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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
4554
9126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4553
9125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
4477
8941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
3247
6423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
603
1330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
595
1323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
363
1123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
103
486
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
103
486
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
48
231
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
12
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Central Brazil
12 Genera with 42 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1905Leaf-cutting Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Cyatta Sosa-Calvo &..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Mycetagroicus Brandao & Ma..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Mycetarotes Emery, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
42 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hystrix Latreille, 1802
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lundii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) subterraneus Forel, 1893Corbula sportella
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) balzani Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Acromyrmex diasi Goncalves, 1983
Acromyrmex pubescens Emery, 1905
Apterostigma auriculatum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Apterostigma manni Weber, 1938
Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Apterostigma steigeri Santschi, 1911
Apterostigma urichii Forel, 1893
Apterostigma wasmannii Forel, 1892
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta (Palaeatta) bisphaerica Forel, 1908
Atta (Palaeatta) saltensis Forel, 1913
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cyatta abscondita Sosa-Calvo &..., 2013
Cyphomyrmex bruchi Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex laevigatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex peltatus Kempf, 1966
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex transversus Emery, 1894
Mycetagroicus cerradensis Brandao & Ma..., 2001
Mycetagroicus triangularis Brandao & Ma..., 2001
Mycetarotes parallelus Emery, 1906
Mycocepurus goeldii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmicocrypta foreli Mann, 1916Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Sericomyrmex maravalhas Je?ovnik & S..., 2017
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Sericomyrmex scrobifer Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Trachymyrmex holmgreni Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Trachymyrmex kempfi Fowler, 1988Rose corbula


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