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Checklist for Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
462
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
457
1091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
256
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
98
386
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
98
386
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
38
171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
38 Genera with 171 Species
#ACDELMOPRSTV
Acanthomyrmex Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Anillomyrma Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1887Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18909SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 191114SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloxys Smith, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1902Acrobat Ants26SpeciesTaxom
Dilobocondyla Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Lophomyrmex Emery, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Metapone Forel, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 191311SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Paratopula Wheeler, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1885Big-headed Ants36SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1915Marauder ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Recurvidris Bolton, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomastix Forel, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Stereomyrmex Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2007Miniature Trap-jaw Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1913Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1902Fierce Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 19119SpeciesTaxom
Tyrannomyrmex Fernández, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
171 Species and 20 Subspecies
Acanthomyrmex luciolae Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Anillomyrma decamera Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Aphaenogaster becarii
Aphaenogaster beccarii Emery, 1887
Calyptomyrmex singalensis Baroni Urbani, 1975
Calyptomyrmex tamil Baroni Urbani, 1975
Calyptomyrmex vedda Baroni Urbani, 1975
Cardiocondyla emery Forel, 1893
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla emeryi emeryi Forel, 1881
Cardiocondyla itsukii Seifert, Oki..., 2017
Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi Terayama, 1999Ant
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla minutor
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890Yellow sneaking ant
Carebara affinis Jerdon, 1851
Carebara bruni Forel, 1913
Carebara butteli Forel, 1913
Carebara ceylonensis Forel, 1911
Carebara deponens Walker, 1859
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Carebara diversa taprobanae Smith, 1858
Carebara escherichi Forel, 1911
Carebara nana Santschi, 1919
Carebara pygmaea Emery, 1887
Carebara sicheli Mayr, 1862
Carebara silenus Smith, F., 1858
Carebara sinhala Fischer, Azo..., 2014
Carebara taprobanae Forel, 1911
Cataulacus granulatus Latreille, 1802
Cataulacus latus Forel, 1891
Cataulacus simoni Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Cataulacus taprobanae Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Cephaloxys cordovcensis dolichognatha Weber, 1934
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunnea Smith, F., 1857Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster brunnea nicevillei Emery, 1922
Crematogaster brunnea rabula Forel, 1902
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) dohrni Mayr, 1879Southern acornshell
Crematogaster dohrni dohrni Mayr, 1879
Crematogaster dohrni gigas Forel, 1913
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ransonneti Mayr, 1868
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) rogenhoferi Mayr, 1879Atlantic diplodon
Crematogaster rogenhoferi lutea Emery, 1893
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) rothneyi Mayr, 1879
Crematogaster rothneyi haputalensis Forel, 1913
Crematogaster stadelmanni dolichocephala Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) biroi (Mayr, 1897)⇒ Crematogaster emeryi Forel, 1907
Crematogaster aitkenii Forel, 1902
Crematogaster anthracina Smith, 1857Dosinia lucine
Crematogaster apicalis (Motschoulsky, 1863)⇒ Crematogaster betapicalis Bolton, 1995
Crematogaster betapicalis Bolton, 1995
Crematogaster brunnescens Motschoulsky, 1863Alaska razor
Crematogaster consternens Walker, 1859
Crematogaster contemta Mayr, 1879
Crematogaster desecta Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Crematogaster emeryi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster pellens Walker, 1859Poke milkweed
Crematogaster rogeri Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster subnuda Mayr, 1879Tapered pigtoe
Crematogaster walshi Forel, 1902Giant cleftclam
Dilobocondyla didita Walker, 1859
Erromyrma latinodis Mayr, 1872
Leptothorax nylanderi euxanthus (Plateaux, 1981)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Macromischa) poeyi (Wheeler, 1913)⇒ Temnothorax poeyi Wheeler, 1913
Lophomyrmex bedoti Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lophomyrmex birmanus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus Jerdon, 1851
Megalomyrmex foreli Emery, 1890
Meranoplus bicolor Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Meranoplus boltoni Schödl, 1998
Meranoplus levis Donisthorpe, 1942Triangular mysella
Meranoplus loebli Schödl, 1998
Meranoplus rothneyi Forel, 1902
Metapone greeni Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Metapone johni Karawajew, 1933
