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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Region Caribe (Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
259
1765
2294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
257
1763
2293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1698
2190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
153
1354
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
242
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
235
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
200
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
80
311
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
80
311
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
38
161
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
9
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Region Caribe
9 Genera with 24 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1844Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18998SpeciesTaxom
Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Region Caribe
24 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Apterostigma dentigerum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Atta) columbica Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Cyphomyrmex bicarinatus Snelling & L..., 1992
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex costatus Mann, 1922
Cyphomyrmex dixus Snelling & L..., 1992
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex peltatus Kempf, 1966
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Kalathomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1907
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex diego Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912


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