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Checklist for Tribe Solenopsidini Forel, 1893
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
752
2499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
743
2475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
353
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
87
629
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
87
629
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
34
328
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
3
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
3 Genera with 51 Species
Monomorium Mayr, 198743SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1915Fire ants6SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 19143SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
51 Species and 2 Subspecies
Monomorium afrum André, 1884
Monomorium arboreum Weber, 1943
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium draxocum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium elgonense Santschi, 1935
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium fasciatum Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium guineense Bernard, 1953
Monomorium hanneli Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium holothir Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium iyenasu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium madecassum Forel, 1892
Monomorium malatu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium manir Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium mictile Forel, 1910
Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910
Monomorium minutum (Mayr, 1855)⇒ Monomorium ergatogyna Wheeler, 1904
Monomorium mirandum Arnold, 1955
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium nitidiventre Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Monomorium opacum Forel, 1913
Monomorium oscaris Forel, 1894
Monomorium osiridis Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Monomorium pallidipes Forel, 1910
Monomorium paternum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium rastractum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium rastractumm Bolton, 1987
Monomorium robustior (Forel, 1892)⇒ Trichomyrmex robustior Forel, 1892
Monomorium rosae Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium rotundatum Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Monomorium spectrum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium speluncarum Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium sutu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium vaguum Santschi, 1930
Monomorium valtinum (Bolton, 1987)⇒ Monomorium hanneli Forel, 1907
Monomorium westi Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Solenopsis punctaticeps cleptomana Santschi, 1914
Solenopsis saevissima itinerans Forel, 1911
Solenopsis africana Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis wolfi Emery, 1915
Syllophopsis cryptobia (Santschi, 1921)⇒ Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Syllophopsis elgonensis (Santschi, 1935)⇒ Monomorium elgonense Santschi, 1935
Syllophopsis modesta Santschi, 1914


Links, sources and further information
Solenopsidini at itis.gov