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Checklist for Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
437
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
436
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
245
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
46
115
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
46
115
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
16
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
16 Genera with 59 Species
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1903Acrobat Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Melissotarsus Emery, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1866Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1858Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1895Fierce Ants15SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calyptomyrmex claviseta Santschi, 1914
Carebara perpusilla Emery, 1895
Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858)⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904
Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cataulacus traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Cataulacus wissmannii Forel, 1894
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) acaciae Forel, 1892Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunneipennis André, 1890
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) desperans Forel, 1914
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) impressa Emery, 1899Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster (Decacrema) liengmei Forel, 1894Turgid blossom
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) natalensis Forel, 1910Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster bequaerti ludia Forel, 1913
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) kneri Mayr, 1862Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster arboreus Smith, 1858
Crematogaster arnoldi Forel, 1914Texas lilliput
Crematogaster gerstaeckeri Dalla Torre, 1871
Crematogaster monticola Arnold, 1920
Crematogaster neuvillei Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Melissotarsus beccarii Emery, 1877
Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Oligomyrmex arnoldiellus (Santschi, 1919)⇒ Carebara arnoldiella Santschi, 1919
Pheidole foreli Mayr, 1901
Pheidole kitschneri Forel, 1910
Pheidole liengmei Forel, 1894
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904)⇒ Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
Pyramica oxysma Bolton, 1983Trigonal tivela
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Strumigenys havilandi Forel, 1905
Strumigenys irrorata Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Strumigenys marleyi Arnold, 1914
Strumigenys maxillaris Baroni Urbani, 2007
Strumigenys simoni Emery, 1895
Strumigenys syntacta Bolton, 2000
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894
Tetramorium emeryi Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium eminii Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Tetramorium frigidum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium grassii Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium isipingense Forel, 1914
Tetramorium jauresi Forel, 1914
Tetramorium matopoense Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium microps Mayr, 1901Imperial venus
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium traegaordhi Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Tetramorium warreni Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895Turgid blossom

Subnodes of Myrmicinae with occurrences in Natal
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCataulacini
Emery, 1895
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
1
16
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelissotarsini
Emery, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmicariini
Forel, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeStenammini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
2
15
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