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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
624
10531
30355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
10516
30326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
595
10384
30019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
368
8207
24054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
1140
3091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
1120
3068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
460
1927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
133
932
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
133
932
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
58
479
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
13
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antilles
13 Genera with 40 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1995Leaf-cutting Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocerus Latreille, 1896Turtle ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 20036SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomoellerius Solomon, Rab..., 19804SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Paracryptocerus Emery, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Phidola Thomson, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19446SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
40 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hystrix Latreille, 1802
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex octospinosus cubanus Wheeler, 1937
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma electropilosum Schultz, 2007
Apterostigma eowilsoni Schultz, 2007
Atta (Archeatta) insularis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Archeatta) texana Buckley, 1860Cut ant
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Atta) columbica Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Atta cubana Fontenla Rizo, 1995
Cryptocerus marginatus (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Cephalotes decoloratus De Andrade, 1999
Cryptocerus pilosus (Emery, 1896)⇒ Cephalotes pilosus Emery, 1896
Cyphomyrmex foxi André, 1892
Cyphomyrmex major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex podargus Snelling & L..., 1992
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex taino De Andrade, 2003
Mycetomoellerius haytianus
Mycetomoellerius jamaicensis André, 1893
Mycetomoellerius jamaicensis antiguensis Weber, 1938
Mycetomoellerius primaevus Baroni Urbani, 1980
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta brittoni (Wheeler, 1907)⇒ Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Myrmicocrypta urichi Weber, 1937
Phidola picea (Zayas, 1975)⇒ Eupogonius piceus Fisher, 1936
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex lutzi Wheeler, 1916Crenulate tellin
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Sericomyrmex urichi Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex haytianus Wheeler, W.M..., 1914
Trachymyrmex jamaicencis Andre, 0
Trachymyrmex jamaicensis André, 1893Ant
Trachymyrmex jamaicensis antiguensis Weber, 1938
Trachymyrmex primaevus Baroni Urbani, 1980
Trachymyrmex smithi Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife


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