Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Orkney Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
515
822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
514
821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 143
494
798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
397
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 9
26
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 8
21
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 7
20
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
13
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Orkney Islands
1 Family width 12 Species
Genera for Orkney Islands
13 Genera with 12 Species | Acropyga Roger, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptopone Emery, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1817 | driver ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863 | Rainbow ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1906 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1858 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1853 | False Honey Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Orkney Islands
12 Species | Acropyga (Rhizomyrma) lauta Mann, 1919 | | | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Cryptopone fusciceps Emery, 1900 | Snuffbox | | Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817 | | | Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | Tropical tyrant ant | | Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793 | Slender Ant | | Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846 | Subcancellate ervilia | | Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858 | | | Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862 | Swamp parrot ants | | Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901) | ⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901 | | Ponera clavicornis Emery, 1900 | Snuffbox | | Prenolepis nitens Mayr, 1853 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Orkney Islands
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