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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Tunapuna-Piarco (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
1030
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
967
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
22
124
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
124
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
79
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
44
84
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
44
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
23
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunapuna-Piarco
7 Genera with 10 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna-Piarco
10 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Cyphomyrmex hamulatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex ruthae Weber, 1937
Trachymyrmex urichii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid


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