Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Papua Region (Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
900
2570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
898
2567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 147
875
2529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 123
812
2363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 15
61
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 15
61
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 8
52
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
34
44 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Papua Region
1 Family width 44 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Papua Region
34 Genera with 44 Species
| Acropyga Roger, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1961 | Collared Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calomyrmex Emery, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephaloxys Smith, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1947 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1897 | Acrobat Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1915 | Rainbow ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1947 | Spider ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lioponera Smith, 1857 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metapone Forel, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1902 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1859 | Trap-jaw ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1775 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthopsis Emery, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papyrius Shattuck, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1923 | Big-headed Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Philidris Shattuck, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podomyrma Smith, 1860 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 2007 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 2018 | False Honey Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prionopelta Mayr, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pristomyrmex Mayr, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 | Fierce Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1877 | Slender ants | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Papua Region
44 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862 | Southern acornshell | | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Aphaenogaster (Deromyrma) projectens Donisthorpe, 1947 | Heart axinopsid | | Aphaenogaster lustrans Smith, 1961 | | | Calomyrmex albertisi Emery, 1887 | | | Calomyrmex laevissimus Smith, F., 1859 | | | Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866 | Green blossom | | Cardiocondyla thoracica Smith, 1859 | | | Cephaloxys cordovcensis dolichognatha Weber, 1934 | | | Cerapachys krombeini Donisthorpe, 1947 | Dentate lucine | | Crematogaster recurva Emery, 1897 | | | Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | Tropical tyrant ant | | Iridomyrmex angusticeps Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915 | | | Leptomyrmex contractus (Donisthorpe, 1947) | ⇒ Leptomyrmex melanoticus Wheeler, 1934 | | Metapone krombeini Smith, 1947 | | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902 | | | Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858 | | | Odontomachus tyrannicus Smith, F., 1859 | Spectaclecase | | Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775 | Green ant | | Opisthopsis pictus Emery, 1895 | Painted strobe ant | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole fuscula Emery, 1900 | Snuffbox | | Pheidole hospes Smith, 1865 | Brown dogwood | | Pheidole medioflava Donisthorpe, 1941 | | | Pheidole quadriprojecta Smith, 1947 | | | Pheidole triconstricta hebe (Santschi, 1923) | ⇒ Pheidole triconstricta Forel, 1886 | | Podomyrma carinata Donisthorpe, 1947 | Heart axinopsid | | Podomyrma silvicola Smith, 1860 | | | Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) cingula Donisthorpe, 1947 | Heart axinopsid | | Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) debilis Emery, 1887 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) andromache Roger, 1863 | Snuffbox | | Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) alphea Smith, F., 1863 | | | Polyrhachis kokoda Kohout, 2007 | | | Ponera szentivanyi Wilson, 1957 | Lenticular axinopsid | | Prenolepis discoidalis (Donisthorpe, 1947) | ⇒ Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | | Prenolepis lakekamu Williams & L..., 2018 | | | Pristomyrmex simplex Wang, 2003 | | | Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869) | ⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869 | | Rhytidoponera araneoides Le Guillou, 1842 | Spider pony ant | | Tetraponera nitida Smith, F., 1860 | Pimpled diplodon | | Tetraponera punctulata Smith, F., 1877 | Savanna black tree ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Papua Region
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