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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
5821
13599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
496
5815
13595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
474
5736
13377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
4589
10958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
810
1649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
796
1637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
347
1287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
107
558
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
107
558
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
48
322
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
10
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest Mexico
10 Genera with 21 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1899Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Mycetosoritis Wheeler, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Neostruma Brown, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Mexico
21 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex echinatior Forel, 1899Panamanian leafcutter ant
Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Cyphomyrmex costatus Mann, 1922
Cyphomyrmex major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex maya De Andrade, 2003
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Mycetosoritis hartmanni Wheeler, 1907
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta ednaella Mann, 1922
Sericomyrmex aztecus Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Trachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant
Trachymyrmex turrifex Wheeler, 1903Lamellar venus


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