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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
5345
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
5344
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
5261
8620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4580
7746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
48
627
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
614
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
290
560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
61
151
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
61
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
28
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberia
6 Genera with 6 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1899Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
6 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex echinatior Forel, 1899Panamanian leafcutter ant
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912


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