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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
899
1000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
899
1000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
861
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
683
807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
23
136
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
130
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
110
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
65
183
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
65
183
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
29
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cauca Department
7 Genera with 15 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cauca Department
15 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lundii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma robustum Emery, 1896False spike
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Trachymyrmex isthmicus Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam
Trachymyrmex zeteki Weber, 1940


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