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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
1318
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1295
4286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
537
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
150
1257
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
150
1257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
65
652
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
16
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
16 Genera with 70 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1912Leaf-cutting Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18929SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1995Leaf-cutting Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Codiomyrmex Wheeler, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocerus Latreille, 1896Turtle ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 200310SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomoellerius Solomon, Rab..., 18937SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Neostruma Brown, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracryptocerus Emery, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrachymyrmex Solomon, Rab..., 19123SpeciesTaxom
Phidola Thomson, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19377SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 189313SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
70 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hystrix Latreille, 1802
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex octospinosus cubanus Wheeler, 1937
Acromyrmex santschii Forel, 1912
Apterostigma auriculatum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma electropilosum Schultz, 2007
Apterostigma eowilsoni Schultz, 2007
Apterostigma ierense Weber, 1937
Apterostigma manni Weber, 1938
Apterostigma mayri Forel, 1893
Apterostigma urichii Forel, 1893
Apterostigma wasmannii Forel, 1892
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 atratus Linnaeus, 1758
Cryptocerus marginatus (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Cephalotes decoloratus De Andrade, 1999
Cryptocerus pilosus (Emery, 1896)⇒ Cephalotes pilosus Emery, 1896
Cyphomyrmex bicarinatus Snelling & L..., 1992
Cyphomyrmex bigibbosus Emery, 1894
Cyphomyrmex faunulus Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Cyphomyrmex foxi André, 1892
Cyphomyrmex hamulatus Weber, 1938
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
Mycetomoellerius relictus Borgmeier, 1934
Mycetomoellerius ruthae
Mycetomoellerius urichii Forel, 1893
Mycetophylax bigibbosus Emery, 1894
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycetophylax faunulus Wheeler, W.M., 1925
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta brittoni (Wheeler, 1907)⇒ Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Myrmicocrypta buenzlii Borgmeier, 1934Fossor coquina
Myrmicocrypta squamosa Smith, 1860Threetooth carditid
Myrmicocrypta urichi Weber, 1937
Paratrachymyrmex bugnioni Forel, 1912
Paratrachymyrmex carib Weber, 1945
Paratrachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912
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 saussurei Emery, 1894
Sericomyrmex urichi Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex urichi maracas Weber, 1937
Trachymyrmex bugnioni Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex carib Weber, 1945
Trachymyrmex cornetzi 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 relictus Borgmeier, 1934Fossor coquina
Trachymyrmex ruthae Weber, 1937
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant
Trachymyrmex smithi Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife
Trachymyrmex urichii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid


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