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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Taveta (Taita-Taveta County, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
40
114
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
40
114
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
114
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
34
106
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
4
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
4
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
3
7
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taveta
1 Family width 2 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taveta
2 Genera with 2 Species
Melissotarsus Emery, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taveta
2 Species
Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Taveta
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom