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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
564
8134
21516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
561
8124
21499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
8028
21287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
6275
16581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
896
2066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
889
2056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
379
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
115
774
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
115
774
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
49
393
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
13
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Antilles
13 Genera with 35 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1995Leaf-cutting Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocerus Latreille, 1896Turtle ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 20036SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomoellerius Solomon, Rab..., 19803SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Paracryptocerus Emery, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Phidola Thomson, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19445SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
35 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
Apterostigma electropilosum Schultz, 2007
Apterostigma eowilsoni Schultz, 2007
Atta (Archeatta) insularis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atta (Archeatta) texana Buckley, 1860Cut ant
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Atta) columbica Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Atta cubana Fontenla Rizo, 1995
Cryptocerus marginatus (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Cephalotes decoloratus De Andrade, 1999
Cryptocerus pilosus (Emery, 1896)⇒ Cephalotes pilosus Emery, 1896
Cyphomyrmex foxi André, 1892
Cyphomyrmex major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex podargus Snelling & L..., 1992
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex taino De Andrade, 2003
Mycetomoellerius haytianus
Mycetomoellerius jamaicensis André, 1893
Mycetomoellerius primaevus Baroni Urbani, 1980
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta brittoni (Wheeler, 1907)⇒ Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Phidola picea (Zayas, 1975)⇒ Eupogonius piceus Fisher, 1936
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex urichi Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex haytianus Wheeler, W.M..., 1914
Trachymyrmex jamaicencis Andre, 0
Trachymyrmex jamaicensis André, 1893Ant
Trachymyrmex primaevus Baroni Urbani, 1980
Trachymyrmex smithi Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife


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