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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
6186
15437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
4560
12054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
780
2487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
50
761
2479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
457
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
122
930
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
122
930
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
55
439
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
15
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Brazil
15 Genera with 74 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1939Leaf-cutting Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18937SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1844Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloxys Smith, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocerus Latreille, 1908Turtle ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 189414SpeciesTaxom
Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mycetagroicus Brandao & Ma..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Mycetarotes Emery, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19484SpeciesTaxom
Neostruma Brown, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 191114SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 188112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
74 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hystrix Latreille, 1802
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lundii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) subterraneus Forel, 1893Corbula sportella
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) balzani Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Acromyrmex nobilis Santschi, 1939
Apterostigma auriculatum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Apterostigma epinotale Weber, 1937
Apterostigma jubatum (Wheeler, W.M., 1925)⇒ Apterostigma robustum Emery, 1896
Apterostigma megacephala Lattke, 1999
Apterostigma peruvianum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Apterostigma urichii Forel, 1893
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Cephaloxys cordovcensis dolichognatha Weber, 1934
Cryptocerus maculatus (Forel, 1908)⇒ Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876
Cyphomyrmex bigibbosus Emery, 1894
Cyphomyrmex castagnei MacKay & Baena, 1993
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex costatus Mann, 1922
Cyphomyrmex faunulus Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex hamulatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex laevigatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex peltatus Kempf, 1966
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Cyphomyrmex transversus Emery, 1894
Kalathomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1907
Mycetagroicus inflatus Brandao & Ma..., 2008
Mycetarotes parallelus Emery, 1906
Mycetarotes senticosus Kempf, 1960Yellow eggcockle
Mycetophylax emeryi Forel, 1907Gaudy sanguin
Mycocepurus goeldii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Mycocepurus obsoletus Emery, 1913
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta buenzlii Borgmeier, 1934Fossor coquina
Myrmicocrypta ednaella Mann, 1922
Myrmicocrypta foreli Mann, 1916Blake lucine
Myrmicocrypta weyrauchi Borgmeier, 1948
Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Sericomyrmex burchelli Forel, 1905
Sericomyrmex diego Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex harekulli Weber, 1937
Sericomyrmex luederwaldti Santschi, 1925
Sericomyrmex lutzi Wheeler, 1916Crenulate tellin
Sericomyrmex maravalhas Je?ovnik & S..., 2017
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex radioheadi Ješovnik & S..., 2017
Sericomyrmex saramama Je?ovnik & S..., 2017
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Sericomyrmex scrobifer Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex diversus Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Trachymyrmex farinosus Emery, 1894
Trachymyrmex isthmicus Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam
Trachymyrmex ixyodus Mayhé-Nunes ..., 2007
Trachymyrmex levis Weber, 1938
Trachymyrmex mandibularis Weber, 1938
Trachymyrmex opulentus Mann, 1922Thick cyclocardia
Trachymyrmex relictus Borgmeier, 1934Fossor coquina
Trachymyrmex ruthae Weber, 1937
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant


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