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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		475
3981
8233		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		472
3976
8228		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		441
3869
8007		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		299
3182
6602		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		48
304
596		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		41
291
582		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		16
170
458		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
51
186		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		51
186		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alabama
51 Genera with 186 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1866Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants3SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant15SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Dendromyrmex Emery, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1936Cone ants7SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurythmopteryx Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Mycetosoritis Wheeler, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1894Legionary Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1984Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1860Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants19SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1902Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1915Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Poneracantha Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19669SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1989Fire ants13SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1906Miniature Trap-jaw Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1903Acorn Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1892Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
186 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) floridana Smith, M.R., 1941Canyon silktassel
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster carolinensis (Wheeler, W.M., 1915)⇒ Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915
Aphaenogaster flemingi Smith, 1928
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Aphaenogaster miamiana Wheeler, 1932
Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) impressus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) snellingi Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) floridanus Buckley, 1866Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) socius Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890Yellow sneaking ant
Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886Acrobat ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) pilosa Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) vermiculata Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima Mayr, 1870Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster missouriensis Emery, 1895
Cryptopone gilva Roger, 1863
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Dendromyrmex fabricii acoma Forel, 1908
Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863
Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870Mottled Dolichoderus
Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Dorymyrmex bureni Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex flavopectus Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Dorymyrmex grandulus Forel, 1922
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Dorymyrmex smithi (Cole, 1936)⇒ Dorymyrmex insana Buckley, 1866
Eurythmopteryx antiqua ♰ A. Handlirsch, 1906
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica biophilica Trager, 2007
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Gnamptogenys triangularis Mayr, 1887South American grooved ant
Hypoponera inexorata Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Myrafant) ambiguus (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) tuscaloosae (Wilson, 1951)⇒ Temnothorax tuscaloosae Wilson, 1951
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Monomorium guineense Bernard, 1953
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium trageri DuBois, 1986Stephens dwarf-venus
Mycetosoritis hartmanni Wheeler, 1907
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Nylanderia concinna Trager, 1984
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Nylanderia phantasma Trager, 1984
Nylanderia trageri Kallal & LaP..., 2012
Nylanderia wojciki Trager, 1984
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla solitaria Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina phantasma Trager, 1984
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole adrianoi Naves, 1985
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole crassicornis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole davisi Wheeler, 1905
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole dentigula Smith, 1927
Pheidole floridana Emery, 1895Round combshell
Pheidole lamia Wheeler, 1901Yellow nightshade groundcherry
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole metallescens Emery, 1895Rough razor
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole navigans Forel, 1901Navigating big-headed ant
Pheidole obscurithorax Naves, 1985Obscure big-headed ant
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pheidole tetra Creighton, 1950
Pheidole tysoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pogonomyrmex badius Latreille, 1802Florida harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex comanche Wheeler, 1902
Polyergus montivagus (Wheeler, 1915)⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962Ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Poneracantha triangularis Mayr, 1887
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proceratium crassicorne (Emery, 1895)⇒ Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium croceum Roger, 1860
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex seminole Ward, 1985Cupped shipworm
Pyramica angulata Smith, 1931
Pyramica creightoni Smith, 1931
Pyramica dietrichi Smith, 1931
Pyramica hexamera Brown, 1958Ant
Pyramica margaritae Forel, 1893Ant
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica pilinasis Forel, 1901
Pyramica reflexa Wesson & Wesson, 1939Pismo clam
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) carolinensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) pergandei Forel, 1901Round combshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picta Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) tennesseensis Smith, M.R., 1951Graytwig
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) texana (Emery, 1895)⇒ Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) richteri Forel, 1909BIFA
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Solenopsis tonsa Thompson, 1989
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Strumigenys brevisetosa (Smith, 1935)⇒ Smithistruma pilinasis Forel, 1901
Strumigenys clipeata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys creightoni Smith, M.R., 1931
Strumigenys epinotalis Weber, 1934
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax bradleyi Wheeler, 1913
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Temnothorax texanus Wheeler, 1903
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium steinheili Forel, 1892
Trachymyrmex nogalensis Byars, 1951Krebs corbula
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant
Trachymyrmex turrifex Wheeler, 1903Lamellar venus

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Alabama
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		5
14		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
3		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
13
49		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
19
98		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
11
17		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
4		Genus
Species
Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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