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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Rottnest Island (West Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
35
84
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
35
84
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
32
80
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
27
70
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
5
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
5
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
8
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rottnest Island
1 Family width 16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rottnest Island
8 Genera with 16 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1865Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1934Honey carrier5SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1865Bull ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1896Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rottnest Island
16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Crematogaster laeviceps chasei Forel, 1902
Hypoponera congrua Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Melophorus aeneovirens Lowne, 1865Furnace Ant
Melophorus andersenioides Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus insularis Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Melophorus perthensis Wheeler, 1934
Melophorus turneri perthensis Wheeler, 1934
Myrmecia infima Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Myrmecia urens Lowne, 1865Baby bull ant
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Rhytidoponera inornata Crawley, 1922
Rhytidoponera levior Crawley, 1925Atlantic strawberry-cockle
Rhytidoponera punctigera Crawley, 1925Atlantic strawberry-cockle
Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Rottnest Island
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom