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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
127
2333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
123
2330
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
123
2330
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
46
1257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
186
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
4 Genera with 186 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants18SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 192253SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 198134SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1913Big-headed Ants169SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
186 Species and 94 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) sardoa Mayr, 1853Catspaw
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster pallida leveillei Emery, 1881
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) splendida Roger, 1859Pure mysella
Aphaenogaster (Ischnomyrmex) swammerdami Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster crocea croceoides Forel, 1890
Aphaenogaster crocea splendidoides Forel, 1890
Aphaenogaster depilis Santschi, 1911
Aphaenogaster depilis afra Santschi, 1933
Aphaenogaster gamella marocana
Aphaenogaster gonacantha Emery, 1899
Aphaenogaster phillipsi Wheeler & Mann, 1916
Aphaenogaster praedo Emery, 1908
Aphaenogaster strioloides Forel, 1890
Aphaenogaster syriaca schmitzi Forel, 1910
Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa Lucas, 1849
Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa cabylica Stitz, 1917
Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa canescens Emery, 1915
Messor abdelazizi Santschi, 1921
Messor aegyptiacus Emery, 1878Inflated axinopsid
Messor aegyptiacus felah Santschi, 1923
Messor aegyptiacus fossulatus (Santschi, 1923)⇒ Messor foreli Santschi, 1923
Messor angularis Santschi, 1928
Messor antennatus Emery, 1908Grooved fingernailclam
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor arenarius Fabricius, 1787Florida marshclam
Messor arenarius diabolus Santschi, 1938
Messor arenarius thebaicus Santschi, 1912
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor barbarus nigricans Santschi, 1929
Messor barbarus semoni Forel, 1906
Messor beduinus Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Messor buettikeri Collingwood, 1985
Messor caducus T. Victor, 1839
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Messor cephalotes Emery, 1895
Messor ceresis Santschi, 1934Tellin semele
Messor chamberlini Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Messor collingwoodi Bolton, 1982Painted sunsetclam
Messor crawleyi Santschi, 1928
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor denticornis Forel, 1910
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor ferreri Collingwood, 1993Confusing transennella
Messor foreli Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Messor galla Mayr, 1904Japanese horseshoe crab
Messor hismai Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor incisus Stitz, 1923
Messor instabilis marocana
Messor lobicornis Forel, 1894Lilliput
Messor lobicornis normandi Santschi, 1918
Messor lobicornis submuticus Emery, 1908
Messor luebberti Forel, 1910
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor muraywahus Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor orientalis Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Messor piceus Stitz, 1923
Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor regalis Emery, 1892
Messor rufotestaceus Förster, 1850Expanded macoma
Messor rugesus crawleyi
Messor ruginodis Stitz, 1916
Messor rugosus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Messor sanganus Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor semirufus André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor striaticeps André, 1883
Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923
Messor syriacus Tohme, 1969Pacific eggcockle
Messor tropicorum Wheeler, 1922
Ocymyrmex afradu Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex alacer Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex ankhu Bolton, 1981
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Ocymyrmex cavatodorsatus Prins, 1965
Ocymyrmex celer Weber, 1943
Ocymyrmex cursor Bolton, 1981
Ocymyrmex dekerus Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex engytachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex flavescens Stitz, 1923
Ocymyrmex flaviventris Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ocymyrmex foreli Arnold, 1916
Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
Ocymyrmex hirsutus Forel, 1910
Ocymyrmex ignotus Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex kahas Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex laticeps Forel, 1901Round combshell
Ocymyrmex micans Forel, 1910
Ocymyrmex monardi Santschi, 1930
Ocymyrmex nitidulus Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Ocymyrmex okys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex phraxus Bolton, 1981
Ocymyrmex picardi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Ocymyrmex resekhes Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
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 (Anergatides) neokohli Wilson, 1984
Pheidole aeberlii Forel, 1894Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole aeberlii erythraea Emery, 1901
Pheidole akermani Arnold, 1920
Pheidole albidula Santschi, 1928
Pheidole andrieui Santschi, 1930
Pheidole areniphila Forel, 1910
Pheidole areniphila aurora Santschi, 1928
Pheidole arnoldi Forel, 1913
Pheidole arnoldi ballaensis Arnold, 1920
Pheidole arnoldi rufescens Arnold, 1920
Pheidole arnoldi untalensis
Pheidole aspera Mayr, 1862
Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896Catspaw
Pheidole aurivillii attenuata Santschi, 1910
Pheidole aurivillii kasaiensis Forel, 1911
Pheidole aurivillii rubricalva Forel, 1915
Pheidole batrachorum (Wheeler, W.M., 1922)⇒ Pheidole dea Santschi, 1921
Pheidole bequaerti Forel, 1913
Pheidole buchholzi Mayr, 1901
Pheidole bucholzi Mayr, 1901
Pheidole caffra Emery, 1895Painted eggcockle
Pheidole caffra abyssinica Forel, 1910
Pheidole caffra amoena Forel, 1911
Pheidole caffra bayeri Forel, 1916
Pheidole caffra montivaga Santschi, 1939
Pheidole caffra senilifrons Wheeler, 1922
Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Pheidole capensis dregei Emery, 1895
