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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
242
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
241
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
121
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
60
173
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
60
173
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
27
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
7 Genera with 10 Species
Atta Fabricius, 1844Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomoellerius Solomon, Rab..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
10 Species
Atta (Atta) columbica Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Cyphomyrmex major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Mycetomoellerius jamaicensis André, 1893
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta brittoni (Wheeler, 1907)⇒ Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Trachymyrmex jamaicencis Andre, 0
Trachymyrmex jamaicensis André, 1893Ant


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