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Checklist for Tribe Metaponini Forel, 1911
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1295
46047
379980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
722
33667
307519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
123
4517
38809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
95
3988
36842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
33
1317
21141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
361
6411
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
361
6411
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
131
2990
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetaponini
Forel, 1911
3
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
3 Genera with 74 Species
Liomyrmex Mayr, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Metapone Forel, 201616SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 202372SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
74 Species and 17 Subspecies
Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Liomyrmex reneae (Donisthorpe, 1948)⇒ Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Liomyrmex taylori (Tiwari & Jon..., 1986)⇒ Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Metapone bakeri Wheeler, 1916Crenulate tellin
Metapone balinensis Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone gracilis Wheeler, 1935
Metapone greeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Metapone hewitti Wheeler, 1919
Metapone jacobsoni Crawley, 1924
Metapone javana Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone johni Karawajew, 1933
Metapone madagascarica Gregg, 1958
Metapone murphyi Wang, Yamada..., 2019
Metapone nicobarensis Tiwari & Jon..., 1986Tiny peaclam
Metapone nigrolucidus Qi & Chen, 2024
Metapone quadridentata Eguchi, 1998
Metapone sauteri Forel, 1912
Metapone shanyii Qi & Chen, 2024
Metapone wallaceana Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Vollenhovia acanthina (Karavaiev, 1935)⇒ Gauromyrmex acanthinus Karavaiev, 1935
Vollenhovia acanthinus Karavaiev, 1935
Vollenhovia amamiana Terayama & K..., 1997
Vollenhovia ambitiosa Menozzi, 1925
Vollenhovia banksi Forel, 1910
Vollenhovia banksi kuchingensis Wheeler, 1919
Vollenhovia bengakalisi (Menozzi, 1933)⇒ Gauromyrmex bengakalisi Menozzi, 1933
Vollenhovia benzai Terayama & K..., 1997
Vollenhovia brachycera Emery, 1914
Vollenhovia brevicornis (Emery, 1893)⇒ Vollenhovia brachycera Emery, 1914
Vollenhovia brevicornis brevicornis Emery, 1893
Vollenhovia brevicornis minuta Viehmeyer, 1916
Vollenhovia butteli Forel, 1913
Vollenhovia butteli jacobsoni Forel, 1915
Vollenhovia butteli seeliebi Forel, 1913
Vollenhovia cristata Stitz, 1938
Vollenhovia emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1906Ant
Vollenhovia emeryi emeryi Wheeler, 1906
Vollenhovia escherichi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Vollenhovia fridae Forel, 1913
Vollenhovia gastropunctata Bharti & Kumar, 2013
Vollenhovia hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Vollenhovia irenea Donisthorpe, 1947Dentate lucine
Vollenhovia karimalaensis Dhadwal, Ril..., 2023
Vollenhovia keralensis Kripakaran &..., 2022
Vollenhovia longicephala Terayama & Y..., 1991Snubnose corbula
Vollenhovia longiceps Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Vollenhovia lucimandibula Wang, W., Zh..., 2005
Vollenhovia luctuosa Stitz, 1938
Vollenhovia luctuosa major Stitz, 1938
Vollenhovia mawrapensis Dhadwal, Ril..., 2023
Vollenhovia menshen Terayama, 2009
Vollenhovia minuta Viehmeyer, 1916
Vollenhovia modiglianii Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Vollenhovia moesta Smith, F., 1863
Vollenhovia nipponica Kinomura & Y..., 1992Wavy corbula
Vollenhovia nitida Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia oblonga Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia oblonga alluaudi Emery, 1894
Vollenhovia oblonga bandarensis Forel, 1913
Vollenhovia oblonga dispar Forel, 1910
Vollenhovia oblonga laevithorax Emery, 1889
Vollenhovia oblonga pedestris Smith, 1861
Vollenhovia oblonga rufescens Emery, 1894
Vollenhovia okinawana Terayama & K..., 1997
Vollenhovia opacinoda Forel, 1913
Vollenhovia overbecki Viehmeyer, 1916
Vollenhovia penetrans Smith, F., 1857
Vollenhovia pertinax Smith, F., 1861
Vollenhovia pfeifferi Bharti, Dhad..., 2023
Vollenhovia piroskae Forel, 1912
Vollenhovia piroskae ngoko Forel, 1912
Vollenhovia piroskae taipingensis Forel, 1913
Vollenhovia prisca André, 1895
Vollenhovia punctatostriata Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Vollenhovia pyrrhoria Wu & Xiao, 1989
Vollenhovia rufipes Donisthorpe, 1949
Vollenhovia rufiventris Forel, 1901Round combshell
Vollenhovia rufiventris simalurana Forel, 1915
Vollenhovia sakishimana Terayama & K..., 1997
Vollenhovia satoi Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Vollenhovia shunfenger Terayama, 2009
Vollenhovia soleaferrea Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Vollenhovia subtilis Emery, 1887
Vollenhovia subtilis nigrescens Forel, 1913
Vollenhovia taylori Rilta, Dhadw..., 2023
Vollenhovia terayamai Rilta, Dhadw..., 2023
Vollenhovia umbilicata Donisthorpe, 1941
Vollenhovia undecimalis Donisthorpe, 1948
Vollenhovia xingjun Terayama, 2009
Vollenhovia yambaru Terayama, 1999
Vollenhovia yasmeenae Akbar, Bhart..., 2023


Links, sources and further information
Metaponini at itis.gov