Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
252
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
225
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 10
47
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 10
47
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 7
41
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
14
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Taita-Taveta County
1 Family width 17 Species
Genera for Taita-Taveta County
14 Genera with 17 Species | Camponotus Mayr, 1913 | Black carpenter ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melissotarsus Emery, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1793 | Big-headed Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1851 | Fierce Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1907 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taita-Taveta County
17 Species | Camponotus (Myrmamblys) ferreri Forel, 1913 | Painted eggcockle | | Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 | Ant | | Cataulacus pullus Santschi, 1910 | Catspaw | | Cataulacus wissmannii Forel, 1894 | | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Platythyrea cribrinodis Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetraponera penzigi Mayr, 1907 | Leptosynapta montacutid |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County
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