Ants - Superfamily: Formicoidea
Photo by Diana Davey
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Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Leptomyrmecini
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'Spider Ant' - Leptomyrmex sp.
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C 304 - E.Beringen
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Subfamily: Formicinae
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'Spiny Ant' - Polyrachis sp.
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C 1556 - E.Beringen
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Polyrhachis mackayi
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C 2069 - E.Beringen
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Polyrhachis ornata
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D 248 - D.Davey
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'Spiny Ant' - Polyrhachus semiaurata
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D 183 - D.Davey
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Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
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Giant Bulldog Ant - Myrmecia brevinoda
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C 2365 - E.Beringen
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Red Bull Ant - Myrmecia glucosa
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C 1538 - E.Beringen
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Jumping Jack Ant - Myrmecia nigrocincta
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D 130 - D.Davey
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
> Class: Insecta (Insects)
> Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
> Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
> Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants and Bees)
> Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
> Superfamily: Formicoidea
> Family: Formicidae (Ants)
> Subfamily: Amblyoponinae (Dracula Ants)
> Genus: Amblyopone
> Subfamily: Dolidocherinae (Odorous Ants)
> Tribe: Bothriomyrmecini
> Genus: Arnoldius
> Tribe: Dolichoderini
> Genus: Dolichoderus
> Tribe: Leptomyrmecini
> Genus: Anonychomyrma
> Genus: Frogatella
> Genus: Iridomyrmex
> Genus: Leptomyrmex
> Genus: Ochetellus
> Genus: Papyrius
> Genus: Turneria
> Tribe: Tapinomini
> Genus: Tapinoma
> Genus: Technomyrmex
> Subfamily: Dorylinae (Army Ants and Allies)
> Genus: Lioponera
> Genus: Ooceraea
> Genus: Zasphinctus
> Subfamily: Ectatomminae
> Genus: Rhytidoponera
> Subfamily: Formicinae (Formicine Ants)
> Tribe: Camponotini
> Genus: Calomyrmex
> Genus: Camponotus
> Genus: Colobopsis
> Genus: Opisthopsis
> Genus: Polyrhachis
> Species: P. mackayi
> Species: P. ornata
> Species: P. semiaurata
> Tribe: Lasiini
> Genus: Nylanderia
> Genus: Paraparatrechina
> Genus: Paratrechina
> Tribe: Melophorini
> Genus: Melophorus
> Genus: Myrmecorhynhus
> Genus: Notoncus
> Genus: Notostigma
> Genus: Prolasius
> Genus: Pseudonotoncus
> Genus: Stigmacros
> Genus: Teratomyrmex
> Tribe: Plagiolepidini
> Genus: Acropyga
> Genus: Plagiolepis
> Subfamily: Heteroponerinae
> Genus: Heteroponera
> Subfamily: Leptanillinae
> Tribe: Leptanillini
> Genus: Leptanilla
> Subfamily: Myrmeciinae (Bull and Dinosaur Ants)
> Genus: Myrmecia
> Species: M. brevinoda - Giant Bulldog Ant
> Species: M. glucosa - Red Bull Ant
> Species: M. nigrocincta - Jumping Jack Ant
> Subfamily: Myrmicinae (Myrmicine Ants)
> Tribe: Attini
> Genus: Colobostruma
> Genus: Epopostruma
> Genus: Eurhopalothryx
> Genus: Orectognathus
> Genus: Pheidole
> Genus: Rhopalothrix
> Tribe: Crematogastrini
> Genus: Adlerzia
> Genus: Cardiocondyla
> Genus: Carebara (*)
> Genus: Crematogaster
> Genus: Lordomyrma
> Genus: Mayriella
> Genus: Meranoplus
> Genus: Metapone (*)
> Genus: Myrmecina
> Genus: Podomyrma
> Tribe: Solenopsidini
> Genus: Chelaner
> Genus: Monomorium
> Genus: Solenopsis (*)
> Tribe: Stenammini
> Genus: Aphaenogaster
> Genus: Oxyopomyrmex
> Subfamily: Ponerinae (Ponerine Ants)
> Tribe: Platythyreini
> Genus: Platythyrea (*)
> Tribe: Ponerini
> Genus: Anochetus
> Genus: Brachyponera
> Genus: Cryptopone
> Genus: Diacamma (*)
> Genus: Hypoponera
> Genus: Iroponera
> Genus: Leptogenys
> Genus: Mesoponera
> Genus: Myopias
> Genus: Odontomachus
> Genus: Ponera
> Genus: Pseudoneoponera
> Genus: Pseudoponera
> Subfamily: Pseudomymecinae (Elongated Ants)
> Genus: Tetraponera
> Superfamily: Pompiloidea (Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and Allies)
> Family: Mutillidae (Velvet Ants)
> Subfamily: Sphaeropthalminae
> Tribe: Dasymutillini
> Genus: Aglaotilla
> Genus: Ancistrotilla
> Genus: Australotilla
> Genus: Bothriomutilla
> Genus: Ephutomorpha
> Genus: Eurymutilla
> Genus: Odontomyrme
(*) 'possible' to 'likely' occurrence
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Photographic Contributions:
Beringen, Erik. C 304 - C 1110 - C 1538 - C 1556 - C 2069 - C 2363 - C 2364 - C 2365.
Davey, Diana. D 130 - D 183 - D 190 - D 203 - D 223 - D 247 - D 248.
Beringen, Erik. C 304 - C 1110 - C 1538 - C 1556 - C 2069 - C 2363 - C 2364 - C 2365.
Davey, Diana. D 130 - D 183 - D 190 - D 203 - D 223 - D 247 - D 248.