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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region La Guajira Department (Region Caribe, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
94
285
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
93
284
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
82
259
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
206
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
10
60
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
10
60
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
58
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
44
89
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
44
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
19
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Guajira Department
6 Genera with 13 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1844Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Guajira Department
13 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Cyphomyrmex costatus Mann, 1922
Cyphomyrmex dixus Snelling & L..., 1992
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Kalathomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1907
Sericomyrmex diego Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912


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