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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region West India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
1709
2834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
1708
2833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1641
2724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
1244
2077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
29
162
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
162
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
110
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
38
66
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West India
1 Family width 66 Species and 3 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants66SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West India
38 Genera with 66 Species
#ACHILMNOPST
Aenictus Shuckard, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1892Black carpenter ant9SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1961Desert ants1SpeciesTaxom
Chronoxenus Santschi, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Indomyrma Brown, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1902Big-headed Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1862Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1861
Acorn Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1879Fierce Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1851Slender ants3SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West India
66 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aenictus ambiguus Shuckard, 1840
Aenictus artipus Wilson, 1964
Aenictus fergusoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Azteca petalocephala Longino, 1992
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus angusticollis Jerdon, 1851
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus parius Emery, 1889
Camponotus radiatus Forel, 1892
Cardiocondyla carbonaria Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi Terayama, 1999Ant
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla opaca Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla shagrinata Seifert, 2003
Cataglyphis indicus Pisarski, 1961Dish surfclam
Chronoxenus myops Forel, 1895
Crematogaster aberrans Forel, 1892
Crematogaster aitkenii Forel, 1902
Crematogaster wroughtonii Forel, 1902
Indomyrma dasypyx Brown, 1986
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Leptogenys chinensis Mayr, 1870
Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Leptogenys peuqueti André, 1887
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Mesoponera melanaria Emery, 1893
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Myrmica lonae Finzi, 1926
Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842Texas venus
Oecophylla kolhapurensis Kurane & al., 2015
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole ghatica Forel, 1902
Pheidole grayi Forel, 1902
Pheidole multidens Forel, 1902
Pheidole naoroji Forel, 1902
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole sykesii Forel, 1902
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Platythyrea sagei Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Polyrhachis menelas Forel, 1904
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Sphinctomyrmex furcatus Emery, 1893
Strumigenys lyroessa Roger, 1862
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium belgaense Forel, 1902
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium mixtum Forel, 1902
Tetramorium obesum André, 1887
Tetramorium rossi Bolton, 1976
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859
Tetraponera nigra Jerdon, 1851
Tetraponera rufonigra Jerdon, 1851Dwarf surfclam

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in West India
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
38
66
Genera
Species

Taxom