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium consternens (Walker, 1859)⇒ Crematogaster consternens Walker, 1859
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium latinode Mayr, 1872Wasp
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium sahlbergi Emery, 1898Ant
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium taprobanae Forel, 1913
Myrmecina striata Emery, 1889
Myrmica obscurata Motschoulsky, 1863Alaska razor
Myrmica pilinodis Motschoulsky, 1863Alaska razor
Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842Texas venus
Myrmicaria fodiens (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Myrmicaria fodica Jerdon, 1851
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Oligomyrmex bruni (Forel, 1913)⇒ Carebara bruni Forel, 1913
Oligomyrmex butteli (Forel, 1913)⇒ Carebara butteli Forel, 1913
Oligomyrmex deponens (Walker, 1859)⇒ Carebara deponens Walker, 1859
Oligomyrmex taprobanae (Forel, 1911)⇒ Carebara taprobanae Forel, 1911
Paratopula ceylonica Emery, 1901
Pheidole barreleti Forel, 1903
Pheidole ceylonica Motschoulsky, 1863
Pheidole colpigaleata Eguchi, 2006
Pheidole diffidens Walker, 1859
Pheidole fergusoni Forel, 1902
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole gracilipes Motschoulsky, 1863
Pheidole horni Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole indosinensis Wheeler, 1928
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole jucunda Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Pheidole latinoda Roger, 1863Sister diplodon
Pheidole latinoda angustior Forel, 1902
Pheidole latinoda latinoda Roger, 1863
Pheidole latinoda peradeniyae Forel, 1911
Pheidole malinsii Forel, 1902
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole nietneri Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole noda Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Pheidole nodus Fr. Smith, 1874
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole pronotalis Forel, 1902
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole rogersi Forel, 1902
Pheidole rugosa Smith, 1858
Pheidole sharpi Forel, 1902
Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902
Pheidole spathifera yerburyi Forel, 1902
Pheidole sulcaticeps (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole indosinensis Wheeler, 1928
Pheidole sulcaticeps sulcaticeps Roger, 1863
Pheidole sulcaticeps vellicans Forel, 1911
Pheidole templaria Forel, 1902
Pheidole templaria euscrobata Forel, 1913
Pheidole watsoni Forel, 1902
Pheidole woodmasoni Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Pheidologeton ceylonensis Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Pheidologeton nanus Roger, 1863
Pheidologeton pygmaeus Emery, 1887Consobrine tellin
Pheidologeton pygmaeus bugnioni Forel, 1915
Pristomyrmex punctatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pristomyrmex sinharaja Dias & Yamane, 2016
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Recurvidris pickburni Bolton, 1992
Recurvidris recurvispinosa Forel, 1890
Rhopalomastix escherichi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Rhopalomastix rothneyi Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) nitens Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Stereomyrmex horni Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Strumigenys dyschima Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys ebbae Forel, 1905
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866Ant
Strumigenys inopinata De Andrade, 1994
Strumigenys lewisi Cameron, 1886Ant
Strumigenys lyroessa Roger, 1862
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys veddha De Andrade, 2007
Syllophopsis australica Forel, 1907
Syllophopsis subcoeca Emery, 1894
Temnothorax poeyi Wheeler, 1913
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium curvispinosum Mayr, 1897
Tetramorium indicum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium mayri Mann, 1919California surfclam
Tetramorium obesum André, 1887
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium pilosum Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879
Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium tortuosum Roger, 1863
Tetramorium transversarium Roger, 1863
Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890
Tetramorium yerburyi Forel, 1902
Trichomyrmex aberrans Forel, 1902
Trichomyrmex criniceps Mayr, 1879
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Trichomyrmex emeryi Mayr, 1897
Trichomyrmex emeryi laevior Mayr, 1897
Trichomyrmex glaber André, 1883
Trichomyrmex mayri Forel, 1902
Trichomyrmex rogeri Mayr, 1865
Trichomyrmex wroughtoni Forel, 1911
Tyrannomyrmex legatus Alpert, 2011
Vollenhovia escherichi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell

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

Taxom

TribeCataulacini
Emery, 1895
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
3
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicoxenini
Forel, 1893
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelissotarsini
Emery, 1901
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMeranoplini
Emery, 1914
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMetaponini
Forel, 1911
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmecinini
Ashmead, 1905
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmicariini
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmicini
Lepeletier, 1835
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
4
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeStenammini
Ashmead, 1905
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
1
16
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Myrmicinae at itis.gov