Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Tamil Nadu (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 286
2161
4277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 285
2159
4275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 270
2104
4195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1625
3280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 38
302
562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 37
299
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 14
116
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
35
56 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tamil Nadu
1 Family width 56 Species
Genera for Tamil Nadu
35 Genera with 56 Species
| Anochetus Mayr, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothriomyrmex Emery, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1893 | Black carpenter ant | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1975 | Ant-raiding ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1902 | Acrobat Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diacamma Mayr, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1835 | driver ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpegnathos Jerdon, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanilla Emery, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmoteras Forel, 1985 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mystrium Roger, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1775 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ooceraea Smith, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1902 | Big-headed Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Probolomyrmex Mayr, 1975 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmatomma Roger, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1860 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1890 | Fierce Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1851 | Slender ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typhlopone Westwood, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tamil Nadu
56 Species | Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870 | | | Anochetus obscurior Brown, 1978 | Princess venus | | Anochetus rufus Jerdon, 1851 | | | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Bothriomyrmex wroughtonii Forel, 1895 | Arctic fairy shrimp | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) varius Donisthorpe, 1943 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798 | Texas lilliput | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858 | Hawaiian carpenter ant | | Camponotus oblongus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879 | | | Camponotus puniceps Donisthorpe, 1942 | Triangular mysella | | Camponotus rothneyi Forel, 1893 | Round combshell | | Cardiocondyla breviscapus Seifert, 2003 | | | Cataulacus granulatus Latreille, 1802 | | | Cerapachys besucheti Brown, 1975 | Arrow lucine | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunnea Smith, F., 1857 | Carpenter carditid | | Crematogaster dalyi Forel, 1902 | | | Diacamma ceylonense Emery, 1897 | | | Diacamma cyaneiventre André, 1887 | | | Dorylus (Alapone) orientalis Westwood, 1835 | Brown ant | | Harpegnathos venator Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Leptanilla escheri Kutter, 1948 | | | Leptogenys dalyi Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Leptogenys roberti Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Meranoplus levis Donisthorpe, 1942 | Triangular mysella | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium schurri Forel, 1902 | | | Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842 | Texas venus | | Myrmicaria fodica Jerdon, 1851 | | | Myrmicaria fodiens (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Myrmicaria fodica Jerdon, 1851 | | Myrmoteras brachygnathum Moffett, 1985 | | | Myrmoteras indicum Moffett, 1985 | | | Mystrium camillae Emery, 1889 | | | Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775 | Green ant | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893 | | | Pheidole constanciae Forel, 1902 | | | Pheidole fergusoni Forel, 1902 | | | Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902 | | | Polyrhachis punctillata Roger, 1863 | | | Probolomyrmex bidens Brown, 1975 | Arrow lucine | | Probolomyrmex procne Brown, 1975 | Arrow lucine | | Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869) | ⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869 | | Sphinctomyrmex furcatus Emery, 1893 | | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium coonoorense Forel, 1902 | | | Tetramorium fergusoni Forel, 1902 | | | Tetramorium mixtum Forel, 1902 | | | Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890 | | | Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851 | | | Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851 | Dwarf surfclam | | Typhlopone labiatus | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
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