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Checklist for Tribe Metaponini Forel, 1911
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3550
6682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2836
5497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
370
907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
361
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
258
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
119
473
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
119
473
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
49
203
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMetaponini
Forel, 1911
3
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Solomon Islands
3 Genera with 9 Species
Metapone Forel, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 18879SpeciesTaxom
Xenomyrmex Forel, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Metapone salomonis Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Vollenhovia dentata Mann, 1919California surfclam
Vollenhovia dentata marginata Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia elysii Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia foveaceps Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia loboii Mann, 1919
Vollenhovia oblonga Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia oblonga pedestris Smith, 1861
Vollenhovia pacifica Wilson & Taylor, 1967Guppy strawberry-cockle
Vollenhovia subtilis Emery, 1887
Xenomyrmex floridanus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom


Links, sources and further information
Metaponini at itis.gov