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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
1509
5442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1467
5402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
551
2607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
131
1318
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
131
1318
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
57
728
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
14
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
14 Genera with 66 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 189611SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1844Leaf-cutting Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 194013SpeciesTaxom
Lenomyrmex Fernandez & ..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomoellerius Solomon, Rab..., 04SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Mycetosoritis Wheeler, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Neostruma Brown, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrachymyrmex Solomon, Rab..., 19093SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 20175SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19408SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
66 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex coronatus importunus Santschi, 1925
Acromyrmex coronatus panamensis Forel, 1899
Acromyrmex coronatus rectispinus Forel, 1908
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Acromyrmex echinatior Forel, 1899Panamanian leafcutter ant
Acromyrmex volcanus Wheeler, 1937
Apterostigma auriculatum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Apterostigma calverti Wheeler, 1911
Apterostigma chocoense Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma dentigerum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Apterostigma epinotale Weber, 1937
Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma manni Weber, 1938
Apterostigma mayri Forel, 1893
Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Apterostigma robustum Emery, 1896False spike
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Atta) columbica Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Cyphomyrmex andersoni Mackay & Serna, 2010
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex costatus Mann, 1922
Cyphomyrmex dixus Snelling & L..., 1992
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex longiscapus Weber, 1940
Cyphomyrmex major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex muelleri Schultz & So..., 2002
Cyphomyrmex peltatus Kempf, 1966
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Cyphomyrmex vorticis Weber, 1940
Lenomyrmex colwelli Longino, 2006
Mycetomoellerius isthmicus
Mycetomoellerius opulentus Mann, 1922
Mycetomoellerius squamulifer
Mycetomoellerius zeteki
Mycetophylax andersoni Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycetophylax snellingi Mackay, W.P...., 2010
Mycetosoritis hartmanni Wheeler, 1907
Mycetosoritis vinsoni Mackay, 1998
Mycocepurus curvispinosus Mackay, 1998
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Mycocepurus tardus Weber, 1940
Myrmicocrypta dilacerata Forel, 1885
Myrmicocrypta ednaella Mann, 1922
Paratrachymyrmex bugnioni Forel, 1912
Paratrachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912
Paratrachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex aztecus Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Sericomyrmex saramama Je?ovnik & S..., 2017
Trachymyrmex bugnioni Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909
Trachymyrmex isthmicus Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam
Trachymyrmex opulentus Mann, 1922Thick cyclocardia
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885
Trachymyrmex squamulifer Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Trachymyrmex zeteki Weber, 1940


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