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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
462
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
457
1091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
256
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
98
386
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
98
386
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
38
171
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
4 Genera with 35 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1887Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lophomyrmex Emery, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1885Big-headed Ants36SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
35 Species and 7 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster becarii
Aphaenogaster beccarii Emery, 1887
Lophomyrmex bedoti Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lophomyrmex birmanus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lophomyrmex quadrispinosus Jerdon, 1851
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Pheidole barreleti Forel, 1903
Pheidole ceylonica Motschoulsky, 1863
Pheidole colpigaleata Eguchi, 2006
Pheidole diffidens Walker, 1859
Pheidole fergusoni Forel, 1902
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole gracilipes Motschoulsky, 1863
Pheidole horni Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole indosinensis Wheeler, 1928
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole jucunda Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Pheidole latinoda Roger, 1863Sister diplodon
Pheidole latinoda angustior Forel, 1902
Pheidole latinoda latinoda Roger, 1863
Pheidole latinoda peradeniyae Forel, 1911
Pheidole malinsii Forel, 1902
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole nietneri Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole noda Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Pheidole nodus Fr. Smith, 1874
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole pronotalis Forel, 1902
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole rogersi Forel, 1902
Pheidole rugosa Smith, 1858
Pheidole sharpi Forel, 1902
Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902
Pheidole spathifera yerburyi Forel, 1902
Pheidole sulcaticeps (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole indosinensis Wheeler, 1928
Pheidole sulcaticeps sulcaticeps Roger, 1863
Pheidole sulcaticeps vellicans Forel, 1911
Pheidole templaria Forel, 1902
Pheidole templaria euscrobata Forel, 1913
Pheidole watsoni Forel, 1902
Pheidole woodmasoni Forel, 1885Sister diplodon


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov