Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 79
266
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 79
266
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 73
238
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
198
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 9
40
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 9
40
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 7
38
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
26
46 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Torres Strait
1 Family width 46 Species
Genera for Torres Strait
26 Genera with 46 Species
| Acropyga Roger, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aenictus Shuckard, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calomyrmex Emery, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1890 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1910 | Rainbow ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melophorus Lubbock, 1910 | Honey carrier | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1902 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1900 | Trap-jaw ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1775 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ooceraea Smith, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthopsis Emery, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papyrius Shattuck, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1862 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1793 | Big-headed Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Philidris Shattuck, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1876 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1941 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Romblonella Wheeler, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 2000 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1851 | Fierce Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1877 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Torres Strait
46 Species | Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862 | Southern acornshell | | Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938 | | | Aenictus prolixus Shattuck, 2008 | | | Anochetus isolatus Mann, 1919 | | | Anochetus rectangularis Mayr, 1876 | | | Anochetus turneri Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Calomyrmex albertisi Emery, 1887 | | | Cardiocondyla compressa Seifert, 2017 | | | Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866 | Green blossom | | Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890 | Yellow sneaking ant | | Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | Tropical tyrant ant | | Iridomyrmex dromus Clark, 1938 | Periscope erycina | | Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915 | | | Iridomyrmex sanguineus Forel, 1910 | Northern meat ant | | Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910 | Furnace Ant | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902 | | | Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863 | | | Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858 | | | Odontomachus turneri Forel, 1900 | Garden snappy ant | | Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775 | Green ant | | Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893 | Red-headed strobe ant | | Opisthopsis major Forel, 1902 | Tufted strobe ant | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862 | Swamp parrot ants | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Philidris cordata Smith, F., 1859 | Orbicular axinopsid | | Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) appendiculata Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) vermiculosa Mayr, 1876 | | | Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) robsoni Kohout, 2006 | | | Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) penelope Forel, 1895 | | | Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) schenkii Forel, 1886 | | | Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) trapezoidea Mayr, 1876 | | | Rhytidoponera aurata Roger, 1861 | Lesser horned pony ant | | Rhytidoponera barnardi Clark, 1936 | | | Rhytidoponera barretti Clark, 1941 | | | Romblonella heatwolei Taylor, 1991 | | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862 | Dwarf pecdicel ant | | Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892 | Ant | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetraponera punctulata Smith, F., 1877 | Savanna black tree ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Torres Strait
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