Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 29
170
314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 27
166
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 12
98
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
39
132 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants | 39
132 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Myrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
| 14
73 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pheidolini
Emery, 1877
| 2
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
2 Genera with 20 Species
Species list for Benin
20 Species and 10 Subspecies | Messor galla Mayr, 1904 | Japanese horseshoe crab | | Messor regalis Emery, 1892 | | | Pheidole andrieui Santschi, 1930 | | | Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896 | Catspaw | | Pheidole bequaerti Forel, 1913 | | | Pheidole caffra bayeri Forel, 1916 | | | Pheidole caffra senilifrons Wheeler, 1922 | | | Pheidole concinna (Santschi, 1910) | ⇒ Pheidole rabo Forel, 1913 | | Pheidole corticicola Santschi, 1910 | Catspaw | | Pheidole excellens Mayr, 1862 | Catspaw | | Pheidole excellens fulvobasalis Santschi, 1921 | | | Pheidole katonae Forel, 1907 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole megacephala costauriensis Santschi, 1914 | | | Pheidole megacephala impressifrons Wasmann, 1905 | | | Pheidole megacephala melancholica Santschi, 1912 | | | Pheidole mentita pullata Santschi, 1914 | | | Pheidole nigritella Bernard, 1953 | Savannah lilliput | | Pheidole occipitalis André, 1890 | Northern riffleshell | | Pheidole occipitalis neutralis Santschi, 1914 | | | Pheidole rohani Santschi, 1925 | | | Pheidole saxicola Wheeler, 1922 | | | Pheidole sculpturata welgelegenensis Forel, 1913 | | | Pheidole speculifera ascara Emery, 1901 | | | Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901 | Round combshell | | Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904 | Southern acornshell |
Links, sources and further information Pheidolini at itis.gov
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