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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Nicoya Peninsula (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1771
1952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
1549
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
229
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
225
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
127
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
27
45
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
27
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicoya Peninsula
3 Genera with 3 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicoya Peninsula
3 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793


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