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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1008
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
1007
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
974
1479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
763
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
24
102
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
101
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
71
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
28
38
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanganyika
1 Family width 38 Species and 2 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants38SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanganyika
28 Genera with 38 Species
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Aenictogiton Emery, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1916Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1910Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1943Acrobat Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1922driver ant3SpeciesTaxom
Eburopone Borowiec, 2016
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1839
Big-headed Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19166SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1860
Miniature Trap-jaw Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1877Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 0Slender ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
38 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aenictogiton attenuatus Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Azteca petalocephala Longino, 1992
Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860
Calyptomyrmex duhun Bolton, 1981
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Cataulacus pullus Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Cerapachys wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) chiarinii Emery, 1881Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster (Decacrema) solenopsides Emery, 1899Tennessee riffleshell
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) bequaerti Forel, 1913Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster gerstaeckeri Dalla Torre, 1871
Crematogaster nigriceps Emery, 1897European fingernailclam
Crematogaster zonacaciae Weber, 1943
Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Dorylus molestus Wheeler, 1922
Lepisiota gerardi Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Leptogenys ferrarii Forel, 1913
Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Meranoplus magrettii Magretti, 1884
Monomorium symmotu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla soror Emery, 1899Cumberland leafshell
Pachycondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1901
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Polyrhachis (Myrma) medusa Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis epinotalis Santschi, 1924
Polyrhachis gerstaeckeri Forel, 1886
Polyrhachis otleti Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Pyramica lujae Forel, 1902
Tetramorium dumezi Menozzi, 1942
Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetraponera penzigi Mayr, 1907Leptosynapta montacutid
Tetraponera penzigi infraspecies

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Tanganyika
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
28
38
Genera
Species

Taxom