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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
84
3506
28524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
3385
28118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1338
18163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
240
4448
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
240
4448
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
103
2415
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
14
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
14 Genera with 26 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1939Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Anergatides Wasmann, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloxys Smith, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 20034SpeciesTaxom
Epitritus Emery, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Kyidris F. Smith, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Neostruma Brown, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Serrastruma F. Smith, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Smithistruma Brown, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex echinatior Forel, 1899Panamanian leafcutter ant
Acromyrmex nobilis Santschi, 1939
Anergatides kohli (Wasmann, 1915)⇒ Pheidole neokohli Wilson, 1984
Apterostigma electropilosum Schultz, 2007
Apterostigma eowilsoni Schultz, 2007
Apterostigma wasmannii Forel, 1892
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cephaloxys cordovcensis dolichognatha Weber, 1934
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex taino De Andrade, 2003
Epitritus laticeps Brown, 1962
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex urichi Forel, 1912
Serrastruma concolor Santschi, 1914
Serrastruma ludovici Forel, 1904
Serrastruma lujae Forel, 1902
Serrastruma serrula Santschi, 1910
Serrastruma simoni Emery, 1895
Smithistruma emarginata Mayr, 1901
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912


Links, sources and further information
Attini at antwiki.org
Attini at itis.gov