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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
48
608
1355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
603
1349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
198
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
67
147
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South India
1 Family width 147 Species and 4 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants147SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South India
67 Genera with 147 Species
#ABCDEHILMOPSTVY
Anochetus Mayr, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1895Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Bothriomyrmex Emery, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant20SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1975Ant-raiding ant2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1835driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Emeryopone Forel, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Harpegnathos Jerdon, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Indomyrma Brown, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilla Emery, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19009SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Lophomyrmex Emery, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Lordomyrma Emery, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Myrmoteras Forel, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Mystrium Roger, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1877Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1902Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1934Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 186312SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1902False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1902Fierce Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants3SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhlopone Westwood, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tyrannomyrmex Fernández, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Yavnella Kugler, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
147 Species and 4 Subspecies
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus obscurior Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus pupulatus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus rufus Jerdon, 1851
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Aphaenogaster beccarii Emery, 1887
Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895
Bothriomyrmex wroughtonii Forel, 1895Arctic 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, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865Sculptured pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) semitestaceus Snelling, R.R., 1970
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858Hawaiian carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus angusticollis Jerdon, 1851
Camponotus confucii Forel, 1894
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus oblongus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879
Camponotus parius Emery, 1889
Camponotus puniceps Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Camponotus radiatus Forel, 1892
Camponotus rothneyi Forel, 1893Round combshell
Cardiocondyla breviscapus Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla goa Seifert, 2003
Cataulacus granulatus Latreille, 1802
Cataulacus simoni Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Cataulacus taprobanae Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Cerapachys besucheti Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Cerapachys indicus Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunnea Smith, F., 1857Carpenter 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, 1842Book scorpions
Discothyrea sringerensis Zacharias & ..., 2004
Dorylus (Alapone) orientalis Westwood, 1835Brown ant
Emeryopone narendrani Varghese, 2006
Harpegnathos saltator Jerdon, 1851Indian jumping ant
Harpegnathos venator Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Indomyrma dasypyx Brown, 1986
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Leptanilla escheri Kutter, 1948
Leptogenys carinata Donisthorpe, 1943
Leptogenys chinensis Mayr, 1870
Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Leptogenys dalyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys diminuta Smith, F., 1857False spike
Leptogenys longiscapa Donisthorpe, 1943
Leptogenys processionalis Jerdon, 1851
Leptogenys roberti Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Leptogenys yerburyi Forel, 1900Penitent 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..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Meranoplus levis Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Meranoplus rothneyi Forel, 1902
Mesoponera melanaria Emery, 1893
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium schurri Forel, 1902
Myrmecina striata Emery, 1889
Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842Texas venus
Myrmicaria carinata Smith, 1857Uropygids
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, 1775Green ant
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla tesseronoda Emery, 1877Downy venus
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole constanciae Forel, 1902
Pheidole fergusoni Forel, 1902
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859Northern broadnosed killer ant
Platythyrea sagei Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen, 1934Calico clam
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) exercita Walker, 1859Cumberland leafshell
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata Latreille, 1802Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis (Hemioptica) scissa Roger, 1862
Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) wallacei Emery, 1887Round combshell
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) wroughtonii Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) textor Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis (Myrmothrinax) thrinax Roger, 1863Consobrine tellin
Polyrhachis aedipus Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis gracilior Forel, 1893
Polyrhachis numeria Smith, F., 1861Delicate tellin
Polyrhachis punctillata Roger, 1863
Prenolepis jerdoni Emery, 1893Snuffbox
Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902
Probolomyrmex bidens Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Probolomyrmex procne Brown, 1975Arrow lucine
Pseudoneoponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Sphinctomyrmex furcatus Emery, 1893
Stenamma smithi Cole, 1966
Strumigenys lyroessa Roger, 1862
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Tapinoma (Micromyrma) indicum Forel, 1895
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex incisus Mukerjee, 1930
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium coonoorense Forel, 1902
Tetramorium fergusoni Forel, 1902
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium mixtum Forel, 1902
Tetramorium obesum André, 1887
Tetramorium rossi Bolton, 1976
Tetramorium rugigaster Bolton, 1977Truncate softshell
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890
Tetramorium wroughtonii Forel, 1902
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859
Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851
Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851Dwarf 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
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
67
147
Genera
Species

Taxom