cumberland leafshell | | Cardiocondyla breviscapus Seifert, 2003 | | | Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 | Ant | | Cardiocondyla gallagheri Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890 | Moorish Sneaking Ant | | Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899) | ⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866 | | Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890 | Yellow sneaking ant | | Cardiocondyla yemeni Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Carebara arabica Collingwood ..., 2001 | | | Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851 | | | Cataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904 | | | Cataglyphis acutinodis Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Cataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904 | | | Cataglyphis albicans albicans Roger, 1859 | | | Cataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940 | | | Cataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932 | | | Cataglyphis diehlii Forel, 1902 | | | Cataglyphis flavobrunnea Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Cataglyphis holgerseni Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913 | | | Cataglyphis livida André, 1881 | | | Cataglyphis nigra André, 1881 | | | Cataglyphis ruber Forel, 1903 | Dwarf surfclam | | Cataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903 | | | Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, J., 1981 | | | Cataglyphis saharae Santschi, 1929 | | | Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862 | | | Cataglyphis urens Collingwood, 1985 | | | Cataglyphis vaucheri Emery, 1906 | | | Cataglyphis viatica Fabricius, 1787 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) acaciae Forel, 1892 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) antaris Forel, 1894 | Lilliput | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) chiarinii Emery, 1881 | Cumberland leafshell | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) melanogaster Emery, 1895 | Carpenter carditid | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) oasium Santschi, 1911 | | | Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster affabilis Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Crematogaster delagoensis Forel, 1894 | | | Crematogaster dhofarensis Sharaf, 2025 | | | Crematogaster jacindae Sharaf & Hit..., 2019 | | | Crematogaster mimosae Santschi, 1914 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863 | Nuttall cockle | | Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839 | Blake lucine | | Erromyrma latinodis Mayr, 1872 | | | Hypoponera abeillei André, 1881 | Atlantic surfclam | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894 | Ant | | Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897 | Cuba lucine | | Lepisiota carbonaria Emery, 1892 | | | Lepisiota depilis Emery, 1897 | Cuba lucine | | Lepisiota dhofara Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Lepisiota elbazi Sharaf & Hit..., 2020 | | | Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855 | Browsing Ant | | Lepisiota gracilicornis Forel, 1892 | Compact astarte | | Lepisiota longinoda Arnold, 1920 | | | Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893 | Striate tellin | | Lepisiota obtusa Emery, 1901 | | | Lepisiota omanensis Sharaf & Monks, 0 | | | Lepisiota opaciventris Finzi, 1936 | | | Lepisiota sericea Forel, 1892 | | | Lepisiota spinisquama Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929 | | | Leptanilla islamica Baroni Urbani, 1977 | Oval tellin | | Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Meranoplus mosalahi Sharaf, 2019 | | | Messor asmaae Sharaf, 2018 | | | Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927 | Cuba transennella | | Messor foreli Santschi, 1923 | Inflated axinopsid | | Messor galla Mayr, 1904 | Japanese horseshoe crab | | Messor intermedius Santschi, 1927 | Cuba transennella | | Messor meridionalis André, 1883 | | | Messor muscatus Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Messor rufotestaceus Förster, 1850 | Expanded macoma | | Messor wasmanni Krauße-Heldr..., 1910 | Varnished liocyma | | Monomorium abeillei André, 1881 | Eggcockle | | Monomorium acutinode Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium aeyade Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium altinode Santschi, 1910 | Catspaw | | Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911 | | | Monomorium australe Emery, 1886 | | | Monomorium barbatulum Mayr, 1877 | | | Monomorium baushare Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium biroi (Forel, 1907) | ⇒ Monomorium biroianum Bolton, 1995 | | Monomorium biroianum Bolton, 1995 | Lens lucine | | Monomorium brunneolucidulum Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium carbo Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891 | | Monomorium clavicorne André, 1881 | Eggcockle | | Monomorium dentigerum Roger, 1862 | | | Monomorium dichroum Forel, 1902 | | | Monomorium dirie Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891 | Ant | | Monomorium esharre Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894 | | | Monomorium fezzanense Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Monomorium gallagheri Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium hanaqe Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium harithe Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium jizane Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium luteum Emery, 1881 | | | Monomorium marmule Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium matame Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium niloticum Emery, 1881 | | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium phoenicum Santschi, 1927 | Cuba transennella | | Monomorium sahlbergi Emery, 1898 | Ant | | Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium suleyile Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium tumaire Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Monomorium venustum Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Monomorium wahibiense Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862 | | | Nesomyrmex micheleae Sharaf, 2020 | | | Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904 | | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879 | Big-headed ant | | Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874 | | | Pheidole katonae Forel, 1907 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865 | Seaside bittercress | | Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877 | | | Pheidole sarae Sharaf, 2018 | | | Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866 | Cumberland leafshell | | Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862 | Cumberland leafshell | | Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | East Indian harvesting ant | | Plagiolepis barbara Santschi, 1911 | | | Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf & Ald..., 2011 | | | Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899 | Tubercled blossom | | Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858 | Turgid blossom | | Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869) | ⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869 | | Solenopsis omana Collingwood ..., 1996 | | | Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869 | Membraniferous Dacetine Ant | | Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911 | | | Tapinoma jandai Seifert, 2025 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma pithecorum Seifert, 2022 | | | Technomyrmex montaseri Sharaf, Coll..., 2011 | | | Technomyrmex setosus Collingwood, 1985 | | | Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904 | Horseshoe crabs | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium calidum Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Tetramorium chefketi Forel, 1911 | | | Tetramorium depressiceps Menozzi, 1933 | Wabash riffleshell | | Tetramorium doriae Emery, 1881 | | | Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903 | Humpbacked peaclam | | Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | Destroyer Ant | | Trichomyrmex mayri Forel, 1902 | | | Trichomyrmex robustior Forel, 1892 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Oman
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