Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 87
438
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
405
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 12
42
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 12
42
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 10
40
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
9
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Nigeria
1 Family width 10 Species
Genera for South Nigeria
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for South Nigeria
10 Species | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Crematogaster nigeriensis Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Dorylus savagei Emery, 1895 | Tubercled blossom | | Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802 | African weaver ant | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) orbuloides André, 1890 | | | Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in South Nigeria
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