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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Pitilla Station (Pitilla, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
322
4092
5701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
322
4092
5701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
311
4051
5624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
227
3613
5148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
687
825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
682
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
238
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
70
202
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
70
202
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
34
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pitilla Station
6 Genera with 13 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pitilla Station
13 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex volcanus Wheeler, 1937
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Apterostigma robustum Emery, 1896False spike
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Cyphomyrmex vorticis Weber, 1940
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine


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