Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Tuvalu (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 37
85
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 37
85
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 34
82
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 24
53
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 3
12
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 3
12
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 2
11
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
10
18 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tuvalu
1 Family width 18 Species
Genera for Tuvalu
10 Genera with 18 Species | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1901 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1858 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1902 | Big-headed Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1804 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1851 | Fierce Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Wasmannia Forel, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tuvalu
18 Species | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891 | Ant | | Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | | Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901 | Forest parrot ant | | Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa Mayr, 1870 | Snuffbox | | Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858 | Harvester-ant | | Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893 | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole rugosula Forel, 1902 | | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863 | Electric ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Tuvalu
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