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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1735
3079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1733
3077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1702
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1421
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
203
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
200
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
146
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
70
202
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
70
202
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
34
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesser Antilles
7 Genera with 8 Species
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomoellerius Solomon, Rab..., 19382SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Mycetomoellerius jamaicensis André, 1893
Mycetomoellerius jamaicensis antiguensis Weber, 1938
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta urichi Weber, 1937
Trachymyrmex jamaicensis André, 1893Ant
Trachymyrmex jamaicensis antiguensis Weber, 1938


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