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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Uruguay (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
282
1674
2697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
281
1673
2696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
1648
2663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
1261
2113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
183
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
175
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
95
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
49
133
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
49
133
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
20
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
9
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uruguay
9 Genera with 25 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1909Leaf-cutting Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Amoimyrmex Cristiano, C..., 18632SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1893Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomoellerius Solomon, Rab..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19142SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uruguay
25 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) ambiguus Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hispidus Santschi, 1925
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hystrix Latreille, 1802
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) laticeps Emery, 1905
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lobicornis Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lundii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) heyeri Forel, 1899
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) silvestrii Emery, 1905
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) striatus Roger, 1863
Acromyrmex charruanus Rabeling, Sc..., 2015
Acromyrmex fracticornis Forel, 1909
Amoimyrmex silvestrii Emery, 1905
Amoimyrmex striatus Roger, 1863
Apterostigma steigeri Santschi, 1911
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta (Neoatta) vollenweideri Forel, 1893Chaco leafcutter ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex transversus Emery, 1894
Kalathomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1907
Mycetomoellerius pruinosus Emery, 1906
Mycetomoellerius tucumanus Forel, 1914
Mycetophylax simplex Emery, 1888Square sportella
Trachymyrmex pruinosus Emery, 1906
Trachymyrmex tucumanus Forel, 1914Flattened carditid


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