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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Osa Peninsula (Brunca Region, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
360
4660
6683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
359
4659
6683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
4590
6587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
4026
5988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
670
1016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
665
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
274
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
84
375
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
84
375
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
37
180
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Osa Peninsula
9 Genera with 15 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1844Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Neostruma Brown, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Osa Peninsula
15 Species
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma robustum Emery, 1896False spike
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Cyphomyrmex costatus Mann, 1922
Cyphomyrmex dixus Snelling & L..., 1992
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Mycocepurus tardus Weber, 1940
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress


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