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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2533
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
2531
4358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
345
2499
4310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
233
1995
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
331
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
328
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
135
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
63
201
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
63
201
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
28
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Windward Islands
6 Genera with 8 Species
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
8 Species
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Sericomyrmex lutzi Wheeler, 1916Crenulate tellin
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Trachymyrmex jamaicensis André, 1893Ant


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