Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Port Moresby (National Capital District, Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 57
172
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 57
172
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 53
159
230 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
151
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 7
35
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 7
35
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 5
32
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
22
23 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Port Moresby
1 Family width 23 Species
Genera for Port Moresby
22 Genera with 23 Species
| Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calomyrmex Emery, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1947 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1831 | Acrobat Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1915 | Rainbow ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lioponera Smith, 1857 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1851 | | 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, 1941 | Big-headed Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Philidris Shattuck, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podomyrma Smith, 1860 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pristomyrmex Mayr, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 | Fierce Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1877 | Slender ants | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Port Moresby
23 Species | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Calomyrmex albertisi Emery, 1887 | | | Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866 | Green blossom | | Cardiocondyla thoracica Smith, 1859 | | | Cerapachys krombeini Donisthorpe, 1947 | Dentate lucine | | Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | Tropical tyrant ant | | Iridomyrmex angusticeps Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915 | | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | 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 | | | Podomyrma carinata Donisthorpe, 1947 | Heart axinopsid | | Podomyrma silvicola Smith, 1860 | | | Polyrhachis kokoda Kohout, 2007 | | | Pristomyrmex simplex Wang, 2003 | | | Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869) | ⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869 | | Tetraponera nitida Smith, F., 1860 | Pimpled diplodon | | Tetraponera punctulata Smith, F., 1877 | Savanna black tree ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Port Moresby
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