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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
1244
4347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
57
1155
4224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
423
2209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
139
1172
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
139
1172
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
49
517
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetaponini
Forel, 1911
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
3 Genera with 15 Species
Liomyrmex Mayr, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Metapone Forel, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 202312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Liomyrmex taylori (Tiwari & Jon..., 1986)⇒ Liomyrmex gestroi Emery, 1887
Metapone jacobsoni Crawley, 1924
Metapone nicobarensis Tiwari & Jon..., 1986Tiny peaclam
Vollenhovia acanthina (Karavaiev, 1935)⇒ Gauromyrmex acanthinus Karavaiev, 1935
Vollenhovia gastropunctata Bharti & Kumar, 2013
Vollenhovia karimalaensis Dhadwal, Ril..., 2023
Vollenhovia keralensis Kripakaran &..., 2022
Vollenhovia mawrapensis Dhadwal, Ril..., 2023
Vollenhovia oblonga Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia oblonga laevithorax Emery, 1889
Vollenhovia penetrans Smith, F., 1857
Vollenhovia pfeifferi Bharti, Dhad..., 2023
Vollenhovia taylori Rilta, Dhadw..., 2023
Vollenhovia terayamai Rilta, Dhadw..., 2023
Vollenhovia yasmeenae Akbar, Bhart..., 2023


Links, sources and further information
Metaponini at itis.gov