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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for United Arab Emirates (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1003
1824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
867
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
162
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
161
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
126
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
35
165
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for United Arab Emirates
1 Family width 165 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant165SpeciesTaxom


Genera for United Arab Emirates
35 Genera with 165 Species
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Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1929Black carpenter ant16SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18916SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1881Desert ants27SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1910Ant-raiding ant2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1863Acrobat Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Eburopone Borowiec, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19299SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilla Emery, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1895Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18506SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 191433SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1862Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1996Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1869Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1967Acorn Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1996Fierce Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1895Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 19977SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Arab Emirates
165 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) alii Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nylanderi Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Camponotus adenensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Camponotus fayfaensis Collingwood, 1985
Camponotus pexus Santschi, 1929
Cardiocondyla bicoronata Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla gallagheri Collingwood ..., 1996
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis acutinodis Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis arenarius Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis auratus Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis bombycinus Roger, 1859Wavy-line astarte
Cataglyphis cana Santschi, 1925
Cataglyphis cinnamomea Karavaiev, 1910
Cataglyphis emmae Forel, 1909
Cataglyphis fisheri Sharaf, Coll..., 2015
Cataglyphis flavobrunnea Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis laevior Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis minima Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis minimus Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis niger André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis nigra André, 1881
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, J., 1981
Cataglyphis saharae Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862
Cataglyphis urens Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis viaticoides André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cerapachys longitarsus Mayr, 1879Topless cannibal ants
Cerapachys wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) antaris Forel, 1894Lilliput
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) jehovae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster jehovae mosis Forel, 1909
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) oasium Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster mimosae Santschi, 1914Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster mosis Forel, 1909
Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863Nuttall cockle
Eburopone wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Lepisiota elegantissima Collingwood ..., 2011
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota gracilicornis Forel, 1892Compact astarte
Lepisiota karawaiewi Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Lepisiota nigrescens Karavaiev, 1912
Lepisiota omanensis Sharaf & Monks, 0
Lepisiota opaciventris Finzi, 1936
Lepisiota spinisquama Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Leptanilla islamica Baroni Urbani, 1977Oval tellin
Leptothorax liviae Agosti & Col..., 2011
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Lioponera longitarsus (Forel, 1895)⇒ Cerapachys longitarsus Mayr, 1879
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor foreli Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Messor hismai Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor rufotestaceus Förster, 1850Expanded macoma
Monomorium abeillei André, 1881Eggcockle
Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium barbatulum Mayr, 1877
Monomorium baushare Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium buxtoni Crawley, 1920
Monomorium carbo Forel, 1910
Monomorium chobauti Emery, 1896Savannah lilliput
Monomorium clavicorne André, 1881Eggcockle
Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium dichroum Forel, 1902
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium fayfaense Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium fezzanense Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium hanaqe Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium hemame Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902Ant
Monomorium luteum Emery, 1881
Monomorium mayri Forel, 1902
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium niloticum Emery, 1881
Monomorium nitidiventre Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium phoenicum Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Monomorium qarahe Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium rabirium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium tumaire Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium wahibiense Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium zulu Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Nylanderia flavipes Smith, F., 1874
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis omana Collingwood ..., 1996
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Tapinolepis longitarsis Collingwood ..., 1996
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex mayri Forel, 1891
Temnothorax liviae Agosti & Col..., 2011
Temnothorax megalops Hamann & Klemm, 1967
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium calidum Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Tetramorium doriae Emery, 1881
Tetramorium juba Collingwood, 1985
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium yemene Collingwood ..., 1996
Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895Horseshoe crabs
Trichomyrmex abyssinicus Forel, 1894
Trichomyrmex chobauti Emery, 1896
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Trichomyrmex lameerei Forel, 1902
Trichomyrmex mayri Forel, 1902
Trichomyrmex perplexum Radchenko, 1997
Trichomyrmex perplexus Radchenko, 1997

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in United Arab Emirates
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
35
165
Genera
Species
 
Taxom