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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
452
1150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
440
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
197
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
116
660
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
116
660
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
46
256
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
2
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
2 Genera with 49 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1911Collared Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 2016Big-headed Ants42SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
49 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Deromyrma) projectens Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Aphaenogaster (Nystalomyrma) pythia Forel, 1915Pasture funnel ant
Aphaenogaster (Planimyrma) loriai Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Aphaenogaster dromedaria Emery, 1900
Aphaenogaster lustrans Smith, 1961
Aphaenogaster perplexa Donisthorpe, 1938
Aphaenogaster quadrispina Emery, 1911
Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) granulata Pergande, 1896
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) striata Donisthorpe, 1947Heart axinopsid
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) tricolor Donisthorpe, 1949
Pheidole (Scrobopheidole) scrobifera Emery, 1896False spike
Pheidole aglae Forel, 1913
Pheidole amber Donisthorpe, 1941
Pheidole amplificata Viehmeyer, 1914
Pheidole cervicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole cryptocera Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole distincta Donisthorpe, 1943
Pheidole drogon Sarnat, Fisc..., 2016
Pheidole elegans Donisthorpe, 1938Pennsylvania lucine
Pheidole fatigata Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Pheidole flavothoracica Viehmeyer, 1914
Pheidole fuscula Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole gambogia Donisthorpe, 1948
Pheidole hercules Donisthorpe, 1941
Pheidole hospes Smith, 1865Brown dogwood
Pheidole impressiceps Mayr, 1876Giant big-headed ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole laminata Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole lobulata Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole manteroi Emery, 1897
Pheidole medioflava Donisthorpe, 1941
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole melanogaster Donisthorpe, 1943
Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pheidole pedana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole purpurascens Emery, 1897
Pheidole quadriprojecta Smith, 1947
Pheidole quadrispinosa (Smith, 1865)⇒ Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole sauberi Forel, 1905Southern acornshell
Pheidole sericella Viehmeyer, 1914
Pheidole sexdentata Donisthorpe, 1948
Pheidole singularis Smith, 1863
Pheidole tetracantha Emery, 1897
Pheidole triconstricta hebe (Santschi, 1923)⇒ Pheidole triconstricta Forel, 1886
Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidole viserion Sarnat, Fisc..., 2016


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov