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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
6922
16136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
489
6921
16135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
468
6849
15979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
5336
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
634
2055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
613
2033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
384
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
103
665
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
103
665
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
49
331
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
14
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Brazil
14 Genera with 45 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1944Leaf-cutting Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Cyatta Sosa-Calvo &..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Diaphoromyrma Fernández, D..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mycetagroicus Brandao & Ma..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Mycetarotes Emery, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18856SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
45 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) ambiguus Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) crassispinus Forel, 1909
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lundii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) niger Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) subterraneus Forel, 1893Corbula sportella
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) balzani Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Acromyrmex ameliae De Souza, So..., 2007
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Apterostigma steigeri Santschi, 1911
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) robusta Borgmeier, 1939Gould beanclam
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta (Palaeatta) bisphaerica Forel, 1908
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Atta capiguara Goncalves, 1944Pasture leaf-cutting ant
Cyatta abscondita Sosa-Calvo &..., 2013
Cyphomyrmex bicornis Forel, 1895
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Diaphoromyrma sofiae Fernández, D..., 2009
Kalathomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1907
Mycetagroicus cerradensis Brandao & Ma..., 2001
Mycetagroicus urbanus Brandao & Ma..., 2001
Mycetarotes parallelus Emery, 1906
Mycetarotes senticosus Kempf, 1960Yellow eggcockle
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycocepurus castrator Rabeling & B..., 2010
Mycocepurus goeldii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Mycocepurus obsoletus Emery, 1913
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta squamosa Smith, 1860Threetooth carditid
Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Sericomyrmex luederwaldti Santschi, 1925
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Sericomyrmex scrobifer Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Trachymyrmex atlanticus Mayhé-Nunes ..., 2007
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex dichrous Kempf, 1967
Trachymyrmex farinosus Emery, 1894
Trachymyrmex holmgreni Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885


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