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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
185
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
178
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
87
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
36
98
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rwanda
1 Family width 98 Species and 3 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant98SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rwanda
36 Genera with 98 Species
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Acropyga Roger, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Axinidris Weber, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1919Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1914Acrobat Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Cyphoidris Weber, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 20196SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1972driver ant3SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 201111SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Loboponera Bolton & Brown, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Microdaceton Santschi, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1920Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1866Big-headed Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1865Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1950Miniature Trap-jaw Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1943Fierce Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1890Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
98 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Aenictus weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Axinidris acholli Weber, 1941
Axinidris bidens Shattuck, 1991
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Calyptomyrmex barak Bolton, 1981
Calyptomyrmex rennefer Bolton, 1981
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus rufoglaucus syphax Wheeler, 1922
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus orinobates Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Carebara perpusilla Emery, 1895
Carebara polita Santschi, 1914
Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858)⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904
Cataulacus kenyensis Santschi, 1935
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster castanea inversa Forel, 1907
Crematogaster bequaerti ludia Forel, 1913
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) rugosa André, 1895Martinique tellin
Crematogaster flaviventris Santschi, 1910
Crematogaster jeanneli Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Cyphoidris werneri Bolton, 1981
Discothyrea athene Hita-Garcia ..., 2019
Discothyrea damato Hita-Garcia ..., 2019
Discothyrea gryphon Hita-Garcia ..., 2019
Discothyrea mixta Brown, 1958
Discothyrea schulzei Hita-Garcia ..., 2019
Dorylus (Anomma) wilverthi Emery, 1899Dorylini
Dorylus (Dorylus) spininodis Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Dorylus bishyiganus Boven, 1972Trigonal montacutid
Hypoponera angustata Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera beebei Wheeler, W.M., 1924Stimpson gastrochaenid
Hypoponera dema Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera hebes Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera jeanneli Santschi, 1935
Hypoponera lea Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera segnis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera tristis Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Hypoponera venusta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Lepisiota depressa Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota hirsuta Santschi, 1914
Loboponera edentula Bolton & Brown, 2002
Microdaceton viriosum Bolton, 2000
Monomorium afrum André, 1884
Monomorium crawleyi Santschi, 1930
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium vecte Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery, 1893Leptosynapta montacutid
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920
Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paratrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis epinotalis Santschi, 1924
Prionopelta humicola Terron, 1974
Pristomyrmex trogor Bolton, 1981
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Strumigenys adrasora Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys bequaerti Santschi, 1923
Strumigenys concolor Santschi, 1914
Strumigenys dagon Bolton, 1983
Strumigenys datissa Bolton, 1983
Strumigenys gatuda Bolton, 1983
Strumigenys lujae Forel, 1902
Strumigenys murshila Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys rukha Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys sahura Bolton, 1983
Strumigenys sarissa Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys shaula Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys totyla Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys transenna Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys truncatidens Brown, 1950
Syllophopsis cryptobia (Santschi, 1921)⇒ Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Syllophopsis sersalata Bolton, 1987
Technomyrmex pallipes Smith, F., 1876
Tetramorium aculeatum Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium candidum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium edouardi Forel, 1894
Tetramorium metactum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium muscorum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium zambezium Santschi, 1939
Tetramorium zonacaciae Weber, 1943
Tetraponera mocquerysi André, 1890

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Rwanda
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
36
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom