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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
783
15064
73730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
779
15035
73567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
729
14837
73064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
466
12033
63593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
89
2217
12374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
73
2052
11385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
596
4253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
125
879
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
125
879
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
59
513
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Europe
10 Genera with 19 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1899Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Epitritus Emery, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Smithistruma Brown, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Trichoscapa Emery, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
19 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) silvestrii Emery, 1905
Acromyrmex echinatior Forel, 1899Panamanian leafcutter ant
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Cyphomyrmex deformis Spinola, 1851
Cyphomyrmex dixus Snelling & L..., 1992
Cyphomyrmex kirbyi Mayr, 1887
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Epitritus argiolus (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys argiola Emery, 1869
Kalathomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1907
Myrmicocrypta ednaella Mann, 1922
Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Smithistruma baudueri Emery, 1875
Smithistruma tenuipilis Emery, 1915
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885
Trichoscapa membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869


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