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Checklist for Tribe Platythyreini Emery, 1901
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
84
3506
28524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
3385
28118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1338
18163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
240
4448
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
240
4448
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
54
655
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatythyreini
Emery, 1901
2
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
2 Genera with 28 Species
Platythyrea Roger, 191422SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 20146SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
28 Species
Platythyrea arnoldi Forel, 1913
Platythyrea arthuri Forel, 1910
Platythyrea bicuspis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Platythyrea conradti Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Platythyrea cooperi Arnold, 1915
Platythyrea cribrinodis Gerstäcker, 1859
Platythyrea crucheti Santschi, 1911
Platythyrea dentata Lattke, 2003
Platythyrea frontalis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Platythyrea gracillima Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860
Platythyrea matopoensis Arnold, 1915
Platythyrea mocquerysi Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Platythyrea occidentalis André, 1890
Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859Northern broadnosed killer ant
Platythyrea procera Lattke, 2003
Platythyrea pumilio De Andrade, 2004
Platythyrea scalprum J. E. Lattke, 2003
Platythyrea schultzei Forel, 1910
Platythyrea tenuis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Platythyrea viehmeyeri Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Probolomyrmex brevirostris Forel, 1910
Probolomyrmex curculiformis Hita Garcia ..., 2014
Probolomyrmex filiformis Mayr, 1901
Probolomyrmex guineensis Taylor, 1965Hardy orange
Probolomyrmex tani Fisher, 2007
Probolomyrmex zahamena Hita Garcia ..., 2014


Links, sources and further information
Platythyreini at itis.gov