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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
68
969
2887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
916
2824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
405
2051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
83
420
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
83
420
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
36
225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
5 Genera with 10 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1893Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1860Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Mycetosoritis Wheeler, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
10 Species
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) versicolor Pergande, 1893White strigilla
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Archeatta) texana Buckley, 1860Cut ant
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Mycetosoritis hartmanni Wheeler, 1907
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant
Trachymyrmex smithi Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife
Trachymyrmex turrifex Wheeler, 1903Lamellar venus


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