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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
49
647
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
641
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
260
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
54
135
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
54
135
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
28
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buenos Aires
9 Genera with 14 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1899Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Bruchomyrma Santschi, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoatta Gallardo, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
14 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) ambiguus Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lundii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) heyeri Forel, 1899
Apterostigma bruchi Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Bruchomyrma acutidens Santschi, 1922
Cyphomyrmex daguerrei Santschi, 1933
Kalathomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1907
Mycetophylax bruchi Santschi, 1916Inflated axinopsid
Mycetophylax morschi Emery, 1888
Pseudoatta argentina Gallardo, 1916Texas lilliput


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