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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Madre de Dios (Peru)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
1702
2548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
237
1701
2548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
223
1642
2437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1479
2250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
276
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
274
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
218
596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
77
338
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
77
338
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
37
196
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madre de Dios
8 Genera with 15 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1804Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madre de Dios
15 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Cyphomyrmex costatus Mann, 1922
Cyphomyrmex faunulus Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Cyphomyrmex hamulatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex laevigatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saramama Je?ovnik & S..., 2017
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885


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