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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3394
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
328
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
41
317
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
203
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
59
219
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
59
219
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
27
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
7 Genera with 17 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1908Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mycetarotes Emery, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
17 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) crassispinus Forel, 1909
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) niger Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) subterraneus Forel, 1893Corbula sportella
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) robusta Borgmeier, 1939Gould beanclam
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta (Palaeatta) bisphaerica Forel, 1908
Cyphomyrmex bicornis Forel, 1895
Mycetarotes parallelus Emery, 1906
Mycetarotes senticosus Kempf, 1960Yellow eggcockle
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Trachymyrmex atlanticus Mayhé-Nunes ..., 2007


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