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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
508
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
495
1529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
248
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
95
574
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
95
574
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
33
285
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
1
23
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
1 Genera with 23 Species
Pheidole Westwood, 1904Big-headed Ants23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
23 Species
Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896Catspaw
Pheidole buchholzi Mayr, 1901
Pheidole corticicola Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole darwini Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole glabrella Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole heliosa Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole minima Mayr, 1901Giant cleftclam
Pheidole nigeriensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidole nimba Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole occipitalis André, 1890Northern riffleshell
Pheidole philippi Emery, 1915
Pheidole pulchella Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole pusilla Heer, 1852
Pheidole retronitens Santschi, 1930
Pheidole schultzei Forel, 1910Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole squalida Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901Round combshell
Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904Southern acornshell


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov