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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
94
4161
35080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
81
3910
33631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
29
1198
15006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
271
2908
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
271
2908
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
105
1487
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
19
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
19 Genera with 104 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18858SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1867Leaf-cutting Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 190011SpeciesTaxom
Lenomyrmex Fernandez & ..., 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetagroicus Brandao & Ma..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomoellerius Solomon, Rab..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mycetosoritis Wheeler, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Neostruma Brown, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracryptocerus Emery, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrachymyrmex Solomon, Rab..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Quadristruma Brown, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19258SpeciesTaxom
Smithistruma Brown, 195028SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 190317SpeciesTaxom
Trichoscapa Emery, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
104 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex lundii carli Goncalves, 1961
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex octospinosus ekchuah Wheeler, 1937
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) heyeri Forel, 1899
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) versicolor Pergande, 1893White strigilla
Acromyrmex versicolor chisosensis Wheeler, 1907
Acromyrmex echinatior Forel, 1899Panamanian leafcutter ant
Acromyrmex insinuator Schultz, Bek..., 1998
Acromyrmex volcanus Wheeler, 1937
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma electropilosum Schultz, 2007
Apterostigma eowilsoni Schultz, 2007
Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma mayri Forel, 1893
Apterostigma mexicanum Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Apterostigma scutellare Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Atta (Archeatta) insularis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Archeatta) texana Buckley, 1860Cut ant
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Atta arizonensis (Wheeler, 1907)⇒ Trachymyrmex arizonensis Wheeler, 1907
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Atta pilosa Buckley, 1867
Atta tardigrada Buckley, 1867
Cyphomyrmex bicarinatus Snelling & L..., 1992
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex costatus Mann, 1922
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex laevigatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex maya De Andrade, 2003
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Mycetagroicus cerradensis Brandao & Ma..., 2001
Mycetomoellerius jamaicensis André, 1893
Mycetomoellerius opulentus Mann, 1922
Mycetomoellerius turrifex
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycetosoritis hartmanni Wheeler, 1907
Mycocepurus curvispinosus Mackay, 1998
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta brittoni (Wheeler, 1907)⇒ Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Myrmicocrypta dilacerata Forel, 1885
Myrmicocrypta dilacerata cornuta Forel, 1899
Myrmicocrypta ednaella Mann, 1922
Paratrachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912
Paratrachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909
Quadristruma emmae (Emery, 1890)⇒ Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex aztecus Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Sericomyrmex lutzi Wheeler, 1916Crenulate tellin
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Sericomyrmex urichi Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex zacapanus Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Smithistruma abdita Wesson & Wesson, 1939
Smithistruma angulata Smith, 1931
Smithistruma arizonica Ward, 1988
Smithistruma bimarginata Wesson & Wesson, 1939
Smithistruma bunki Brown, 1950
Smithistruma californica Brown, 1950
Smithistruma carolinensis Brown, 1964
Smithistruma chiricahua Ward, 1988
Smithistruma clipeata Roger, 1863
Smithistruma cloydi Pfitzer, 1951
Smithistruma creightoni (Smith, 1931)⇒ Strumigenys creightoni Smith, M.R., 1931
Smithistruma dietrichi (Smith, 1931)⇒ Strumigenys dietrichi Smith, M.R., 1931
Smithistruma filirrhina Brown, 1950
Smithistruma filitalpa Brown, 1950
Smithistruma laevinasis Smith, 1931
Smithistruma margaritae Forel, 1893
Smithistruma missouriensis Smith, 1931
Smithistruma ohioensis Kennedy & Sc..., 1933
Smithistruma ornata Mayr, 1887
Smithistruma perandei
Smithistruma pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Strumigenys pergandei Emery, 1895
Smithistruma pilinasis Forel, 1901
Smithistruma pulchella Emery, 1895
Smithistruma reflexa Wesson & Wesson, 1939
Smithistruma rohweri Smith, 1935
Smithistruma rostrata Emery, 1895
Smithistruma talapa Weber, 1934
Smithistruma wrayi Brown, 1950
Trachymyrmex arizonensis Wheeler, 1907
Trachymyrmex carinatus MacKay & MacKay, 1997
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex desertorum Wheeler, 1911Lamellar venus
Trachymyrmex farinosus Emery, 1894
Trachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909
Trachymyrmex jamaicencis Andre, 0
Trachymyrmex jamaicensis André, 1893Ant
Trachymyrmex nogalensis Byars, 1951Krebs corbula
Trachymyrmex opulentus Mann, 1922Thick cyclocardia
Trachymyrmex pakawa Sánchez-Peña..., 2017
Trachymyrmex pomonae Rabeling & C..., 2007
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant
Trachymyrmex smithi Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife
Trachymyrmex smithi neomexicanus Cole, 1952
Trachymyrmex turrifex Wheeler, 1903Lamellar venus
Trichoscapa membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869


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