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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
906
2123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
892
2112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
380
1470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
65
269
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
65
269
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
22
138
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
3
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
3 Genera with 18 Species
Messor Forel, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
18 Species
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor denticornis Forel, 1910
Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Ocymyrmex cilliei Prins & Roux, 1989
Ocymyrmex resekhes Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Pheidole afrc
Pheidole aspera Mayr, 1862
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole foreli Mayr, 1901
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole sharpi Forel, 1902
Pheidole spinulosa Forel, 1910
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901Round combshell


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov