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Afrotropical ant species richness
(Fisher & Bolton 2011
AntWeb) |
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Madagascar and Mascarene islands = 454 species in 48 genera: 8
endemic genera; 408 (90%) endemic species. Subsaharan
African species richness = 1873 species in 98 genera.
Total described Afrotropical species richness = 2281
species in 106 genera. |
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Number of
Madagascan species per genus, ordered by richness: |
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Strumigenys
73
Camponotus
51
Tetramorium
30
Monomorium
26
Pheidole
22
Tetraponera
21
Crematogaster
20
Leptogenys
15
Pyramica
13
Pachycondyla
9
Paratrechina
9
Technomyrex
9
Cataulacus
7
Hypoponera
7
Anochetus
6
Mystrium
6 |
Terataner
6
Aphaenogaster
5
Cerapachys
4
Nesomyrmex
4
Tapinoma
4
Cardiocondyla
3
Carebara
3
Metapone
3
Platythyrea
3
Pristomyrmex
3
Proceratium
3
Aptinoma
2
Eutetramorium
2
Meranoplus
2
Plagiolepis
2
Simopone
2 |
Solenopsis
2
Vollenhovia
2
Adetomyrma
1
Amblyopone
1
Anoplolepsis
1
Brachymyrmex
1
Discothyrea
1
Melissotarsus
1
Ochetellus
1
Odontomachus
1
Pilotrochus
1
Polyrhachis
1
Probolomyrmex
1
Pseudolasius
1
Prionopelta
1
Ravavy
1 |
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Number of
Subsaharan African mainland species per genus, ordered by richness: |
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Tetramorium
223
Camponotus
169
Monomorium
147
Crematogaster
135
Pyramica
83
Pheidole
73
Leptogenys
56
Dorylus,
55
Polyrhachis
55
Carebara
54
Hypoponera
54
Strumigenys
52
Lepisiota
47
Cataulacus
39
Ocymyrmex
37
Aenictus
34
Tetraponera
29
Technomyrmex
27
Nesomyrmex
25
Cerapachys
24
Bothroponera
23
Myrmicaria
22
Axinidris
21
Pseudoponera 21
Plagiolepis
20
Anochetus
19
Simopone
18
Calyptomyrmex
16
Plectroctena
16
Messor
15
Platythyrea
14
Cardiocondyla
13
Tapinoma
13 |
Nylanderia
12
Solenopsis
12
Tapinolepis
11
Centromyrmex
10
Paraparatrechina
10
Loboponera
9
Anoplolepis
8
Meranoplus
8
Pheidologeton
8
Aenictogiton
7
Discothyrea
7
Psalidomyrmex
6
Terataner
6
Ophthalmopone
5
Phrynoponera
5
Pristomyrmex
5
Proceratium
5
Rhoptromyrmex
5
Cataglyphis
4
Cyphoidris
4
Microdaceton
4
Phasmomyrmex
4
Acropyga
3
Asphinctopone
3
Atopomyrmex
3
Baracidris
3
Leptanilla
3
Melissotarsus
3
Prionopelta
3
Probolomyrmex
3
Agraulomyrmex
2
Amblyopone
2
Boloponera
2
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Bondroitia
2
Decamorium
2
Dicroaspis
2
Hagensia
2
Odontomachus
2
Sphinctomyrmex
2
Streblognathus
2
Temnothorax
2
Ankylomyrma
1
Aphomomyrmex
1
Apomyrma
1
Brachymyrmex
1
Brachyponera
1
Concoctio
1
Cryptopone
1
Diplomorium
1
Dolioponera
1
Ecphorella
1
Feroponera
1
Linepithema
1
Megaponera
1
Mystrium
1
Oecophylla
1
Paltothyreus
1
Paratrechina
2
Petalomyrmex
1
Prenolepis
1
Promyopias
1
Santschiella
1
Vicinopone
1
Wasmannia
1
Xymmer
1
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