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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region South Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
431
5219
10149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
275
4237
8364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
664
1566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
647
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
409
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
95
452
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
95
452
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
45
215
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
11
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Brazil
11 Genera with 35 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants14SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cyatta Sosa-Calvo &..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18876SpeciesTaxom
Mycetagroicus Brandao & Ma..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Brazil
35 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) niger Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
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 mayri Forel, 1893
Apterostigma moelleri Forel, 1892
Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Apterostigma wasmannii Forel, 1892
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cyatta abscondita Sosa-Calvo &..., 2013
Cyphomyrmex auritus Mayr, 1887
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex olitor Forel, 1893
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Cyphomyrmex strigatus Mayr, 1887
Mycetagroicus cerradensis Brandao & Ma..., 2001
Mycetophylax morschi Emery, 1888
Mycetophylax simplex Emery, 1888Square sportella
Mycocepurus goeldii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta squamosa Smith, 1860Threetooth carditid
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Sericomyrmex scrobifer Forel, 1911Southern acornshell


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