Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 380
3140
5821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 380
3140
5821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 357
3054
5696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 229
2399
4651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 41
331
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 38
327
570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 18
196
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
31
59 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Transvaal
1 Family width 59 Species
Genera for Transvaal
31 Genera with 59 Species #ABCDHLMOPST
| Aenictus Shuckard, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1912 | Rover ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1892 | Black carpenter ant | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1901 | Acrobat Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1840 | driver ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Megaponera Mayr, 1862 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoponera Emery, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1914 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophthalmopone Forel, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1866 | Big-headed Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1865 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1895 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syllophopsis Santschi, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1877 | Fierce Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Transvaal
59 Species | Aenictus eugenii Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Aenictus mariae Emery, 1895 | Horned fairy shrimp | | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901 | | | Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877 | | | Bothroponera strigulosa Emery, 1895 | | | Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912 | | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) transvaalensis Arnold, 1948 | Fringed littleneck | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) valdeziae Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) buttikeri Arnold, 1958 | Tiny condylclam | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus berthoudi Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus cubangensis Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858) | ⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904 | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) transvaalensis Forel, 1894 | | | Crematogaster amita Forel, 1913 | Texas lilliput | | Crematogaster censor Forel, 1910 | Painted eggcockle | | Crematogaster opaciceps Mayr, 1901 | | | Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839 | Blake lucine | | Dorylus attenuatus Shuckard, 1840 | Florida marshclam | | Hypoponera ignavia Bolton & Fisher, 2011 | | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902 | | | Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858 | | | Messor capensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Messor piceus Stitz, 1923 | | | Monomorium emeryi Mayr, 1895 | San Pedro mysella | | Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874 | Arnold's dogwood | | Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium springvalense Forel, 1913 | | | Myrmicaria faurei Arnold, 1947 | | | Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942 | | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860 | | | Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894 | | | Pyramica simoni Emery, 1895 | | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865 | Northern riffleshell | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Strumigenys simoni Emery, 1895 | | | Syllophopsis modesta Santschi, 1914 | | | Tapinoma luteum Emery, 1895 | | | Tetramorium matopoense Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Transvaal
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