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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
457
7259
13553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
456
7258
13553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
437
7171
13366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
313
6307
12223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
62
1096
2406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
57
1074
2388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
400
1127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
92
504
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
92
504
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
44
292
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
9
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guanacaste
9 Genera with 28 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1844Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19407SpeciesTaxom
Mycetosoritis Wheeler, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18852SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guanacaste
28 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex echinatior Forel, 1899Panamanian leafcutter ant
Acromyrmex volcanus Wheeler, 1937
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma dentigerum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Apterostigma epinotale Weber, 1937
Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Apterostigma robustum Emery, 1896False spike
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex costatus Mann, 1922
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Cyphomyrmex vorticis Weber, 1940
Mycetosoritis hartmanni Wheeler, 1907
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta ednaella Mann, 1922
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex aztecus Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885


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