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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Caqueta Department (Region Amazonia, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
126
643
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
126
643
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
116
616
781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
78
513
647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
15
85
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
13
81
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
6
70
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
41
85
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
41
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
17
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caqueta Department
5 Genera with 14 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1939Leaf-cutting Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caqueta Department
14 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hystrix Latreille, 1802
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Acromyrmex nobilis Santschi, 1939
Apterostigma calverti Wheeler, 1911
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cyphomyrmex kirbyi Mayr, 1887
Cyphomyrmex laevigatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912


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