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Checklist for Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
58
875
1967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
862
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
351
1051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
75
304
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
75
304
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
33
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
33 Genera with 153 Species
#ACILMOPRSTW
Acanthognathus Mayr, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1804Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Adelomyrmex Fernández, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1849Collared Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 20237SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1876Turtle ants11SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 20034SpeciesTaxom
Ilemomyrmex Wilson, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 194012SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 17989SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 200724SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Myrmoxenus Ruzsky, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1908Big-headed Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1851Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1893Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1906Miniature Trap-jaw Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1940Acorn Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
153 Species and 11 Subspecies
Acanthognathus poinari ♰ Baroni Urban..., 1994
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Adelomyrmex tristani Menozzi, 1931Gould cyclocardia
Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) senilis Mayr, 1853
Aphaenogaster senilis senilis Mayr, 1853
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) pallida (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Aphaenogaster lesbica Forel, 1913
Aphaenogaster gemella Roger, 1862Dwarf surfclam
Aphaenogaster hesperia Santschi, 1911
Aphaenogaster iberica Emery, 1908
Aphaenogaster lesbica Forel, 1913
Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa Lucas, 1849
Apterostigma electropilosum ♰ Schultz, 2007
Apterostigma eowilsoni ♰ Schultz, 2007
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Cardiocondyla emery Forel, 1893
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, 1929Ant
Cardiocondyla verdensis Seifert, 2023
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cephalotes alveolatus ♰ Vierbergen &..., 1995Lesser tagelus
Cephalotes bloosi ♰ Baroni Urbani, 1999
Cephalotes brevispineus ♰ De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes caribicus ♰ M. L. de And..., 1999
Cephalotes integerrimus ♰ Vierbergen &..., 1995Lesser tagelus
Cephalotes jansei ♰ Vierbergen &..., 1995Lesser tagelus
Cephalotes obscurus ♰ Vierbergen &..., 1995Lesser tagelus
Cephalotes serratus ♰ Vierbergen &..., 1995Lesser tagelus
Cephalotes squamosus ♰ Vierbergen &..., 1995Lesser tagelus
Cephalotes sucinus ♰ De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes varians Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) alluaudi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Crematogaster alluaudi noualhieri Emery, 1893
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster auberti levithorax Forel, 1902
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laestrygon Emery, 1869Catspaw
Crematogaster laestrygon canariensis Barquin, 1981
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) nigropilosa Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster obscurata Emery, 1895Ant
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex taino ♰ De Andrade, 2003
Ilemomyrmex caecus ♰ E. O. Wilson, 1985
Leptothorax (Macromischa) praecreolus De Andrade, 1992Lilljeborg peaclam
Leptothorax (Macromischa) subditivus (Wheeler, 1903)⇒ Temnothorax subditivus Wheeler, 1903
Leptothorax (Myrafant) cabrerae (Forel, 1893)⇒ Temnothorax cabrerae Forel, 1893
Leptothorax (Myrafant) rottenbergii (Emery, 1870)⇒ Temnothorax rottenbergii Emery, 1870
Leptothorax (Myrafant) unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)⇒ Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Leptothorax cabrerai Forel, 1893
Leptothorax canescens (Santschi, 1908)⇒ Temnothorax canescens Santschi, 1908
Leptothorax dominicanus De Andrade, ..., 1999
Leptothorax gracilicornis (Emery, 1882)⇒ Temnothorax gracilicornis Emery, 1882
Leptothorax hesperius (Santschi, 1909)⇒ Temnothorax hesperius Santschi, 1909
Leptothorax risi Forel, 1892
Leptothorax wollastoni (Donisthorpe, 1940)⇒ Temnothorax wollastoni Donisthorpe, 1940
Megalomyrmex acauna Brandao, 1990Long fingernailclam
Megalomyrmex balzani Emery, 1894
Messor barbarum pseudo Mayr, 1862
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor hesperius Santschi, 1927
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor minor hesperius Santschi, 1927
Messor minor maurus Barquin, 1981
Messor sordidus (Forel, 1892)⇒ Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium boltoni Espadaler & ..., 1987Oval dwarf-venus
Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, 1858)⇒ Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891
Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905
Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium hesperium Emery, 1895Iridescent lilliput
Monomorium hesperium lanzarotense Wheeler, 1927
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902Ant
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium medinae (Forel, 1892)⇒ Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium wilsoni Espadaler, 2007
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica lobulicornis (Nylander, 1857)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmoxenus birgitae Schulz, 1994
Oxyopomyrmex insularis Santschi, 1908
Pheidole alfaroi Emery, 1896False spike
Pheidole biolleyi Forel, 1908
Pheidole diana Forel, 1908
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole hoelldobleri Wilson, 2003
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidole terresi Wheeler & Mann, 1914Dirty mysella
Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Pogonomyrmex angustus Mayr, 1870
Pogonomyrmex bispinosus Spinola, 1851
Procryptocerus adlerzi Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) orbula Emery, 1875Contracted corbula
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis canariensis Forel, 1893
Stenamma alas Longino, 2005
Stenamma schmidti Menozzi, 1931
Strumigenys biolleyi Forel, 1908
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys pilosula ♰ M. L. de And..., 2007
Strumigenys poinari ♰ C. Baroni Ur..., 2007
Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906Ant
Temnothorax bimbache Espadaler, 2007
Temnothorax birgitae Schulz, 1994
Temnothorax cabrerae Forel, 1893
Temnothorax canescens Santschi, 1908
Temnothorax gracilicornis Emery, 1882
Temnothorax gracilicornis nivarianus Santschi, 1925
Temnothorax hesperius Santschi, 1909
Temnothorax productus Santschi, 1918
Temnothorax risii Forel, 1892
Temnothorax rottenbergii Emery, 1870
Temnothorax rottenbergii scabriosus Santschi, 1909
Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Temnothorax wollastoni Donisthorpe, 1940
Tetramorium alternans (Santschi, 1929)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium biskense Forel, 1904
Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904Horseshoe crabs
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium depressum Forel, 1892
Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)⇒ Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846
Tetramorium impurum Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Tetramorium punicum Smith, F., 1861
Tetramorium semilaeve André, 1883Cuba transennella
Tetramorium semilaeve fortunatarum Barquin Diez, 1981
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Myrmicinae with occurrences in Macaronesia
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBlepharidattini
Wheeler & Wheeler, 1991
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicoxenini
Forel, 1893
3
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmecinini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmicini
Lepeletier, 1835
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
3
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeStenammini
Ashmead, 1905
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom



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