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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Cuba (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5808
11540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
466
5804
11535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
448
5740
11408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
276
4596
9294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
634
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
43
628
1142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
283
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
87
422
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
87
422
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
38
234
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cuba
10 Genera with 20 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1995Leaf-cutting Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomoellerius Solomon, Rab..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Phidola Thomson, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19443SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuba
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hystrix Latreille, 1802
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex octospinosus cubanus Wheeler, 1937
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Atta (Archeatta) insularis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atta (Archeatta) texana Buckley, 1860Cut ant
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Atta cubana Fontenla Rizo, 1995
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Mycetomoellerius jamaicensis André, 1893
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Phidola picea (Zayas, 1975)⇒ Eupogonius piceus Fisher, 1936
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex urichi Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex jamaicencis Andre, 0
Trachymyrmex jamaicensis André, 1893Ant
Trachymyrmex smithi Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife


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