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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
412
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
409
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
195
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
52
151
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
52
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
20
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
3 Genera with 14 Species
Messor Forel, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1904Big-headed Ants11SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
14 Species
Messor galla Mayr, 1904Japanese horseshoe crab
Messor regalis Emery, 1892
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Pheidole aeberlii Forel, 1894Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896Catspaw
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole mayri Forel, 1894
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole occipitalis André, 1890Northern riffleshell
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904Southern acornshell


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov