Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for West Bengal (East India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 296
2543
5157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 295
2542
5156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 279
2478
5055 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 183
1966
4157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 24
114
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 22
106
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 6
61
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
37
59 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Bengal
1 Family width 59 Species
Genera for West Bengal
37 Genera with 59 Species
| Acanthomyops Mayr, 1858 | Citronella ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aenictus Shuckard, 1901 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1893 | Black carpenter ant | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1942 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chronoxenus Santschi, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1902 | Acrobat Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1835 | driver ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863 | Rainbow ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1858 | Citronella ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1887 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lioponera Smith, 1857 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1879 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1906 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1775 | Green ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1901 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parvaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perissomyrmex Smith, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1885 | Big-headed Ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1893 | False Honey Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalomastix Forel, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 0 | Fire ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmatomma Roger, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1890 | Fierce Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1851 | Slender ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Bengal
59 Species | Acanthomyops hingstoni Smith, 1858 | | | Aenictus brevicornis Mayr, 1879 | Tubercled blossom | | Aenictus clavitibia Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Aenictus fergusoni Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Aenictus pachycerus Smith, 1858 | Alabama pearlshell | | Aenictus shuckardi Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870 | | | Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857 | Ant | | Bothroponera tesserinoda Emery, 1877 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) variegatus Smith, F., 1858 | Hawaiian carpenter ant | | Camponotus opaciventris Mayr, 1879 | | | Camponotus rothneyi Forel, 1893 | Round combshell | | Camponotus wasmanni Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Cardiocondyla parvinoda Forel, 1902 | | | Cataulacus taprobanae Smith, 1853 | Stout tagelus | | Cerapachys (Parasyscia) davisi Smith, M.R., 1942 | Wright's silktassel | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunnea Smith, F., 1857 | Carpenter carditid | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) rothneyi Mayr, 1879 | | | Crematogaster iridipennis Smith, 1865 | Brown dogwood | | Crematogaster subnuda Mayr, 1879 | Tapered pigtoe | | Crematogaster walshi Forel, 1902 | Giant cleftclam | | Dorylus (Alapone) orientalis Westwood, 1835 | Brown ant | | Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863 | Tropical tyrant ant | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) crinitus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Leptogenys kitteli Mayr, 1870 | Much-compressed montacutid | | Leptogenys peuqueti André, 1887 | | | Meranoplus bicolor Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Pacific false-bean | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium indet | | | Monomorium orientale Mayr, 1879 | | | Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775 | Green ant | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886) | ⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893 | | | Perissomyrmex monticola De Andrade, 1993 | | | Pheidole hospita Bingham, 1903 | Sculptured pigtoe | | Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879 | Big-headed ant | | Pheidole malinsii Forel, 1902 | | | Pheidole noda Smith, 1874 | Arnold's dogwood | | Pheidole smythiesii Forel, 1902 | | | Pheidole woodmasoni Forel, 1885 | Sister diplodon | | Plagiolepis dichroa Forel, 1902 | | | Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima (Smith, F., 1858) | ⇒ Polyrhachis levior Roger, 1863 | | Prenolepis jerdoni Emery, 1893 | Snuffbox | | Rhopalomastix rothneyi Forel, 1900 | Penitent mussel | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Solenopsis indet | | | Tetramorium christiei Forel, 1902 | | | Tetramorium indicum Forel, 1913 | | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879 | | | Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890 | | | Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859 | | | Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877 | Toughleaf dogwood | | Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851 | | | Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851 | Dwarf surfclam |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in West Bengal
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