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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Eritrea (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1282
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
1277
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1273
2402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
1075
2144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
34
203
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
201
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
130
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
36
131
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
36
131
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
15
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
2
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eritrea
2 Genera with 15 Species
Messor Forel, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1892Big-headed Ants18SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
15 Species and 6 Subspecies
Messor galla Mayr, 1904Japanese horseshoe crab
Messor semirufus André, 1883Cuba transennella
Pheidole aeberlii Forel, 1894Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole aeberlii erythraea Emery, 1901
Pheidole caffra Emery, 1895Painted eggcockle
Pheidole caffra abyssinica Forel, 1910
Pheidole caffra amoena Forel, 1911
Pheidole clavata Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pheidole escherichii Forel, 1910
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole megacephala impressifrons Wasmann, 1905
Pheidole philippi Emery, 1915
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877
Pheidole rugaticeps arabs Emery, 1881
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole speculifera ascara Emery, 1901
Pheidole strator Forel, 1910Wabash riffleshell
Pheidole variolosa Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov