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Checklist for Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
68
1318
5335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
1220
5148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
376
1849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
97
453
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
97
453
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
40
225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
40 Genera with 225 Species
#ACEFGLMOPRSTUVW
Acanthomyrmex Emery, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Anillomyrma Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 2009Collared Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 191210SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1913Acrobat Ants25SpeciesTaxom
Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Formosimyrma Terayama, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Gauromyrmex Menozzi, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Lophomyrmex Emery, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Metapone Forel, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Moellerius Forel, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 200911SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 193011SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Paratopula Wheeler, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1912Big-headed Ants26SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1912Marauder ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 196619SpeciesTaxom
Recurvidris Bolton, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomastix Forel, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1912Fire ants6SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2023Miniature Trap-jaw Ants36SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 2009Acorn Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1902Fierce Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Triglyphothrix Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Trigonogaster Guérin-Ménev..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Unicumyrmex Chung, Hsu, ..., 20251SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 20097SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
225 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acanthomyrmex crassispina (Wheeler, 1930)⇒ Acanthomyrmex crassispinus Wheeler, 1930
Acanthomyrmex crassispinus Wheeler, 1930
Anillomyrma decamera Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Aphaenogaster baogong Terayama, 2009
Aphaenogaster fengbo Terayama, 2009
Aphaenogaster lepida Wheeler, 1929
Aphaenogaster takahashii Wheeler, 1930
Aphaenogaster tipuna Forel, 1913
Aphaenogaster wangtian Terayama, 2009
Aphaenogaster wangye Terayama, 2009
Aphaenogaster xuantian Terayama, 2009
Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi Terayama, 1999Ant
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla noda Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, 1929Ant
Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890Yellow sneaking ant
Carebara affinis Jerdon, 1851
Carebara amia Forel, 1913
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Carebara hannya Terayama, 1996
Carebara oni Terayama, 1996
Carebara qianliyan Terayama, 2009
Carebara sakamotoi Terayama, Li..., 2012
Carebara sauteri Forel, 1912
Carebara yamatonis Terayama, 1996
Carebara yanoi Forel, 1912
Crematogaster brunnea ruginota Santschi, 1928
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) dohrni Mayr, 1879Southern acornshell
Crematogaster dohrni fabricans Forel, 1911
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laboriosa (Smith, 1874)⇒ Crematogaster nawai Ito, 1914
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) matsumurai Forel, 1901Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) rogenhoferi Mayr, 1879Atlantic diplodon
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) biroi (Mayr, 1897)⇒ Crematogaster emeryi Forel, 1907
Crematogaster borneensis harpyia Forel, 1911
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) formosa Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster spengeli taipingensis Forel, 1913
Crematogaster amia Forel, 1913
Crematogaster bison Forel, 1913
Crematogaster emeryi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster laborisa Smith, 1874
Crematogaster nawai Ito, 1914
Crematogaster pia Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Crematogaster pia taivanae Forel, 1913
Crematogaster popohana Forel, 1912
Crematogaster popohana amia Forel, 1913
