Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Tiwi Islands (Northern Territory, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 87
243
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 87
243
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 79
216
254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 58
167
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 7
22
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 7
22
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 5
20
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
14
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tiwi Islands
1 Family width 17 Species
Genera for Tiwi Islands
14 Genera with 17 Species | Aenictus Shuckard, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1910 | Rainbow ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mystrium Roger, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1775 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthopsis Emery, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1862 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1839 | Big-headed Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1897 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 | Fierce Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1859 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tiwi Islands
17 Species | Aenictus aratus Forel, 1900 | Black lesser army ant | | Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | Tropical tyrant ant | | Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915 | | | Iridomyrmex reburrus Shattuck, 1993 | Bearded meat ant | | Iridomyrmex sanguineus Forel, 1910 | Northern meat ant | | Meranoplus diversus Smith, 1867 | California tagelus | | Meranoplus snellingi Schödl, 2007 | | | Meranoplus unicolor Forel, 1902 | | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Mystrium camillae Emery, 1889 | | | Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775 | Green ant | | Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893 | Red-headed strobe ant | | Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862 | Swamp parrot ants | | Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) gab Forel, 1879 | | | Rhytidoponera reflexa Clark, 1936 | | | Strumigenys chyzeri Emery, 1897 | | | Tetraponera laeviceps Smith, F., 1859 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Tiwi Islands
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