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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
5306
8633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
5305
8633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
348
5238
8485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4532
7684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
704
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
43
698
1272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
293
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
93
465
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
93
465
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
41
253
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
9
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limon
9 Genera with 20 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1844Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limon
20 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex volcanus Wheeler, 1937
Apterostigma auriculatum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma dentigerum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997
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 major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Mycocepurus tardus Weber, 1940
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Trachymyrmex isthmicus Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam


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