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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
439
1153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
435
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
235
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
74
321
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
74
321
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
25
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
2
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
2 Genera with 15 Species
Messor Forel, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1877Big-headed Ants18SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
15 Species and 7 Subspecies
Messor galla Mayr, 1904Japanese horseshoe crab
Messor regalis Emery, 1892
Pheidole aurivillii kasaiensis Forel, 1911
Pheidole bequaerti Forel, 1913
Pheidole caffra Emery, 1895Painted eggcockle
Pheidole caffra senilifrons Wheeler, 1922
Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole excellens weissi Santschi, 1910
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole liengmei Forel, 1894
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole megacephala costauriensis Santschi, 1914
Pheidole megacephala impressifrons Wasmann, 1905
Pheidole megacephala melancholica Santschi, 1912
Pheidole minima Mayr, 1901Giant cleftclam
Pheidole minima catella Santschi, 1914
Pheidole nigeriensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877
Pheidole semidea Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877Eastern pearlshell


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov