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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
288
1986
3848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1983
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
1955
3809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1398
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
266
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
263
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
215
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
25
61
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
25
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
11
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesotho
11 Genera with 29 Species
Crematogaster Lund, 1920Acrobat Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1910Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1983Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1895Fierce Ants6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesotho
29 Species and 2 Subspecies
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) natalensis Forel, 1910Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) rectinota Forel, 1913
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) hottentota Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Crematogaster hottentota bassuto Santschi, 1925
Crematogaster monticola Arnold, 1920
Meranoplus peringueyi Emery, 1886
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Monomorium bevisi Arnold, 1944
Monomorium guillarmodi Arnold, 1946
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium schultzei Forel, 1910
Myrmicaria basutorum Arnold, 1960
Myrmicaria striata Stitz, 1911Atlantic galeommatid
Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Pheidole foreli Mayr, 1901
Pheidole spinulosa Forel, 1910
Pheidole spinulosa messalina Forel, 1910
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys oxysma Bolton, 1983
Tetramorium akermani Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium bevisi Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Tetramorium bothae Forel, 1910
Tetramorium frigidum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom

Subnodes of Myrmicinae with occurrences in Lesotho
TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMeranoplini
Emery, 1914
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmicariini
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
1
6
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