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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
82
2125
9466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
70
1965
8919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
27
692
5489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
133
763
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
133
763
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
53
345
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
6 Genera with 12 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
12 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) heyeri Forel, 1899
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) versicolor Pergande, 1893White strigilla
Acromyrmex volcanus Wheeler, 1937
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cyphomyrmex flavidus Pergande, 1896
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant


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