Crematogaster schimmeri Forel, 1912
Crematogaster subnuda Mayr, 1879Tapered pigtoe
Crematogaster subnuda formosae (Wheeler, 1909)⇒ Crematogaster subnuda nigrosubnuda Özdikmen, 2010
Crematogaster subnuda nigrosubnuda Özdikmen, 2010
Crematogaster treubi Emery, 1896False spike
Crematogaster treubi apilis Forel, 1913
Erromyrma latinodis Mayr, 1872
Eurhopalothrix procera Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Formosimyrma lanyuensis Terayama, 2009
Gauromyrmex acanthinus Karavaiev, 1935
Leptothorax confucii (Forel, 1912)⇒ Temnothorax confucii Forel, 1912
Leptothorax taivanensis (Wheeler, 1929)⇒ Temnothorax taivanensis Wheeler, 1929
Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus Jerdon, 1851
Lophomyrmex taivanae Forel, 1912
Meranoplus bicolor Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Meranoplus bicolor fuscens Wheeler, 1930
Messor aciculatus Smith, 1874Nuttall cockle
Metapone sauteri Forel, 1912
Moellerius landolti parens Emery, 1890
Monomorium chinense Santschi, 1925
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium fossulatum (Emery, 1894)⇒ Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Monomorium hiten Terayama, 1996
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium latinode Mayr, 1872Wasp
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium sechellense (Emery, 1894)⇒ Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Monomorium zhinu Terayama, 2009
Myrmecina kaigong Terayama, 2009
Myrmecina sauteri Forel, 1912
Myrmecina strigis Lin & Wu, 1998
Myrmecina taiwana Terayama, 1985
Myrmica arisan Wheeler, 1930
Myrmica arisana Wheeler, 1930
Myrmica formosae Wheeler, 1929
Myrmica luteola Kupyanskaya, 1990
Myrmica margaritae Emery, 1889Leptosynapta montacutid
Myrmica mirabile Elmes & Radc..., 1998
Myrmica mirabilis Elmes & Radc..., 1998
Myrmica pulchella (Santschi, 1937)⇒ Myrmica formosae Wheeler, 1929
Myrmica rugosa Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Myrmica serica Wheeler, 1928
Myrmica srisan Wheeler, 1930
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Oligomyrmex amius (Forel, 1913)⇒ Carebara amia Forel, 1913
Oligomyrmex oni (Terayama, 1996)⇒ Carebara oni Terayama, 1996
Oligomyrmex sauteri (Forel, 1912)⇒ Carebara sauteri Forel, 1912
Oligomyrmex yamatonis (Terayama, 1996)⇒ Carebara yamatonis Terayama, 1996
Paratopula ceylonica Emery, 1901
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole ernsti Forel, 1912
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole fervida Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Pheidole formosensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole funkikoensis Wheeler, 1929
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole javana (Forel, 1902)⇒ Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole jubilans Forel, 1911
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole noda Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Pheidole noda flebilis Santschi, 1937
Pheidole noda formosensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole nodus Fr. Smith, 1874
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole pieli Santschi, 1925
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole rabo Forel, 1913
Pheidole rinae tipuna (Forel, 1912)⇒ Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865
Pheidole ryukyuensis Ogata, 1982
Pheidole sauteri (Wheeler, 1909)⇒ Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865
Pheidole taipoana Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Pheidole taivanensis Forel, 1912
Pheidole taivensis Forel, 1912
Pheidologeton affinis Jerdon, 1851Snuffbox
Pheidologeton dentiviris (Forel, 1913)⇒ Carebara yanoi Forel, 1912
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Pheidologeton diversus fictus Forel, 1911
Pheidologeton yanoi Forel, 1912
Pristomyrmex brevispinosus Emery, 1887Turgid blossom
Pristomyrmex formosae Lin & Wu, 1998
Pristomyrmex punctatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pristomyrmex pungens Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pyramica benten Terayama, Li..., 1996
Pyramica canina Brown & Bois..., 1979
Pyramica elegantula Terayama & K..., 1989
Pyramica formosa Terayama Lin..., 1995
Pyramica formosimonticola Terayama, Li..., 1996
Pyramica formosus Terayama, Li..., 1995
Pyramica hexamera Brown, 1958Ant
Pyramica hexamerus Brown, 1958
Pyramica hirashimai Ogata, 1990Carib pointed-venus
Pyramica incerta Brown, 1949
Pyramica japonica Ito, 1914Angulate tellin
Pyramica kichijo Terayama, Li..., 1996
Pyramica leptothrix Wheeler, 1929
Pyramica mazu Terayama, Li..., 1996
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica mutica Brown, 1949
