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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Palau (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
1164
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
1164
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
1113
1774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
129
778
1258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
23
112
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
112
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
88
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
59
125
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palau
1 Family width 125 Species and 5 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants125SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palau
59 Genera with 125 Species
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Adelomyrmex Fernández, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 2007Black carpenter ant13SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19356SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1907Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1831
Acrobat Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Dinomyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Echinopla Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilla Emery, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Mayriella Forel, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18949SpeciesTaxom
Myopias Roger, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Notomyrmex Emery, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Odontoponera Mayr, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1870Big-headed Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863
Hairy Curltail Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomastix Forel, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Romblonella Wheeler, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Rostromyrmex Rosciszewski, 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1897Miniature Trap-jaw Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1870Fierce Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants2SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palau
125 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adelomyrmex biroi Emery, 1897
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachyponera luteipes Mayr, 1862
Calyptomyrmex beccarii Emery, 1887
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) reticulatus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Camponotus spenceri Clark, 1930
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) zoc Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) singularis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus irritans kubaryi Mayr, 1876
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) spenceri Clark, 1930
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus flavicomans Clouse, 2007
Camponotus kubaryi Mayr, 1876
Camponotus marianensis Clouse, 2007
Camponotus peleliuensis Clouse, 2007
Cardiocondyla indet
Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi Terayama, 1999Ant
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla tjibodana Karavaiev, 1935
Carebara atoma Emery, 1900
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907Ant
Cryptopone butteli Forel, 1913
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Discothyrea clavicornis Emery, 1897
Echinopla melanarctos Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Eurhopalothrix procera Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera pruinosa Emery, 1900
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Leptanilla palauensis Smith, M.R., 1953Apricot tellin
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Leptothorax nylanderi euxanthus (Plateaux, 1981)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Mayriella transfuga Baroni Urbani, 1977Oval tellin
Monomorium australicum (Forel, 1907)⇒ Syllophopsis australica Forel, 1907
Monomorium chinense Santschi, 1925
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium indet
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium sechellense (Emery, 1894)⇒ Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Notomyrmex antarcticum tangaroa Smith, 1858
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Odontomachus malignus Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontoponera transversa Smith, F., 1857
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Ooceraea biroi Forel, 1907Clonal raider ant
Pachycondyla atrata Karavaiev, 1925
Pachycondyla luteipes Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole cryptocera Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole nindi Mann, 1919
Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole recondita Clouse, 2007
Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859Northern broadnosed killer ant
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata Latreille, 1802Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) armata Le Guillou, 1842Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) rhea Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Polyrhachis nigriceps Smith, F., 1863
Ponera clavicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Ponera incerta Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Prionopelta kraepelini Forel, 1905
Prionopelta opaca Emery, 1897
Pristomyrmex minusculus Wang, 2003
Pristomyrmex pollux Donisthorpe, 1944
Pristomyrmex quadridens Emery, 1897
Probolomyrmex palauensis Smith, 1953
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica karawajewi Brown, 1948
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rogeria stigmatica Emery, 1897
Romblonella palauensis Smith, M.R., 1953Eastern auger
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) papuana Emery, 1900Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys frivaldszkyi Emery, 1897
Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866Ant
Strumigenys karawajewi (Brown, 1948)⇒ Pyramica karawajewi Brown, 1948
Strumigenys mayri Emery, 1897
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Strumigenys stemonixys Brown, 1971
Strumigenys szalayi Emery, 1897
Syllophopsis australica Forel, 1907
Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Tapinoma jandai Seifert, 2025
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862Dwarf pecdicel ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex kraepelini Forel, 1905
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877Toughleaf dogwood
Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851Dwarf surfclam
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Vollenhovia oblonga Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Palau
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
59
125
Genera
Species

Taxom