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Checklist for Tribe Metaponini Forel, 1911
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
151
11202
151593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
122
10288
146065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
42
3384
72516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
745
19027
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
745
19027
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
292
9219
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetaponini
Forel, 1911
4
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
4 Genera with 116 Species
Liomyrmex Mayr, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Metapone Forel, 201635SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 202394SpeciesTaxom
Xenomyrmex Forel, 18855SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
116 Species and 22 Subspecies
Liomyrmex dispar (Forel, 1895)⇒ Machomyrma dispar Forel, 1895
Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Liomyrmex reneae (Donisthorpe, 1948)⇒ Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Liomyrmex taylori (Tiwari & Jon..., 1986)⇒ Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Metapone africana Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone bakeri Wheeler, 1916Crenulate tellin
Metapone balinensis Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone emersoni Gregg, 1958
Metapone enigmatica Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone gracilis Wheeler, 1935
Metapone greeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Metapone hewitti Wheeler, 1919
Metapone hoelldobleri Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone jacobsoni Crawley, 1924
Metapone javana Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone johni Karawajew, 1933
Metapone kanak Taylor, 2018
Metapone krombeini Smith, 1947
Metapone leae Wheeler, 1919
Metapone madagascarica Gregg, 1958
Metapone manni Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone mathinnae Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone mjobergi Forel, 1915
Metapone murphyi Wang, Yamada..., 2019
Metapone nicobarensis Tiwari & Jon..., 1986Tiny peaclam
Metapone nigrolucidus Qi & Chen, 2024
Metapone nivanuatu Taylor, 2018
Metapone philwardi Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone quadridentata Eguchi, 1998
Metapone salomonis Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone sauteri Forel, 1912
Metapone shanyii Qi & Chen, 2024
Metapone tecklini Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone tillyardi Wheeler, 1919
Metapone titan Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Metapone tricolor McAreavey, 1949Minute axinopsid
Metapone truki Smith, 1953Eastern auger
Metapone vincimus Alpert, 2007
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 beyrichi Mayr, 1868
Vollenhovia brachycera Emery, 1914
Vollenhovia brevicornis (Emery, 1893)⇒ Vollenhovia brachycera Emery, 1914
Vollenhovia brevicornis brevicornis Emery, 1893
Vollenhovia brevicornis minuta Viehmeyer, 1916
Vollenhovia brunnea Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Vollenhovia butteli Forel, 1913
Vollenhovia butteli jacobsoni Forel, 1915
Vollenhovia butteli seeliebi Forel, 1913
Vollenhovia cristata Stitz, 1938
Vollenhovia dentata Mann, 1919California surfclam
Vollenhovia dentata marginata Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia denticulata Emery, 1914
Vollenhovia duodecimalis Donisthorpe, 1948
Vollenhovia elysii Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1906Ant
Vollenhovia emeryi emeryi Wheeler, 1906
Vollenhovia escherichi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Vollenhovia foveaceps Mann, 1919
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 kaselela Clouse, 2007
Vollenhovia keralensis Kripakaran &..., 2022
Vollenhovia kipyatkovi Radchenko & ..., 2013
Vollenhovia loboii Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia longicephala Terayama & Y..., 1991Snubnose corbula
Vollenhovia longiceps Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Vollenhovia lucimandibula Wang, W., Zh..., 2005
Vollenhovia luctuosa Stitz, 1938
Vollenhovia luctuosa 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 mwereka Clouse, 2007
Vollenhovia nipponica Kinomura & Y..., 1992Wavy corbula
Vollenhovia nitida Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia novobritainae Donisthorpe, 1948
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 pacifica Wilson & Taylor, 1967Guppy strawberry-cockle
Vollenhovia papuana Viehmeyer, 1914
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 punctata Viehmeyer, 1914
Vollenhovia punctatostriata Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Vollenhovia pwidikidika Clouse, 2007
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 samoensis Mayr, 1876
Vollenhovia satoi Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Vollenhovia shunfenger Terayama, 2009
Vollenhovia simoides Emery, 1897
Vollenhovia soleaferrea Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Vollenhovia subtilis Emery, 1887
Vollenhovia subtilis affinis Emery, 1887
Vollenhovia subtilis magna Viehmeyer, 1914
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
Xenomyrmex floridanus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Xenomyrmex floridanus skwarrae Wheeler, 1931
Xenomyrmex panamanus Wheeler, 1922Atlantic cleftclam
Xenomyrmex picquarti Forel, 1899
Xenomyrmex stollii Forel, 1885Sister diplodon


Links, sources and further information
Metaponini at itis.gov