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Checklist for Family Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 1872
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Strepsiptera
Kirby, 1813
Parasitic insects, Strepsipterans, Stylops
7
11
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Stylopidia
Kinzelbach, 1969
7
11
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Stylopoidea
Kirby, 1813
7
11
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmecolacidae
Saunders, 1872
3
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
3 Genera with 20 Species
Lychnocolax Bohart, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecolax Westwood, 196710SpeciesTaxom
Stichotrema Hofeneder, 19598SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
20 Species
Lychnocolax nigeriensis Kifune, 1987Black-bellied Plover
Lychnocolax redinhai Luna de Carv..., 1956Magellanic Plover
Myrmecolax blickenstaffi Fox, 1967Madagascar Snipe
Myrmecolax congoensis Silvestri, 1939Sandpipers
Myrmecolax kpelle Fox, 1967Madagascar Snipe
Myrmecolax leleupi Pasteels, 1956
Myrmecolax liberiensis Fox, 1967Madagascar Snipe
Myrmecolax longipes Luna de Carv..., 1972
Myrmecolax lunai Fox & Fox, 1964Swinhoe's Snipe
Myrmecolax mano Fox, 1967Madagascar Snipe
Myrmecolax mymecinus Kifune, 1987
Myrmecolax parvus Fox, 1967Madagascar Snipe
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) bassa Fox, 1967Japanese Snipe
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) ferenczi Luna de Carv..., 1973Diademed Plover
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) foxe Luna de Carv..., 1972
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) harleyi Fox, 1967Japanese Snipe
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) kaszabi Luna de Carv..., 1973Diademed Plover
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) rectipennis Luna de Carv..., 1973
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) rhipidocolaxoides Luna de Carv..., 1959Turnstones
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) szekessyi Luna de Carv..., 1959Turnstones

Subnodes of Myrmecolacidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyMyrmecolacinae
Saunders, 1872
3
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmecolacidae at gbif.org
Myrmecolacidae at irmng.org
Myrmecolacidae at itis.gov