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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Sydney (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
356
2286
3787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2285
3786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2233
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1923
3334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
38
221
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
215
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
128
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
64
179
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sydney
1 Family width 179 Species and 11 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants179SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney
64 Genera with 179 Species
#ABCDFHILMNOPRSTWZ
Acropyga Roger, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Adlerzia Forel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Anonychomyrma Donisthorpe, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1858Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Calomyrmex Emery, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1995Black carpenter ant26SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1918Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Colobostruma Wheeler, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1881Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Doleromyrma Forel, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Froggattella Forel, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Heteroponera Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1907Rainbow ants11SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1915Spider ants4SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1857
Ant-raiding ant0SpeciesTaxom
Mayriella Forel, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1910Honey carrier5SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Mesostruma Brown, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Metapone Forel, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19159SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1865Bull ants20SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecorhynchus André, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1902Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Orectognathus Smith, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1862Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Podomyrma Smith, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 191511SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863
Hairy Curltail Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonotoncus Clark, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18967SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Stigmacros Forel, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1925Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Zasphinctus Wheeler, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney
179 Species and 11 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga myops Forel, 1910
Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938
Adlerzia froggatti Forel, 1902Thumbelina ant
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone hackeri Wheeler, W.M., 1927Iridescent lilliput
Amblyopone longidens Forel, 1910
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anonychomyrma froggatti Forel, 1902
Anonychomyrma itinerans Lowne, 1865
Aphaenogaster longiceps Smith, 1858Elegant dwarf cockle
Brachyponera lutea Mayr, 1862
Calomyrmex albopilosus Mayr, 1876Rotund cleftclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) gasseri Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) aeneopilosus Mayr, 1862Golden black sugar ant
Camponotus aeneopilosus aeneopilosus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) gouldianus Forel, 1922Nuttall cockle
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) nigroaeneus Smith, F., 1858Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) intrepidus Kirby, W., 1819Coastal flumed sugar ant
Camponotus intrepidus bellicosus Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) suffusus Smith, F., 1858Golden flumed sugar ant
Camponotus suffusus bendigensis Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macrocephalus Erichson, 1842Southern rectangle plug ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) britteni Donisthorpe, 1931
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) consobrinus Erichson, 1842Banded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) discors Forel, 1902Yellow Disc Sugar Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) extensus Mayr, 1876
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) novaehollandiae Mayr, 1870Northern common sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858Hawaiian carpenter ant
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) claripes Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) lownei Forel, 1895
Camponotus oetkeri voltai Forel, 1913
Camponotus adami Forel, 1910
Camponotus ezotus Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus humilior Forel, 1902Household sugar ant
Camponotus peseshus Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Cardiocondyla atalanta Forel, 1915
Carebara corniger Forel, 1902
Cerapachys elegans Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Colobopsis gasseri (Forel, 1894)⇒ Camponotus gasseri Forel, 1894
Colobostruma alinodis Forel, 1913
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) australis Mayr, 1876Painted eggcockle
Crematogaster laeviceps laeviceps Smith, 1858
Crematogaster (Mesocrema) pallipes Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster (Mesocrema) queenslandica Forel, 1902Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) steinheili Forel, 1881
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) doriae Emery, 1887Double spined dolly ant
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) parvus Clark, 1930
Dolichoderus australis André, 1896Soft dolly ant
Dolichoderus clarki Wheeler, W.M., 1935
Dolichoderus clusor Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Dolichoderus inferus Shattuck & M..., 2013
