Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for South India (India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 378
3699
8136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
3697
8134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 354
3588
7901 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 225
2763
6343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 48
603
1346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 45
598
1340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
193
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
63
139 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South India
1 Family width 139 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for South India
63 Genera with 139 Species
| Anochetus Mayr, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1887 | Collared Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bothriomyrmex Emery, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyponera Emery, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calyptomyrmex Emery, 1975 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1893 | Black carpenter ant | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 2003 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1975 | Ant-raiding ant | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1902 | Acrobat Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Diacamma Mayr, 1842 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Discothyrea Roger, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1835 | driver ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emeryopone Forel, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpegnathos Jerdon, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Indomyrma Brown, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanilla Emery, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1900 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lophomyrmex Emery, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lordomyrma Emery, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1902 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoponera Emery, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmoteras Forel, 1985 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mystrium Roger, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1858 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1775 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ooceraea Smith, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1877 | Panther Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasyscia Emery, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1902 | Big-headed Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851 | Marauder ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1863 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1902 | False Honey Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Probolomyrmex Mayr, 1975 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolasius Emery, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1804 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmatomma Roger, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1890 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1930 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1902 | Fierce Ants | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1851 | Slender ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typhlopone Westwood, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tyrannomyrmex Fernández, 2007 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vollenhovia Mayr, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yavnella Kugler, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South India
139 Species and 4 Subspecies | Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870 | | | Anochetus obscurior Brown, 1978 | Princess venus | | Anochetus pupulatus Brown, 1978 | Princess venus | | Anochetus rufus Jerdon, 1851 | | | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Aphaenogaster beccarii Emery, 1887 | | | Bothriomyrmex wroughtonii Forel, 1895 | Arctic fairy shrimp | | Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877 | | | Brachyponera obscurans Walker, 1859 | | | Calyptomyrmex vedda Baroni Urbani, 1975 | | | Calyptomyrmex wittmeri Baroni Urbani, 1975 | | | Camponotus (Colobopsis) leonardi Emery, 1889 | | | Camponotus (Colobopsis) phragmaticola Donisthorpe, 1943 | | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) varius Donisthorpe, 1943 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798 | Texas lilliput | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865 | Sculptured pigtoe | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858 | Hawaiian carpenter ant | | Camponotus angusticollis Jerdon, 1851 | | | Camponotus confucii Forel, 1894 | | | Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916 | | | Camponotus oblongus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879 | | | Camponotus parius Emery, 1889 | | | Camponotus puniceps Donisthorpe, 1942 | Triangular mysella | | Camponotus radiatus Forel, 1892 | | | Camponotus rothneyi Forel, 1893 | Round combshell | | Cardiocondyla breviscapus Seifert, 2003 | | | Cardiocondyla goa Seifert, 2003 | | | Cataulacus granulatus Latreille, 1802 | | | Cataulacus simoni Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Cataulacus taprobanae Smith, 1853 | Stout tagelus | | Cerapachys besucheti Brown, 1975 | Arrow lucine | | Cerapachys indicus Brown, 1975 | Arrow lucine | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunnea Smith, F., 1857 | Carpenter carditid | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) rothneyi Mayr, 1879 | | | Crematogaster aitkenii Forel, 1902 | | | Crematogaster dalyi Forel, 1902 | | | Diacamma ceylonense Emery, 1897 | | | Diacamma cyaneiventre André, 1887 | | | Diacamma rugosum Le Guillou, 1842 | Book scorpions | | Discothyrea sringerensis Zacharias & ..., 2004 | | | Dorylus (Alapone) orientalis Westwood, 1835 | Brown ant | | Emeryopone narendrani Varghese, 2006 | | | Harpegnathos saltator Jerdon, 1851 | Indian jumping ant | | Harpegnathos venator Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860 | Four-rib lucine | | Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887 | | | Indomyrma dasypyx Brown, 1986 | | | Leptanilla escheri Kutter, 1948 | | | Leptogenys carinata Donisthorpe, 1943 | | | Leptogenys chinensis Mayr, 1870 | | | Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W.M., 1909 | | | Leptogenys dalyi Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857 | False spike | | Leptogenys longiscapa Donisthorpe, 1943 | | | Leptogenys processionalis Jerdon, 1851 | | | Leptogenys roberti Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Leptogenys yerburyi Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Leptothorax nylanderi euxanthus (Plateaux, 1981) | ⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850 | | Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907 | | | Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus Jerdon, 1851 | | | Meranoplus bellii Forel, 1902 | | | Meranoplus bicolor Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Pacific false-bean | | Meranoplus levis Donisthorpe, 1942 | Triangular mysella | | Meranoplus rothneyi Forel, 1902 | | | Mesoponera melanaria Emery, 1893 | | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium schurri Forel, 1902 | | | Myrmecina striata Emery, 1889 | | | Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842 | Texas venus | | Myrmicaria carinata Smith, 1857 | Uropygids | | Myrmicaria fodica Jerdon, 1851 | | | Myrmicaria fodiens (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Myrmicaria fodica Jerdon, 1851 | | Myrmoteras brachygnathum Moffett, 1985 | | | Myrmoteras indicum Moffett, 1985 | | | Mystrium camillae Emery, 1889 | | | Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858 | | | Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775 | Green ant | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Pachycondyla tesseronoda Emery, 1877 | Downy venus | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893 | | | Pheidole constanciae Forel, 1902 | | | Pheidole fergusoni Forel, 1902 | | | Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865 | Seaside bittercress | | Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902 | | | Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | East Indian harvesting ant | | Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859 | Northern broadnosed killer ant | | Platythyrea sagei Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) exercita Walker, 1859 | Cumberland leafshell | | Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata Latreille, 1802 | Pennsylvania lucine | | Polyrhachis (Hemioptica) scissa Roger, 1862 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859 | Atlantic diplodon | | Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) wallacei Emery, 1887 | Round combshell | | Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) wroughtonii Forel, 1894 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) textor Smith, F., 1857 | Dosinia lucine | | Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) thrinax Roger, 1863 | Consobrine tellin | | Polyrhachis aedipus Forel, 1893 | | | Polyrhachis gracilior Forel, 1893 | | | Polyrhachis numeria Smith, F., 1861 | Delicate tellin | | Polyrhachis punctillata Roger, 1863 | | | Prenolepis jerdoni Emery, 1893 | Snuffbox | | Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902 | | | Probolomyrmex bidens Brown, 1975 | Arrow lucine | | Probolomyrmex procne Brown, 1975 | Arrow lucine | | Pseudoneoponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851 | | | Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869) | ⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869 | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Sphinctomyrmex furcatus Emery, 1893 | | | Strumigenys lyroessa Roger, 1862 | | | Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890 | Ant | | Tapinoma (Micromyrma) indicum Forel, 1895 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Technomyrmex incisus Mukerjee, 1930 | | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium coonoorense Forel, 1902 | | | Tetramorium fergusoni Forel, 1902 | | | Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Tetramorium mixtum Forel, 1902 | | | Tetramorium obesum André, 1887 | | | Tetramorium rossi Bolton, 1976 | | | Tetramorium rugigaster Bolton, 1977 | Truncate softshell | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890 | | | Tetramorium wroughtonii Forel, 1902 | | | Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859 | | | Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851 | | | Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851 | Dwarf surfclam | | Typhlopone labiatus | | | Tyrannomyrmex alii Sadasivan & ..., 2017 | | | Tyrannomyrmex dux Borowiec, 2007 | | | Vollenhovia penetrans Smith, F., 1857 | | | Yavnella indica Kugler, J., 1987 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in South India
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