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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
346
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
341
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
218
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
34
121
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
34
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
17
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
4 Genera with 24 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1908Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 188316SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
24 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) splendida Roger, 1859Pure mysella
Aphaenogaster phillipsi Wheeler & Mann, 1916
Aphaenogaster syriaca Emery, 1908
Messor aegyptiacus Emery, 1878Inflated axinopsid
Messor aegyptiacus felah Santschi, 1923
Messor arenarius Fabricius, 1787Florida marshclam
Messor arenarius alfierii Santschi, 1938
Messor arenarius diabolus Santschi, 1938
Messor arenarius thebaicus Santschi, 1912
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor barbarus sahlbergi (Forel, 1913)⇒ Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767
Messor crawleyi Santschi, 1928
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor eglalae Sharaf, 2007
Messor foreli Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Messor maculifrons Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor niloticus Santschi, 1938
Messor rugosus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Messor striaticeps André, 1883
Oxyopomyrmex nitidior Santschi, 1910
Pheidole cicatricosa (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849
Pheidole fadli Sharaf, 2007
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole pallidula recticeps Menozzi, 1932
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov