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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Rio Grande do Sul (South Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
2448
4337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
2448
4337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
325
2404
4275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
215
1908
3391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
400
935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
386
912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
308
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
70
206
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
70
206
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
32
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio Grande do Sul
6 Genera with 20 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio Grande do Sul
20 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) ambiguus Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) crassispinus Forel, 1909
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hispidus Santschi, 1925
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lobicornis Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lundii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
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 aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Apterostigma wasmannii Forel, 1892
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cyphomyrmex olitor Forel, 1893
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex strigatus Mayr, 1887
Mycetophylax morschi Emery, 1888
Mycetophylax simplex Emery, 1888Square sportella


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