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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
687
11472
52844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
682
11445
52791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
651
11312
52466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
8936
44750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
73
1136
5796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
62
1049
5509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
499
4092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
101
1103
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
101
1103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
43
627
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
6
137
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
6 Genera with 137 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 2021Collared Ants45SpeciesTaxom
Lophomyrmex Emery, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 191080SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 20156SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants26SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
137 Species and 25 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) ionia Santschi, 1933
Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) semipolita Nylander, 1856
Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) spinosa Emery, 1878
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) epirotes Emery, 1895
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) kervillei Forel, 1910
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) splendida Roger, 1859Pure mysella
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798Many-line lucine
Aphaenogaster (Ischnomyrmex) cockerelli André, 1893
Aphaenogaster aktaci Kiran & Tezcan, 2008
Aphaenogaster balcanica Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Aphaenogaster barbara Shattuck, 2008Funnel Ant
Aphaenogaster barbara barbarastructor Dalla Torre, 1893
Aphaenogaster burri Donisthorpe, 1950
Aphaenogaster crocea André, 1881Eggcockle
Aphaenogaster depressa Donisthorpe, 1950Lens lucine
Aphaenogaster equestris Borowiec & S..., 2014
Aphaenogaster festae Emery, 1915
Aphaenogaster finzii Müller, 1921
Aphaenogaster hamaensis Salata, Kara..., 2021
Aphaenogaster holtzi Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Aphaenogaster iranica Kiran & Alip..., 2013
Aphaenogaster kurdica Ruzsky, 1905
Aphaenogaster ledouxi Tohme, 1969Pacific eggcockle
Aphaenogaster lesbica Forel, 1913
Aphaenogaster lykiaensis Borowiec & S..., 2014
Aphaenogaster maculifrons Kiran & Aktaç, 2008
Aphaenogaster muschtaidica Emery, 1908
Aphaenogaster obsidiana Mayr, 1861Wrinkled montacutid
Aphaenogaster phalangium phalangium Emery, 1890
Aphaenogaster phillipsi Wheeler & Mann, 1916
Aphaenogaster radchenkoi Kiran, Aktaç..., 2008
Aphaenogaster rhaphidiiceps Mayr, 1877
Aphaenogaster rupestris Forel, 1909Lilliput
Aphaenogaster schmitzi Forel, 1910
Aphaenogaster simonellii Emery, 1894
Aphaenogaster sporadis Santschi, 1933
Aphaenogaster subcostata Viehmeyer, 1922Much-compressed montacutid
Aphaenogaster subterraneoides Emery, 1881
Aphaenogaster syriaca Emery, 1908
Aphaenogaster syriaca schmitzi Forel, 1910
Aphaenogaster syriaca syriaca Emery, 1908
Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa Lucas, 1849
Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa semipolita (Donisthorpe, 1946)⇒ Aphaenogaster semipolita Nylander, 1856
Aphaenogaster vohraliki Salata, Kara..., 2021
Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus Jerdon, 1851
Messor aegyptiacus Emery, 1878Inflated axinopsid
Messor aegyptiacus felah Santschi, 1923
Messor alexandri Tohme, 1981
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor arenarius Fabricius, 1787Florida marshclam
Messor arenarius alfierii Santschi, 1938
Messor arenarius diabolus Santschi, 1938
Messor arenarius ratus Menozzi, 1933
Messor arenarius thebaicus Santschi, 1912
Messor asmaae Sharaf, 2018
Messor barbarum pseudo Mayr, 1862
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor barbarus mediosanguineus Donisthorpe, 1946
Messor barbarus sahlbergi (Forel, 1913)⇒ Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767
Messor barbarus structor korborum Emery, 1921
Messor bucephalus Salata, Deme..., 2023
Messor buettikeri Collingwood, 1985
Messor caducus T. Victor, 1839
Messor ceresis Santschi, 1934Tellin semele
Messor concolor Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor crawleyi Santschi, 1928
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor dentatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor denticulatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor eglalae Sharaf, 2007
Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905Oval macoma
Messor foreli Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Messor galla Mayr, 1904Japanese horseshoe crab
Messor hebraeus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor hellenius Agosti & Col..., 1987Banded transennella
Messor himalayanus Forel, 1902
Messor hismai Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor incorruptus Kuznetzov-Ug..., 1929
Messor instabilis Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Messor intermedius Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor laboriosus Santschi, 1927
Messor lobicornis Forel, 1894Lilliput
Messor lobicornis rugosus André, 1881
Messor luridus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor luridus virginalis Santschi, 1927
Messor maculifrons Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor mcarthuri
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Messor mediosanguineus Donisthorpe, 1946
Messor melancholicus Arnoldi, 1977
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor muraywahus Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor muscatus Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor muticus Nylander, 1849
Messor nahali Tohme, 1981
Messor niloticus Santschi, 1938
Messor obscurior Pashaei Rad,..., 2018
Messor oertzeni Forel, 1910Elegant dwarf cockle
Messor oertzeni amasiensis Emery, 1921
Messor orientalis Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Messor perantennatus Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor platyceras Crawley, 1920
Messor ponticus Steiner & al., 2018
Messor rufotestaceus Förster, 1850Expanded macoma
Messor rugosus André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Messor rugosus bodenheimeri Menozzi, 1933
Messor rugosus rugosus André, 1881
Messor sanganus Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor semirufus André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor semirufus emeryi Santschi, 1927
Messor striaticeps André, 1883
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Messor structor aegaeus Menozzi, 1928
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
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Oxyopomyrmex krueperi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Oxyopomyrmex negevensis Salata & Bor..., 2015
Oxyopomyrmex nitidior Santschi, 1910
Oxyopomyrmex oculatus Type André, 1881Eggcockle
Oxyopomyrmex polybotesi Salata & Bor..., 2015
Oxyopomyrmex pygmalioni Salata & Bor..., 2015
Pheidole balcanica Seifert, 2016
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole cicatricosa (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849
Pheidole cockerelli Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole fadli Sharaf, 2007
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole katonae Forel, 1907
Pheidole koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1905
Pheidole lamellinoda Forel, 1902
Pheidole latinoda Roger, 1863Sister diplodon
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole pallidula recticeps Menozzi, 1932
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole providens Sykes, 1835
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole risii trachyderma (Emery, 1906)⇒ Pheidole trachyderma Emery, 1906
Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877
Pheidole rugaticeps arabs Emery, 1881
Pheidole sarae Sharaf, 2018
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