Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region West Coast District (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 129
458
591 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 129
458
591 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 124
448
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 101
399
532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 27
126
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 27
126
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 16
93
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
13
21 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Coast District
1 Family width 21 Species
Genera for West Coast District
13 Genera with 21 Species | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 2013 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1782 | Black carpenter ant | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1764 | driver ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hagensia Forel, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Lepisiota Santschi, 1926 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 0 | Panther Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | Pheidole Westwood, 1839 | Big-headed Ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 2000 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1886 | Fierce Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Coast District
21 Species | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894 | Black pugnacious ant | | Bothroponera cavernosa Roger, 1860 | | | Bothroponera laevissima Arnold, 1915 | | | Bothroponera umgodikulula Joma & Mackay, 2013 | | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778 | South African Golden Desert Ant | | Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dicksoni Arnold, 1948 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764 | Wavy amphissa | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Ocymyrmex cilliei Prins & Roux, 1989 | | | Pachycondyla cavernosa Roger, 1860 | | | Pachycondyla laevissima Arnold, 1915 | | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Pachycondyla saldanhae | | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Tetramorium capense Mayr, 1865 | Seaside bittercress | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in West Coast District
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