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Checklist for Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
137
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
137
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
101
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
31
57
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
31
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
12
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
12 Genera with 26 Species
Crematogaster Lund, 1926Acrobat Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19447SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1910Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1865Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1877Fierce Ants6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
26 Species
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) nigronitens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) transvaalensis Forel, 1894
Crematogaster boera Santschi, 1926
Meranoplus peringueyi Emery, 1886
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Monomorium excelsior Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium paternum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium rhopalocerum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium speculiceps (Santschi, 1928)⇒ Monomorium excelsior Arnold, 1926
Monomorium tablense Santschi, 1932
Monomorium xanthognathum Arnold, 1944
Nesomyrmex denticulatus Mayr, 1901
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Pheidole spinulosa Forel, 1910
Rhoptromyrmex transversinodis Mayr, 1901
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Tetramorium capense Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium poweri Forel, 1914
Tetramorium pusillum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877

Subnodes of Myrmicinae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMeranoplini
Emery, 1914
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
2
7
Genera
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