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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
202
994
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
202
994
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
182
907
959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
727
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
20
111
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
19
110
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
88
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
55
103
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
55
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
24
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Choco Department
6 Genera with 7 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1844Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Choco Department
7 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Atta) columbica Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine


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