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Checklist for Tribe Solenopsidini Forel, 1893
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
 
TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
7
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
7 Genera with 19 Species
Anillomyrma Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 191311SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Tyrannomyrmex Fernández, 20111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
19 Species
Anillomyrma decamera Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Erromyrma latinodis Mayr, 1872
Megalomyrmex foreli Emery, 1890
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium consternens (Walker, 1859)⇒ Crematogaster consternens Walker, 1859
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium latinode Mayr, 1872Wasp
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium sahlbergi Emery, 1898Ant
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium taprobanae Forel, 1913
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) nitens Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Syllophopsis australica Forel, 1907
Syllophopsis subcoeca Emery, 1894
Tyrannomyrmex legatus Alpert, 2011


Links, sources and further information
Solenopsidini at itis.gov