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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
72
192
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
72
192
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
190
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
151
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
8
24
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
8
24
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
7
22
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
13
46
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
13
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
7
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
2
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kuwait
2 Genera with 10 Species
Messor Forel, 18839SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1879Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuwait
10 Species
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor arenarius Fabricius, 1787Florida marshclam
Messor buettikeri Collingwood, 1985
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor striaticeps André, 1883
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov