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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
442
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
442
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
193
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
48
165
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
48
165
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
24
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
4 Genera with 27 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1849Collared Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 17988SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1908Big-headed Ants13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
27 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) senilis Mayr, 1853
Aphaenogaster senilis senilis Mayr, 1853
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) pallida (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Aphaenogaster lesbica Forel, 1913
Aphaenogaster gemella Roger, 1862Dwarf surfclam
Aphaenogaster hesperia Santschi, 1911
Aphaenogaster iberica Emery, 1908
Aphaenogaster lesbica Forel, 1913
Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa Lucas, 1849
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor hesperius Santschi, 1927
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor minor hesperius Santschi, 1927
Messor minor maurus Barquin, 1981
Messor sordidus (Forel, 1892)⇒ Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Oxyopomyrmex insularis Santschi, 1908
Pheidole alfaroi Emery, 1896False spike
Pheidole biolleyi Forel, 1908
Pheidole diana Forel, 1908
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov