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Checklist for Tribe Solenopsidini Forel, 1893
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
778
3878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
753
3792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
390
2521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
100
775
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
100
775
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
36
365
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
4
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
4 Genera with 39 Species
Bondroitia Forel, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 193033SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1935Fire ants7SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
39 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bondroitia lujae Forel, 1909
Monomorium affabile Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Monomorium afrc
Monomorium afrum André, 1884
Monomorium altinode Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Monomorium angustinode Forel, 1913
Monomorium bequaerti Forel, 1913
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium captator Santschi, 1936
Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium draxocum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium egens Forel, 1910
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium gabrielense Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Monomorium guineense Bernard, 1953
Monomorium hannonis Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium inquietum Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Monomorium invidium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium madecassum Forel, 1892
Monomorium malatu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacum Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium rosae Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium rotundatum Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium strangulatum Santschi, 1921
Monomorium subdentatum Forel, 1913
Monomorium tanysum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium thrascoleptum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium vaguum Santschi, 1930
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Solenopsis punctaticeps caffra Forel, 1894
Solenopsis punctaticeps kibaliensis Wheeler, 1922
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis maligna Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Solenopsis ugandensis Santschi, 1933
Solenopsis ugandensis congolensis Santschi, 1935
Syllophopsis cryptobia (Santschi, 1921)⇒ Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921


Links, sources and further information
Solenopsidini at itis.gov