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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
600
1882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
594
1868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
379
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
48
214
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
48
214
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
18
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
18 Genera with 140 Species
Atopomyrmex André, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18586SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1910Acrobat Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Melissotarsus Emery, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19228SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 192333SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 198126SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1923Big-headed Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1966Marauder ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1895Fierce Ants35SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
140 Species and 4 Subspecies
Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, 1908Ant
Carebara aberrans Santschi, 1937
Carebara gustavmayri Fischer, Azo..., 2014
Carebara hammoniae Stitz, 1923
Carebara junodi Forel, 1904
Carebara kunensis Ettershank, 1966
Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858)⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904
Cataulacus intrudens Frederick Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) acaciae Forel, 1892Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster castanea adusta Santschi, 1935
Crematogaster castanea insidiosa Santschi, 1920
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) gutenbergi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) melanogaster Emery, 1895Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster (Oxygyne) oscaris Forel, 1910
Crematogaster schultzei Forel, 1910
Crematogaster solers Forel, 1910
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Meranoplus magrettii Magretti, 1884
Meranoplus spininodis Arnold, 1917Swamp fingernailclam
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor denticornis Forel, 1910
Messor incisus Stitz, 1923
Messor luebberti Forel, 1910
Messor piceus Stitz, 1923
Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923
Messor tropicorum Wheeler, 1922
Monomorium afrc
Monomorium alamarum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium delagoense (Forel, 1894)⇒ Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium drapenum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium esharre Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium fugelanum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium havilandi Forel, 1910
Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium katir Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium kitectum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium mantazenum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium marshi Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium mediocre Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium mictile Forel, 1910
Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910
Monomorium minor Stitz, 1923
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium nirvanum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium opacum Forel, 1913
Monomorium robustior (Forel, 1892)⇒ Trichomyrmex robustior Forel, 1892
Monomorium rufulum Stitz, 1923
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium schultzei Forel, 1910
Monomorium setuliferum Forel, 1910
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium vatranum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium viator Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901Giant cleftclam
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Ocymyrmex afradu Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex alacer Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Ocymyrmex cavatodorsatus Prins, 1965
Ocymyrmex dekerus Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex engytachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex flavescens Stitz, 1923
Ocymyrmex flaviventris Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
Ocymyrmex gariepensis Prins & Roux, 1989
Ocymyrmex gordoni Prins & Roux, 1989
Ocymyrmex kahas Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex micans Forel, 1910
Ocymyrmex monardi Santschi, 1930
Ocymyrmex okys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex picardi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Ocymyrmex resekhes Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex robustior Stitz, 1923
Ocymyrmex shushan Bolton, 1981
Ocymyrmex sobek Bolton, 1981
Ocymyrmex sphinx Bolton, 1981
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex turneri Donisthorpe, 1931
Ocymyrmex velox Santschi, 1932
Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Ocymyrmex zekhem Bolton, 1981
Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole liengmei Forel, 1894
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole schultzei Forel, 1910Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole sharpi Forel, 1902
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901Round combshell
Pheidole tenuinodis robusta Stitz, 1923
Pheidologeton aberrans Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidologeton hammoniae Stitz, 1923
Pheidologeton kunensis Ettershank, 1966
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Tetramorium agile Arnold, 1960
Tetramorium aisha Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018
Tetramorium arzi Tohmé, G., 1969
Tetramorium barbigerum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium clunum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium desertorum Forel, 1910
Tetramorium duncani Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018
Tetramorium eminii Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium glabratum Stitz, 1923
Tetramorium grandinode Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891
Tetramorium inezulae Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Tetramorium jordani Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Tetramorium khyarum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium krynitum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium laevithorax Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium luteolum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901Round combshell
Tetramorium notiale Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium peringueyi Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium petersi Forel, 1910
Tetramorium pogonion Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium praetextum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886
Tetramorium rufescens Stitz, 1923
Tetramorium saginatum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium signatum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886
Tetramorium subcoecum Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895Turgid blossom

Subnodes of Myrmicinae with occurrences in Namibia
TribeCataulacini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicoxenini
Forel, 1893
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelissotarsini
Emery, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMeranoplini
Emery, 1914
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmicariini
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
3
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
1
33
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
1
35
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