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Checklist for Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
185
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
178
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
87
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
36
98
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
36
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
17
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
17 Genera with 54 Species
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1914Acrobat Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Cyphoidris Weber, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Microdaceton Santschi, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1866Big-headed Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1865Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1950Miniature Trap-jaw Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1943Fierce Ants9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
54 Species and 2 Subspecies
Calyptomyrmex barak Bolton, 1981
Calyptomyrmex rennefer Bolton, 1981
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Carebara perpusilla Emery, 1895
Carebara polita Santschi, 1914
Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858)⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904
Cataulacus kenyensis Santschi, 1935
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster castanea inversa Forel, 1907
Crematogaster bequaerti ludia Forel, 1913
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) rugosa André, 1895Martinique tellin
Crematogaster flaviventris Santschi, 1910
Crematogaster jeanneli Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Cyphoidris werneri Bolton, 1981
Microdaceton viriosum Bolton, 2000
Monomorium afrum André, 1884
Monomorium crawleyi Santschi, 1930
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium vecte Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery, 1893Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Pristomyrmex trogor Bolton, 1981
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Strumigenys adrasora Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys bequaerti Santschi, 1923
Strumigenys concolor Santschi, 1914
Strumigenys dagon Bolton, 1983
Strumigenys datissa Bolton, 1983
Strumigenys gatuda Bolton, 1983
Strumigenys lujae Forel, 1902
Strumigenys murshila Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys rukha Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys sahura Bolton, 1983
Strumigenys sarissa Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys shaula Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys totyla Bolton, 1983Spiny jewelbox
Strumigenys transenna Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys truncatidens Brown, 1950
Syllophopsis cryptobia (Santschi, 1921)⇒ Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Syllophopsis sersalata Bolton, 1987
Tetramorium aculeatum Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium candidum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium edouardi Forel, 1894
Tetramorium metactum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium muscorum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium zambezium Santschi, 1939
Tetramorium zonacaciae Weber, 1943

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

Taxom

TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicoxenini
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmecinini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmicariini
Forel, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeStenammini
Ashmead, 1905
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
1
9
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