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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Minas Gerais (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
304
2637
4832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
304
2637
4832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
2611
4792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
190
2016
3722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
326
846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
323
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
264
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
91
397
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
91
397
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
43
200
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
11
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Minas Gerais
11 Genera with 30 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cyatta Sosa-Calvo &..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Mycetagroicus Brandao & Ma..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mycetarotes Emery, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18855SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Minas Gerais
30 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) ambiguus Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) niger Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) subterraneus Forel, 1893Corbula sportella
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) balzani Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Acromyrmex ameliae De Souza, So..., 2007
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta (Palaeatta) bisphaerica Forel, 1908
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cyatta abscondita Sosa-Calvo &..., 2013
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Mycetagroicus cerradensis Brandao & Ma..., 2001
Mycetarotes parallelus Emery, 1906
Mycocepurus goeldii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Mycocepurus obsoletus Emery, 1913
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta squamosa Smith, 1860Threetooth carditid
Sericomyrmex luederwaldti Santschi, 1925
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Sericomyrmex scrobifer Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex dichrous Kempf, 1967
Trachymyrmex farinosus Emery, 1894
Trachymyrmex holmgreni Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885


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