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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
293
1232
1652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
1230
1650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
283
1217
1636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1021
1404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
100
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
24
97
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
69
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
29
42
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Tasmania
1 Family width 42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants42SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Tasmania
29 Genera with 42 Species
#ACDHILMNOPRST
Acropyga Roger, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Anonychomyrma Donisthorpe, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1876Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Colobostruma Wheeler, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1907Rainbow ants4SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Myopias Roger, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1858Bull ants5SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1913Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Orectognathus Smith, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1866Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Podomyrma Smith, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Prolasius Forel, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1913Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Tasmania
42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acropyga myops Forel, 1910
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Anonychomyrma itinerans Lowne, 1865
Camponotus (Colobopsis) gasseri Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) consobrinus Erichson, 1842Banded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) novaehollandiae Mayr, 1870Northern common sugar ant
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) claripes Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Colobostruma alinodis Forel, 1913
Dolichoderus australis André, 1896Soft dolly ant
Hypoponera faex Bolton & Fisher, 2011
Iridomyrmex bicknelli Emery, 1898Black Trail Ant
Iridomyrmex calvus Emery, 1914
Iridomyrmex mattiroloi Emery, 1898Cumberland leafshell
Iridomyrmex suchieri Forel, 1907
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Monomorium leae Forel, 1913
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium sculpturatum Clark, 1934
Myopias tasmaniensis Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Myrmecia esuriens Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Myrmecia forficata Fabricius, 1787Bulldog Ant
Myrmecia fulvipes Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Myrmecia pilosula Smith, 1858Hopper Ant
Myrmecia simillima Smith, F., 1858
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Notoncus spinisquamis André, 1896Equal cleftclam
Nylanderia tasmaniensis Forel, 1913
Orectognathus clarki Brown, 1953
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole tasmaniensis Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pheidole tasmaniensis tasmaniensis Mayr, 1866
Platythyrea turneri Forel, 1895Southern broadnosed killer ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) fuscipes Mayr, 1862
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) leae Forel, 1913
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) semipolita André, 1896
Ponera leae Forel, 1913Blind crypt ants
Prolasius nitidissimus André, 1896Black mistral ants
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera tasmaniensis Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Solenopsis froggatti Forel, 1913
Technomyrmex jocosus Forel, 1910White-footed house ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in South Tasmania
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
29
42
Genera
Species

Taxom