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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
421
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
382
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
175
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
40
318
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
40
318
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
18
158
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
18 Genera with 158 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1908Collared Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 200314SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1933Acrobat Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 191037SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 185821SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19188SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1915Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1775Acorn Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1927Fierce Ants25SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 19974SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
158 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) splendida Roger, 1859Pure mysella
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798Many-line lucine
Aphaenogaster holtzi Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Aphaenogaster iranica Kiran & Alip..., 2013
Aphaenogaster kurdica Ruzsky, 1905
Aphaenogaster muschtaidica Emery, 1908
Aphaenogaster obsidiana Mayr, 1861Wrinkled montacutid
Aphaenogaster rhaphidiiceps Mayr, 1877
Aphaenogaster syriaca Emery, 1908
Cardiocondyla brachyceps Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla dalmatica Emery, 1869
Cardiocondyla elegans (Emery, 1869)⇒ Cardiocondyla sahlbergi Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla fajumensis (Forel, 1913)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla kushanica Pisarski, 1967
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905
Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla persiana Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla sahlbergi Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla stambuloffii Forel, 1892
Cardiocondyla ulianini Emery, 1889
Cardiocondyla unicalis Seifert, 2003
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) antaris Forel, 1894Lilliput
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) inermis Mayr, 1862Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster afghanica Pisarski, 1967
Crematogaster bogojawlenskii Ruzsky, 1905
Crematogaster gypsophila Mohseni, 2023
Crematogaster hezaradjatica Pisarski, 1967
Crematogaster schmidti Mayr, 1853
Crematogaster sorokini Ruzsky, 1905
Crematogaster subdentata Mayr, 1877Round combshell
Crematogaster warburgi Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Myrafant) nadigi (Kutter, 1925)⇒ Temnothorax nadigi Kutter, 1925
Leptothorax (Myrafant) parvulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852
Messor alexandri Tohme, 1981
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor caducus T. Victor, 1839
Messor ceresis Santschi, 1934Tellin semele
Messor concolor Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor dentatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor denticulatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905Oval macoma
Messor galla Mayr, 1904Japanese horseshoe crab
Messor hebraeus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor incorruptus Kuznetzov-Ug..., 1929
Messor intermedius Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor laboriosus Santschi, 1927
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Messor mediosanguineus Donisthorpe, 1946
Messor melancholicus Arnoldi, 1977
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor nahali Tohme, 1981
Messor obscurior Pashaei Rad,..., 2018
Messor orientalis Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Messor perantennatus Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor platyceras Crawley, 1920
Messor rufotestaceus Förster, 1850Expanded macoma
Messor semirufus André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Messor structor platyceras Crawley, 1920
Messor subgracilinodis Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor sultanus Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor syriacus Tohme, 1969Pacific eggcockle
Messor testaceus Donisthorpe, 1950
Messor turcmenochorassanicus Arnoldi, 1977
Messor variabilis Kuznetzov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Messor varrialei Emery, 1921
Messor wasmanni Krauße-Heldr..., 1910Varnished liocyma
Monomorium abeillei André, 1881Eggcockle
Monomorium acutinode Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911
Monomorium barbatulum Mayr, 1877
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium dentigerum Roger, 1862
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902Ant
Monomorium indicum kusnezowi Santschi, 1928
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium kusnezovi Santschi, 1928
Monomorium kusnezowi Santschi, 1928
Monomorium niloticum Emery, 1881
Monomorium nitidiventre Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Monomorium pallidum Donisthorpe, 1918
Monomorium perplexum Radchenko, 1997
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium ruzskyi Dlussky & Za..., 1985
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium venustum Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Myrmica bergi Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Myrmica constricta Karavaiev, 1934
Myrmica deplanata (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica lacustris Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920Disk dosinia
Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926Thin cyclinella
Myrmica lacustris Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
Oxyopomyrmex krueperi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pheidole cicatricosa (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1905
Pheidole latinoda Roger, 1863Sister diplodon
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole providens Sykes, 1835
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) latro Forel, 1894
Solenopsis wolfi Emery, 1915
Strongylognathus christophi Emery, 1889
Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax anodonta Arnoldi, 1977
Temnothorax iranicus Radchenko, 1993
Temnothorax nadigi Kutter, 1925
Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852
Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Tetramorium armatum Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium chefketi Forel, 1911
Tetramorium chefteki Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Tetramorium davidi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903Humpbacked peaclam
Tetramorium feroxoides Dlussky & Za..., 1985
Tetramorium flavidulum Santschi, 1910
Tetramorium flavocostatum Salata, Khal..., 2024
Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium indocile (Santschi, 1927)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium inerme Mayr, 1877
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium moravicum Kratochvíl, 1941
Tetramorium nursei Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Tetramorium punctatum Santschi, 1927
Tetramorium punicum Smith, F., 1861
Tetramorium schmidti Forel, 1904
Tetramorium schneideri Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium striativentre Mayr, 1877
Tetramorium sulcinode Santschi, 1927
Trichomyrmex dentigera Roger, 1862
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Trichomyrmex perplexum Radchenko, 1997
Trichomyrmex perplexus Radchenko, 1997

Subnodes of Myrmicinae with occurrences in Iran
TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicoxenini
Forel, 1893
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmecinini
Ashmead, 1905
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmicini
Lepeletier, 1835
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
2
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeStenammini
Ashmead, 1905
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
2
26
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