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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
421
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
382
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
175
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
40
318
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
40
318
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
18
158
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
4 Genera with 60 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1908Collared Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 191037SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
60 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) splendida Roger, 1859Pure mysella
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798Many-line lucine
Aphaenogaster holtzi Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Aphaenogaster iranica Kiran & Alip..., 2013
Aphaenogaster kurdica Ruzsky, 1905
Aphaenogaster muschtaidica Emery, 1908
Aphaenogaster obsidiana Mayr, 1861Wrinkled montacutid
Aphaenogaster rhaphidiiceps Mayr, 1877
Aphaenogaster syriaca Emery, 1908
Messor alexandri Tohme, 1981
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor caducus T. Victor, 1839
Messor ceresis Santschi, 1934Tellin semele
Messor concolor Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor dentatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor denticulatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905Oval macoma
Messor galla Mayr, 1904Japanese horseshoe crab
Messor hebraeus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor incorruptus Kuznetzov-Ug..., 1929
Messor intermedius Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor laboriosus Santschi, 1927
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Messor mediosanguineus Donisthorpe, 1946
Messor melancholicus Arnoldi, 1977
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor nahali Tohme, 1981
Messor obscurior Pashaei Rad,..., 2018
Messor orientalis Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Messor perantennatus Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor platyceras Crawley, 1920
Messor rufotestaceus Förster, 1850Expanded macoma
Messor semirufus André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Messor structor platyceras Crawley, 1920
Messor subgracilinodis Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor sultanus Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor syriacus Tohme, 1969Pacific eggcockle
Messor testaceus Donisthorpe, 1950
Messor turcmenochorassanicus Arnoldi, 1977
Messor variabilis Kuznetzov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Messor varrialei Emery, 1921
Messor wasmanni Krauße-Heldr..., 1910Varnished liocyma
Oxyopomyrmex krueperi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pheidole cicatricosa (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1905
Pheidole latinoda Roger, 1863Sister diplodon
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole providens Sykes, 1835
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov