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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Guinea (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
2583
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
2582
5935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2531
5802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1949
4885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
231
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
226
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
135
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
60
243
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
60
243
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
23
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
1
18
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea
1 Genera with 18 Species
Pheidole Westwood, 1914Big-headed Ants23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
18 Species and 5 Subspecies
Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896Catspaw
Pheidole buchholzi Mayr, 1901
Pheidole corticicola Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole excellens Mayr, 1862Catspaw
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole megacephala costauriensis Santschi, 1914
Pheidole megacephala melancholica Santschi, 1912
Pheidole mentita Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidole mentita pullata Santschi, 1914
Pheidole minima Mayr, 1901Giant cleftclam
Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole nigritella Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole nimba Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole occipitalis André, 1890Northern riffleshell
Pheidole occipitalis adami Santschi, 1939
Pheidole occipitalis neutralis Santschi, 1914
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904Southern acornshell
Pheidole tricarinata Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov