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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Puntarenas Canton (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
250
2670
3150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
250
2670
3150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
241
2655
3134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
190
2404
2902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
442
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
437
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
150
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
31
71
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
31
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
12
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
3
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puntarenas Canton
3 Genera with 2 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1804Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puntarenas Canton
2 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant


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