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Checklist for Tribe Lasiini Ashmead, 1905
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
84
3506
28524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
3385
28118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1338
18163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
240
4448
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
240
4448
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
34
828
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
4 Genera with 58 Species
Lasius Fabricius, 2020Citronella ants23SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1915Crazy ants35SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1853False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19147SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
58 Species and 9 Subspecies
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius flavus myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) rabaudi Bondroit, 1917
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) spathepus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) lasioides Emery, 1869Cheating macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius niger niger Linnaeus, 1758
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius mauretanicus Seifert, 2020
Lasius tebessae Seifert, 1992
Lasius tibialis Santschi, 1936
Lasius tunisius Seifert, 2020
Paratrechina albipes Emery, 1899
Paratrechina amblyops Forel, 1892
Paratrechina amblyops rubescens Forel, 1892
Paratrechina ankarana LaPolla & Fi..., 2014
Paratrechina antsingy LaPolla & Fi..., 2014
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina bourbonica farquharensis Forel, 1907
Paratrechina comorensis Forel, 1907
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina glabra Forel, 1891
Paratrechina gracilis Forel, 1892
Paratrechina humbloti Forel, 1891
Paratrechina incallida Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina kohli Forel, 1916
Paratrechina lepida Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis ellisii Forel, 1891
Paratrechina madagascarensis rufescens Wheeler, 1922
Paratrechina madagascarensis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Paratrechina madagascariensis
Paratrechina mixta Forel, 1897
Paratrechina myops Mann, 1920
Paratrechina sikorae Forel, 1892
Paratrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920
Paratrechina traegaordhi Forel, 1904
Paratrechina uga1
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Paratrechina waelbroecki Emery, 1899
Paratrechina weissi Santschi, 1911Savannah lilliput
Paratrechina weissi nimba (Bernard, 1953)⇒ Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina zanjensis LaPolla, Haw..., 2013
Paratrechina zelotypa Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Prenolepis nitens Mayr, 1853
Pseudolasius bayonii (Menozzi, 1924)⇒ Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910
Pseudolasius bufonus Wheeler, 1922
Pseudolasius caecus Donisthorpe, 1949
Pseudolasius dodo Donisthorpe, 1946
Pseudolasius gowdeyi (Wheeler, 1922)⇒ Paraparatrechina sordida Santschi, 1914
Pseudolasius weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pseudolasius weissi sordidus Santschi, 1914


Links, sources and further information
Lasiini at artfakta.se
Lasiini at dyntaxa.se
Lasiini at itis.gov