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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
482
1270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
470
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
311
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
103
574
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
103
574
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
48
281
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
15
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
15 Genera with 58 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1905Leaf-cutting Ants19SpeciesTaxom
Amoimyrmex Cristiano, C..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1944Leaf-cutting Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mycetarotes Emery, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomoellerius Solomon, Rab..., 19824SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Mycetosoritis Wheeler, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Xerolitor Sosa-Calvo, ..., 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
58 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) ambiguus Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) crassispinus Forel, 1909
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) disciger Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Acromyrmex hispidus fallax Santschi, 1925
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) laticeps Emery, 1905
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lobicornis Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex lobicornis ferrugineus Emery, 1905
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lundii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Acromyrmex lundii decolor Emery, 1905
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) niger Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) subterraneus Forel, 1893Corbula sportella
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) balzani Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) heyeri Forel, 1899
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) striatus Roger, 1863
Acromyrmex fracticornis Forel, 1909
Acromyrmex nigrosetosus Forel, 1899
Acromyrmex pubescens Emery, 1905
Amoimyrmex striatus Roger, 1863
Apterostigma madidiense Weber, 1938
Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Apterostigma steigeri Santschi, 1911
Atta (Neoatta) laevigata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta (Neoatta) vollenweideri Forel, 1893Chaco leafcutter ant
Atta (Palaeatta) saltensis Forel, 1913
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Atta capiguara Goncalves, 1944Pasture leaf-cutting ant
Cyphomyrmex bruchi Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Cyphomyrmex laevigatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex lectus Forel, 1911
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex olitor Forel, 1893
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex transversus Emery, 1894
Kalathomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1907
Mycetarotes parallelus Emery, 1906
Mycetomoellerius dichrous Kempf, 1967
Mycetomoellerius fiebrigi
Mycetomoellerius holmgreni Wheeler, W.M., 1925
Mycetomoellerius kempfi Fowler, 1982
Mycetophylax clorindae Kusnezov, 1949
Mycetophylax emeryi Forel, 1907Gaudy sanguin
Mycetophylax lectus Forel, 1911
Mycetophylax olitor Forel, 1893
Mycetophylax simplex Emery, 1888Square sportella
Mycetosoritis clorindae Kusnezov, 1949
Mycetosoritis explicata Kempf, 1968
Mycocepurus goeldii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta squamosa Smith, 1860Threetooth carditid
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex scrobifer Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Trachymyrmex dichrous Kempf, 1967
Trachymyrmex fiebrigi Santschi, 1916
Trachymyrmex holmgreni Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Trachymyrmex kempfi Fowler, 1988Rose corbula
Trachymyrmex pruinosus Emery, 1906
Xerolitor explicatus Kempf, 1968


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