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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6951
16163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
6948
16161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
507
6846
15892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
325
5532
13121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
61
1062
2628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
1048
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
431
1953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
87
481
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
87
481
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
39
268
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Mexico
6 Genera with 20 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1893Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19037SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Mexico
20 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) versicolor Pergande, 1893White strigilla
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
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Trachymyrmex carinatus MacKay & MacKay, 1997
Trachymyrmex desertorum Wheeler, 1911Lamellar venus
Trachymyrmex pakawa Sánchez-Peña..., 2017
Trachymyrmex pomonae Rabeling & C..., 2007
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant
Trachymyrmex smithi Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife
Trachymyrmex turrifex Wheeler, 1903Lamellar venus


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