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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Central Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5254
11068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
5253
11067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
447
5167
10846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4147
8799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
59
777
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
758
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
340
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
71
263
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
71
263
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
35
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Mexico
5 Genera with 7 Species
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Paracryptocerus Emery, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Mexico
7 Species
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Trachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909


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