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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Maranhão (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
810
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
810
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
800
1274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
528
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
18
171
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
18
171
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
157
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
50
87
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
50
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
24
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maranhão
6 Genera with 10 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maranhão
10 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Mycocepurus goeldii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885


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