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Checklist for Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
346
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
341
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
218
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
34
121
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
34
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
17
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
17 Genera with 72 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1908Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18667SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1914Acrobat Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 188316SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 175817SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1911Fire ants5SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1869Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1890Fierce Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
72 Species and 8 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) splendida Roger, 1859Pure mysella
Aphaenogaster phillipsi Wheeler & Mann, 1916
Aphaenogaster syriaca Emery, 1908
Cardiocondyla batesii Forel, 1894
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla fajumensis (Forel, 1913)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla israelica Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905
Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) inermis Mayr, 1862Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster aegyptiaca pharaonis Santschi, 1914
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) angulatus (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Messor aegyptiacus Emery, 1878Inflated axinopsid
Messor aegyptiacus felah Santschi, 1923
Messor arenarius Fabricius, 1787Florida marshclam
Messor arenarius alfierii Santschi, 1938
Messor arenarius diabolus Santschi, 1938
Messor arenarius thebaicus Santschi, 1912
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor barbarus sahlbergi (Forel, 1913)⇒ Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767
Messor crawleyi Santschi, 1928
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor eglalae Sharaf, 2007
Messor foreli Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Messor maculifrons Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor niloticus Santschi, 1938
Messor rugosus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Messor striaticeps André, 1883
Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911
Monomorium atomum Forel, 1902Southern acornshell
Monomorium atomum cooperi Donisthorpe, 1942
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium dentatum Sharaf, 2007
Monomorium edentatum Emery, 1897
Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902Ant
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium niloticum Emery, 1881
Monomorium nitidiventre Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium phoenicum Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Oxyopomyrmex nitidior Santschi, 1910
Pheidole cicatricosa (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849
Pheidole fadli Sharaf, 2007
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole pallidula recticeps Menozzi, 1932
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis bakri Sharaf, 0
Solenopsis bucki Kempf, 1973
Solenopsis cooperi Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Solenopsis kochi Finzi, 1936
Solenopsis occipitalis Santschi, 1911
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Syllophopsis dentata Sharaf, 2007
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium depressiceps Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Tetramorium sahlbergi Finzi, 1936Contracted corbula
Tetramorium salwae Mohamed, Zal..., 2001
Tetramorium shirlae Sharaf, 2007
Tetramorium taueret Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890
Trichomyrmex robustior Forel, 1892

Subnodes of Myrmicinae with occurrences in Egypt
TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicoxenini
Forel, 1893
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
1
8
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