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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
311
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
310
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
230
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
44
145
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
44
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
16
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
3
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
3 Genera with 25 Species
Messor Forel, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 189210SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
25 Species
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor denticornis Forel, 1910
Messor luebberti Forel, 1910
Messor piceus Stitz, 1923
Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923
Ocymyrmex alacer Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Ocymyrmex flaviventris Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
Ocymyrmex hirsutus Forel, 1910
Ocymyrmex picardi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Ocymyrmex sobek Bolton, 1981
Ocymyrmex sphinx Bolton, 1981
Ocymyrmex velox Santschi, 1932
Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Pheidole areniphila Forel, 1910
Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole excellens Mayr, 1862Catspaw
Pheidole liengmei Forel, 1894
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole schultzei Forel, 1910Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901Round combshell


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov