The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development.
Macaranga is a large genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus in the subtribe Macaranginae. Native to Africa, Australasia, Asia and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the genus comprises over 300 different species. It was first described as a genus in 1806, based on specimens collected on the Island of Mauritius.
Colobopsis schmitzi, synonym Camponotus schmitzi, is a species of ant native to Borneo, which is commonly known as the diving ant, swimming ant or pitcher-plant ant, due to their habit of diving into the digestive fluids of their plant host Nepenthes bicalcarata. They are endemic to the island of Borneo.
Macaranga puncticulata is a tree in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to the tropical peat swamp forests of South East Asia.
Camponotini is a tribe containing 2 extinct ant genera and 8 extant ant genera, including Camponotus.
Colobopsis anderseni, synonym Camponotus anderseni, is a species of mangrove ant found in northern Australia.
Colobopsis abdita is a species of carpenter ant endemic to Guatemala. It was described by Forel in 1899.
Prenolepis ceylonica is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and China.
Pheidole ceylonica is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Myrmelachistini is a tribe of ants in the family Formicidae. There are at least 2 genera and 50 described species in Myrmelachistini.
Colobopsis explodens Laciny & Zettel 2018 is a species of ant which is found in Southeast Asia. It is noted for a rare combat mechanism of workers exploding in self-defense, smothering the enemy with toxic and often deadly secretion.
Lasiini is a tribe of ants in the family Formicidae. There are about 10 genera and more than 450 described species in Lasiini.
Camponotus castaneus, the reddish carpenter ant, is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.
Formica ravida is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.
Camponotus chromaiodes, known generally as the ferruginous carpenter ant or red carpenter ant, is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.
Formica neogagates is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. Found throughout North America and Canada, introduced in Europe, France.
Formica archboldi is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. They are known for their abnormal behavior, which includes the collection and storage of Odontomachus (trap-jaw) ant skulls.
Colobopsis is a genus of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. This genus was first described in 1861 by Mayr and contains 95 species. The type species is Colobopsis truncata.
Colobopsis truncata is a species of ant and type species of the genus Colobopsis. This species was first described in 1808 by M. Spinola, an Italian entomologist. The range of this species includes the South of Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and Spain.
