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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Santa Cruz (Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
336
2509
3359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
2509
3359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
322
2458
3254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2064
2689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
394
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
43
387
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
235
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
67
228
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
67
228
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
32
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
7
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Cruz
7 Genera with 16 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1913Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19406SpeciesTaxom
Diaphoromyrma Fernández, D..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz
16 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hispidus Santschi, 1925
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta (Palaeatta) saltensis Forel, 1913
Cyphomyrmex hamulatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex laevigatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex peltatus Kempf, 1966
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex vorticis Weber, 1940
Diaphoromyrma sofiae Fernández, D..., 2009
Mycocepurus goeldii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894


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