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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
5926
13362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
460
5923
13359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
437
5821
13086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
4875
11299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
57
833
1928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
810
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
393
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
105
505
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
105
505
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
46
279
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Mexico
11 Genera with 19 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1899Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetosoritis Wheeler, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Neostruma Brown, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18813SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Mexico
19 Species
Acromyrmex echinatior Forel, 1899Panamanian leafcutter ant
Apterostigma scutellare Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex costatus Mann, 1922
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Mycetosoritis hartmanni Wheeler, 1907
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta dilacerata Forel, 1885
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Trachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant


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