Dolichoderus scabridus Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Froggattella kirbii Lowne, 1865Common froglet ant
Heteroponera imbellis Emery, 1895
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex bicknelli Emery, 1898Black Trail Ant
Iridomyrmex continentis Forel, 1907
Iridomyrmex detectus Smith, 1858Red meat ant
Iridomyrmex discors Forel, 1902Cumberland leafshell
Iridomyrmex gracilis Lowne, 1865Gracile tyrant ants
Iridomyrmex nitida Forel, 1901
Iridomyrmex obscurior Forel, 1902
Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858Australian meat ant
Iridomyrmex rufoniger Lowne, 1865Black Tyrant Ant
Iridomyrmex suchieri Forel, 1907
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Leptomyrmex cnemidatus Wheeler, 1915
Leptomyrmex darlingtoni Wheeler, 1934
Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus Fabricius, 1775Many-line lucine
Leptomyrmex wiburdi Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Mayriella abstinens Forel, 1902
Mayriella ebbei Shattuck & B..., 2007
Melophorus aeneovirens Lowne, 1865Furnace Ant
Melophorus biroi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Melophorus castanopus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus iridescens fraudatrix Forel, 1915
Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910Furnace Ant
Meranoplus hirsutus Mayr, 1876Jungle shield ant
Meranoplus minor (Forel, 1902)⇒ Meranoplus minimus Crawley, 1922
Meranoplus oceanicus Smith, 1862Fragile surfclam
Mesostruma browni (Taylor, 1962)⇒ Epopostruma browni Taylor, 1962
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium kiliani Forel, 1902Wavy astarte
Monomorium leae Forel, 1913
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium rubriceps Mayr, 1876Sickle jackknife
Monomorium sordidum Forel, 1902
Monomorium sydneyense Forel, 1902Sydney mono ant
Monomorium tambourinense Forel, 1915Tambourine Mountain mono ant
Myrmecia brevinoda Forel, 1910Bulldog Ant
Myrmecia cydista Clark, 1943
Myrmecia desertorum Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Myrmecia forceps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Myrmecia forficata Fabricius, 1787Bulldog Ant
Myrmecia fulviculis Forel, 1913Toothless Bullant
Myrmecia fulvipes Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Myrmecia gulosa Fabricius, 1775Giant Bull Ant
Myrmecia mandibularis Smith, 1858Toothless Bull Ant
Myrmecia nigriceps Mayr, 1862Black-headed bull ant
Myrmecia nigrocincta Smith, 1858Jumper ant
Myrmecia piliventris Smith, 1858Golden tail bull ant
Myrmecia pilosula Smith, 1858Hopper Ant
Myrmecia pulchra Clark, 1929
Myrmecia pyriformis Smith, F., 1858Bull Ant
Myrmecia queenslandica Forel, 1915
Myrmecia simillima Smith, F., 1858
Myrmecia subfasciata Viehmeyer, 1924
Myrmecia tarsata Smith, 1858
Myrmecia urens Lowne, 1865Baby bull ant
Myrmecorhynchus emeryi André, 1896
Notoncus ectatommoides Forel, 1892Pronged epaulet ant
Notoncus enormis Szabó, 1910Bulbous epaulet ants
Notoncus gilberti Forel, 1895Smooth epaulet ant
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Notoncus politus (Viehmeyer, 1925)⇒ Notoncus gilberti Forel, 1895
Nylanderia rosae Forel, 1902
Ochetellus glaber Mayr, 1862Ant
Ochetellus glaber glaber Mayr, 1862
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Odontomachus ruficeps Smith, F., 1858Trap-jaw Ant
Orectognathus clarki Brown, 1953
Orectognathus nigriventris Mercovich, 1958
Orectognathus versicolor Donisthorpe, 1940
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Papyrius nitidus Mayr, 1862Great tellin
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Pheidole brevicornis Mayr, 1876
Pheidole concentrica concentrica Forel, 1902
Pheidole concentrica recurva Forel, 1910
Pheidole incurvata Viehmeyer, 1924
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859Northern broadnosed killer ant
Platythyrea turneri Forel, 1895Southern broadnosed killer ant
Podomyrma christae Forel, 1907
Podomyrma densestrigosa Viehmeyer, 1924
Podomyrma elongata Forel, 1895
Podomyrma gratiosa Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Podomyrma overbecki Viehmeyer, 1924Wavy astarte
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) femorata Smith, F., 1858Southern broad-nosed spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hirsuta Mayr, 1876Hairy spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) maculata Forel, 1915
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) phryne Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) schwiedlandi Forel, 1902Desert spiny ants
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) aurea Mayr, 1876Knobby argonaut
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) hookeri Lowne, 1865Rosy jackknife
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) pilosa Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) ammon Fabricius, 1775Golden-spined Ant
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) semiaurata Mayr, 1876
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) mjobergi Forel, 1915
Ponera leae Forel, 1913Blind crypt ants
Pseudonotoncus hirsutus Clark, 1934
Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica margaritae Forel, 1893Ant
Rhytidoponera chalybaea Emery, 1901Blue pony ant
Rhytidoponera confusa Ward, 1980
Rhytidoponera enigmatica Ward, 1980
Rhytidoponera metallica Smith, 1858Green ant
Rhytidoponera punctiventris Forel, 1900Four-rib lucine
Rhytidoponera tasmaniensis Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Rhytidoponera victoriae André, 1896Equal cleftclam
Rogeria curvipubens Emery, 1894
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Sphinctomyrmex duchaussoyi André, 1905
Sphinctomyrmex imbecilis Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Sphinctomyrmex steinheili Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Stigmacros striata McAreavey, 1957
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Technomyrmex jocosus Forel, 1910White-footed house ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium fuscipes Viehmeyer, 1925Great tellin
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Sydney
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
64
179
Genera
Species

Taxom