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Checklist for Tribe Metaponini Forel, 1911
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
942
23049
129157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
938
23017
129086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
22694
128014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
534
17158
106564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
83
2649
17688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
2576
17488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
743
9500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
219
3564
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
219
3564
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
83
1203
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetaponini
Forel, 1911
3
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australasia
3 Genera with 40 Species
Liomyrmex Mayr, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Metapone Forel, 195312SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 194830SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
40 Species and 7 Subspecies
Liomyrmex dispar (Forel, 1895)⇒ Machomyrma dispar Forel, 1895
Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Liomyrmex reneae (Donisthorpe, 1948)⇒ Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Metapone enigmatica Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone hoelldobleri Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone krombeini Smith, 1947
Metapone leae Wheeler, 1919
Metapone mathinnae Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone mjobergi Forel, 1915
Metapone philwardi Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone tecklini Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone tillyardi Wheeler, 1919
Metapone titan Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone tricolor McAreavey, 1949Minute axinopsid
Metapone truki Smith, 1953Eastern auger
Vollenhovia banksi Forel, 1910
Vollenhovia bengakalisi (Menozzi, 1933)⇒ Gauromyrmex bengakalisi Menozzi, 1933
Vollenhovia brachycera Emery, 1914
Vollenhovia brunnea Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Vollenhovia butteli jacobsoni Forel, 1915
Vollenhovia dentata Mann, 1919California surfclam
Vollenhovia dentata marginata Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia denticulata Emery, 1914
Vollenhovia duodecimalis Donisthorpe, 1948
Vollenhovia elysii Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia foveaceps Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia irenea Donisthorpe, 1947Dentate lucine
Vollenhovia loboii Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia luctuosa Stitz, 1938
Vollenhovia luctuosa luctuosa Stitz, 1938
Vollenhovia nitida Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia novobritainae Donisthorpe, 1948
Vollenhovia oblonga Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia oblonga pedestris Smith, 1861
Vollenhovia oblonga rufescens Emery, 1894
Vollenhovia papuana Viehmeyer, 1914
Vollenhovia piroskae Forel, 1912
Vollenhovia punctata Viehmeyer, 1914
Vollenhovia rufipes Donisthorpe, 1949
Vollenhovia rufiventris Forel, 1901Round combshell
Vollenhovia simoides Emery, 1897
Vollenhovia subtilis affinis Emery, 1887
Vollenhovia subtilis magna Viehmeyer, 1914
Vollenhovia umbilicata Donisthorpe, 1941
Vollenhovia undecimalis Donisthorpe, 1948


Links, sources and further information
Metaponini at itis.gov