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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Tenerife (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
952
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
199
951
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
197
945
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
765
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
218
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
218
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
78
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
19
31
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tenerife
1 Family width 31 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants31SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tenerife
19 Genera with 31 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1911Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1893Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1893Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1882Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1892Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tenerife
31 Species
Aphaenogaster hesperia Santschi, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) guanchus Santschi, 1908
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus feai Emery, 1882
Camponotus hesperius Emery, 1893
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) alluaudi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera nivariana Santschi, 1908
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Leptothorax (Myrafant) cabrerae (Forel, 1893)⇒ Temnothorax cabrerae Forel, 1893
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Messor hesperius Santschi, 1927
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Monomorium medinae (Forel, 1892)⇒ Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Oxyopomyrmex insularis Santschi, 1908
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Solenopsis canariensis Forel, 1893
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Temnothorax gracilicornis Emery, 1882
Tetramorium depressum Forel, 1892

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Tenerife
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
19
31
Genera
Species

Taxom