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Checklist for Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
311
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
310
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
230
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
44
145
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
44
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
16
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
16 Genera with 80 Species
Afromyrma Dlussky, Bro..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1910Acrobat Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 193017SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 189210SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1865Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1895Miniature Trap-jaw Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1895Fierce Ants14SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
80 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afromyrma petrosa Dlussky, Bro..., 2004
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Carebara africana Forel, 1910
Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858)⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster castanea simia Forel, 1910
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) melanogaster Emery, 1895Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) transvaalensis Forel, 1894
Crematogaster arboreus Smith, 1858
Crematogaster gallicola Forel, 1894Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster gallicola latro Forel, 1910
Meranoplus glaber Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Meranoplus magrettii Magretti, 1884
Meranoplus spininodis Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor denticornis Forel, 1910
Messor luebberti Forel, 1910
Messor piceus Stitz, 1923
Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium disertum Forel, 1913
Monomorium ergatogyna Wheeler, 1904
Monomorium fugelanum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium lene Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium oscaris Forel, 1894
Monomorium rabirium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium rufulum Stitz, 1923
Monomorium setuliferum Forel, 1910
Monomorium sryetum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium termitarium (Forel, 1910)⇒ Monomorium disertum Forel, 1913
Monomorium termitobium Forel, 1892
Monomorium vaguum Santschi, 1930
Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901Giant cleftclam
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Ocymyrmex alacer Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Ocymyrmex flaviventris Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
Ocymyrmex hirsutus Forel, 1910
Ocymyrmex picardi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Ocymyrmex sobek Bolton, 1981
Ocymyrmex sphinx Bolton, 1981
Ocymyrmex velox Santschi, 1932
Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Pheidole areniphila Forel, 1910
Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole excellens Mayr, 1862Catspaw
Pheidole liengmei Forel, 1894
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole schultzei Forel, 1910Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901Round combshell
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys pretoriae Arnold, 1949
Strumigenys simoni Emery, 1895
Tetramorium angulinode Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Tetramorium desertorum Forel, 1910
Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891
Tetramorium khyarum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901Round combshell
Tetramorium notiale Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium peringueyi Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886
Tetramorium subcoecum Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Trichomyrmex emeryi Mayr, 1897
Trichomyrmex oscaris Forel, 1894

Subnodes of Myrmicinae with occurrences in Botswana
TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicoxenini
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMeranoplini
Emery, 1914
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmicariini
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
3
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmicinae at antwiki.org
Myrmicinae at artfakta.se
Myrmicinae at dyntaxa.se
Myrmicinae at gbif.org
Myrmicinae at itis.gov