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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3043
5576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
228
2127
4038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
55
435
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
428
1022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
304
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
97
325
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
97
325
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
44
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
11
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Brazil
11 Genera with 32 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 2019Leaf-cutting Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Cyatta Sosa-Calvo &..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Diaphoromyrma Fernández, D..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Mycetagroicus Brandao & Ma..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18853SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
32 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) ambiguus Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lobicornis Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) niger Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
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 fowleri Rabeling, Me..., 2019
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) opaciceps Borgmeier, 1939Gould beanclam
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cyatta abscondita Sosa-Calvo &..., 2013
Cyphomyrmex peltatus Kempf, 1966
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex transversus Emery, 1894
Diaphoromyrma sofiae Fernández, D..., 2009
Mycetagroicus triangularis Brandao & Ma..., 2001
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycocepurus goeldii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Sericomyrmex scrobifer Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Trachymyrmex atlanticus Mayhé-Nunes ..., 2007
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885


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