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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
58
875
1967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
862
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
351
1051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
75
304
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
75
304
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
33
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
4 Genera with 9 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1804Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 20034SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
9 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Apterostigma electropilosum Schultz, 2007
Apterostigma eowilsoni Schultz, 2007
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex taino De Andrade, 2003


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