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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
263
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
257
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
129
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
34
74
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
1 Family width 74 Species and 3 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants74SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
34 Genera with 74 Species
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Aenictus Shuckard, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Atopomyrmex André, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1898Black carpenter ant9SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1910Acrobat Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant7SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1798Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1915Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1866Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Simopone Forel, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1890Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1869Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1905Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1890Slender ants2SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
74 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aenictus luteus Emery, 1892Colorado fairy shrimp
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Atopomyrmex cryptoceroides Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889
Bothroponera talpa André, 1890
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) brutus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) congolensis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) rubripes Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus bituberculatus André, 1889
Camponotus compressiscapus André, 1889
Camponotus polyrhachioides (Emery, 1898)⇒ Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cataulacus huberi André, 1890
Cataulacus kohli Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Cataulacus mocquerysi André, 1889
Cataulacus pygmaeus André, 1890
Crematogaster (Atopogyne) depressa Latreille, 1802Pale lilliput
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunneipennis André, 1890
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) excisa Mayr, 1895Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) concava Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) luctans Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster luctans sordidoides Santschi, 1930
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) striatula Emery, 1892Catspaw
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) wellmani Forel, 1909Catspaw
Crematogaster chlorotica Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Crematogaster cicatriculosa Roger, 1863
Crematogaster gambiensis André, 1889Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster magitae Forel, 1910
Dorylus (Anomma) nigricans Illiger, 1802Inflated axinopsid
Dorylus nigricans arcens Westwood, 1847
Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri Shuckard, 1840
Dorylus (Dorylus) gribodoi Emery, 1892Leptosynapta montacutid
Dorylus (Rhogmus) fimbriatus Shuckard, 1840Tennessee riffleshell
Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839Blake lucine
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Hypoponera lea Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Mesoponera ingesta Wheeler, 1922
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium occidentale Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901Giant cleftclam
Myrmicaria exigua André, 1890Consobrine tellin
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Paratrechina lepida Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892Inflated axinopsid
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole occipitalis André, 1890Northern riffleshell
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Platythyrea occidentalis André, 1890
Plectroctena minor Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Polyrhachis (Myrma) concava André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decemdentata André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis curta André, 1890
Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890
Simopone latiscapa Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) orbuloides André, 1890
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium aculeatum Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Tetraponera emacerata Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Tetraponera mocquerysi André, 1890
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
34
74
Genera
Species

Taxom