Pyramica sauteri Forel, 1912
Pyramica takasago Terayama, Li..., 1995False angelwing
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Recurvidris recurvispinosa Forel, 1890
Rhopalomastix mazu Terayama, 2009
Rhopalomastix omotoensis Terayama, 1996
Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis Mayr, 1901
Rhoptromyrmex wroughtonii Forel, 1902
Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) indagatrix Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) wagneri (Buren, 1972)⇒ Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Solenopsis tipuna Forel, 1912
Strumigenys benten Terayama, Li..., 1996
Strumigenys canina Brown & Bois..., 1979
Strumigenys chuchihensis Lin & Wu, 2001
Strumigenys elegantula Terayama & K..., 1989
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys feae Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Strumigenys formosa Terayama, Li..., 1995
Strumigenys formosensis Forel, 1912
Strumigenys formosimonticola Terayama, Li..., 1996
Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866Ant
Strumigenys hexamera Brown, 1958
Strumigenys hirashimai Ogata, 1990
Strumigenys hiroshimensis Ogata & Onoyama, 1998
Strumigenys hispida Lin & Wu, 1996
Strumigenys japonica Ito, 1914
Strumigenys kichijo Terayama, Li..., 1996
Strumigenys konteiensis Lin & Wu, 2001
Strumigenys lacunosa Lin & Wu, 1996
Strumigenys leptothrix Wheeler, W.M., 1929
Strumigenys lewisi Cameron, 1886Ant
Strumigenys lichaensis Lin & Wu, 1996
Strumigenys lichiaensis Lin & Wu, 1996
Strumigenys liukueiensis Terayama & K..., 1989
Strumigenys mazu Terayama, Li..., 1996
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys minutula Terayama & K..., 1989
Strumigenys mutica Brown, 1949
Strumigenys nanzanensis Lin & Wu, 1996
Strumigenys nanzanesis Lin & Wu, 1996
Strumigenys orchidensis Lin & Wu, 2001
Strumigenys orchudensis Lin & Wu, 2001
Strumigenys sauteri Forel, 1912
Strumigenys solifontis Brown, 1949Long abra
Strumigenys takasago Terayama, Li..., 1995
Strumigenys trada Lin & Wu, 1996
Strumigenys yamanei Tang & Guénard, 2023
Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Temnothorax confucii Forel, 1912
Temnothorax huatuo Terayama, 2009
Temnothorax kuixing Terayama, 2009
Temnothorax leigong Terayama, 2009
Temnothorax leimu Terayama, 2009
Temnothorax taivanensis Wheeler, 1929
Temnothorax tianpeng Terayama, 2009
Temnothorax yanwan Terayama, 2009
Tetramorium amium Forel, 1912
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium formosae Forel, A., 1912
Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)⇒ Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846
Tetramorium indicum Forel, 1913
Tetramorium kraepelini Forel, 1905
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium lanugnosum Mayr, 1870
Tetramorium nipponense Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium parvispinum Emery, 1893
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879
Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890
Tetramorium wroughtonii Forel, 1902
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Triglyphothrix parvispina Emery, 1893
Trigonogaster recurvispinosus Forel, 1890
Unicumyrmex fushanensis Chung, Hsu, ..., 2025
Vollenhovia acanthina (Karavaiev, 1935)⇒ Gauromyrmex acanthinus Karavaiev, 1935
Vollenhovia acanthinus Karavaiev, 1935
Vollenhovia emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1906Ant
Vollenhovia menshen Terayama, 2009
Vollenhovia satoi Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Vollenhovia shunfenger Terayama, 2009
Vollenhovia xingjun Terayama, 2009
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Myrmicinae with occurrences in Taiwan
TribeBasicerotini
Brown, 1949
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeBlepharidattini
Wheeler & Wheeler, 1991
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
7
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
2
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicoxenini
Forel, 1893
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelissotarsini
Emery, 1901
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMeranoplini
Emery, 1914
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMetaponini
Forel, 1911
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmecinini
Ashmead, 1905
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmicini
Lepeletier, 1835
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
5
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
6
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
2
18
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