Pheidole capensis modestior Santschi, 1919
Pheidole capensis reddersbergensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole christinae Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole clavata Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pheidole concinna (Santschi, 1910)⇒ Pheidole rabo Forel, 1913
Pheidole corticicola Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole crassinoda pluto Arnold, 1920
Pheidole crassinoda ruspolii Emery, 1897
Pheidole crassinoda sordidula Santschi, 1937
Pheidole cuitensis Forel, 1910
Pheidole darwini Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole dea Santschi, 1921
Pheidole decarinata Santschi, 1929
Pheidole decepticon Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole ensifera Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Pheidole escherichii Forel, 1910
Pheidole excellens Mayr, 1862Catspaw
Pheidole excellens fulvobasalis Santschi, 1921
Pheidole excellens weissi Santschi, 1910
Pheidole foreli Mayr, 1901
Pheidole foreli pubens Forel, 1910
Pheidole glabrella Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole grallatrix Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole heliosa Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole hewitti Santschi, 1932
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole irritans Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pheidole jonas Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole katonae Forel, 1907
Pheidole kitschneri Forel, 1910
Pheidole kohli Mayr, 1901
Pheidole komori Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole liengmei Forel, 1894
Pheidole liengmei malindana Forel, 1913
Pheidole liengmei micrartifex Forel, 1913
Pheidole liengmei shinsendensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole liengmei shinshindensis
Pheidole maufei Arnold, 1920
Pheidole mayri Forel, 1894
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole megacephala costauriensis Santschi, 1914
Pheidole megacephala duplex Santschi, 1937
Pheidole megacephala impressifrons Wasmann, 1905
Pheidole megacephala melancholica Santschi, 1912
Pheidole megacephala nkomoana Forel, 1916
Pheidole megacephala rotundata Forel, 1894
Pheidole megacephala scabrior Forel, 1891
Pheidole megacephala speculifrons Stitz, 1911
Pheidole megacephala talpa Gerstaecker, 1871
Pheidole megatron Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole mentita Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidole mentita pullata Santschi, 1914
Pheidole minima Mayr, 1901Giant cleftclam
Pheidole minima catella Santschi, 1914
Pheidole minima faurei Santschi, 1920
Pheidole minima malelana Wheeler, 1922
Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole monardi Santschi, 1930
Pheidole mylognatha Wheeler, 1922
Pheidole nigeriensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidole nigritella Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole nimba Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole njassae Viehmeyer, 1914
Pheidole njassae legitima Santschi, 1916
Pheidole occipitalis André, 1890Northern riffleshell
Pheidole occipitalis adami Santschi, 1939
Pheidole occipitalis neutralis Santschi, 1914
Pheidole oswaldi Forel, 1891
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole pallidula tasdelenia Özdikmen, 2010
Pheidole pallidula tristis (Forel, 1907)⇒ Pheidole pallidula tasdelenia Özdikmen, 2010
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole philippi Emery, 1915
Pheidole picata Forel, 1891
Pheidole prelli Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pheidole prelli ingenita Santschi, 1928
Pheidole prelli redbankensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole pulchella Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole punctulata atrox Forel, 1913
Pheidole punctulata spinosa Forel, 1891
Pheidole punctulata subatrox Santschi, 1937
Pheidole rabo Forel, 1913
Pheidole rebeccae Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole retronitens Santschi, 1930
Pheidole rohani Santschi, 1925
Pheidole rohani monardi Santschi, 1930
Pheidole rohani pellax Santschi, 1930
Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877
Pheidole rugaticeps arabs Emery, 1881
Pheidole saxicola Wheeler, 1922
Pheidole scabriuscula Gerstäcker, 1871
Pheidole schoutedeni Forel, 1913
Pheidole schoutedeni platycephala Stitz, 1916
Pheidole schultzei Forel, 1910Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole schultzei ebangana Santschi, 1937
Pheidole schultzei gwaaiensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole schultzei woodvalensis Arnold, 1960
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole sculpturata areolata Forel, 1911
Pheidole sculpturata berthoudi Forel, 1894
Pheidole sculpturata dignata Santschi, 1915
Pheidole sculpturata particeps Santschi, 1921
Pheidole sculpturata rhodesiana Forel, 1913
Pheidole sculpturata welgelegenensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole sculpturata zambesiana Forel, 1913
Pheidole semidea Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole setosa Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole sikorae Forel, 1891
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole sinaitica santschii Forel, 1907
Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole speculifera ascara Emery, 1901
Pheidole speculifera bispecula Santschi, 1930
Pheidole speculifera cubangensis Forel, 1901
Pheidole spinulosa Forel, 1910
Pheidole spinulosa conigera Forel, 1910
Pheidole spinulosa messalina Forel, 1910
Pheidole squalida Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole strator Forel, 1910Wabash riffleshell
Pheidole strator fugax Arnold, 1920
Pheidole strator tabida Menozzi, 1933
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901Round combshell
Pheidole tenuinodis bothae Forel, 1901
Pheidole tenuinodis robusta Stitz, 1923
Pheidole tenuinodis sipapomae Arnold, 1920
Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904Southern acornshell
Pheidole termitophila liberiensis Forel, 1911
Pheidole tricarinata Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidole vanderveldi Forel, 1913
Pheidole variolosa Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Pheidole veteratrix Forel, 1891
Pheidole victoris Forel, 1913
Pheidole vulcan Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole xocensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole xocensis bulawayensis Forel, 1913


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov