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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		539
5986
17101		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		536
5979
17095		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		511
5857
16788		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		362
5005
14908		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		62
954
2524		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		53
873
2285		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		19
238
829		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
67
232		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		67
232		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
67 Genera with 232 Species
#ABCDEFHILMNOPRSTW
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Austromorium Shattuck, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Boltonimecia Borysenko, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant17SpeciesTaxom
Cananeuretus Engel & Grim..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Canaphis Heie, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Canapone Dlussky, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Chronomyrmex McKellar & al., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Colobostruma Wheeler, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1881Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Diplorhoptrum Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Doleromyrma Forel, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Doronomyrmex Kutter, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Emplastus Donisthorpe, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Eotapinoma Dlussky, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Epopostruma Forel, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants59SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Haidoterminus McKellar & al., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Harpagoxenus Forel, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1938Rainbow ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants14SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19899SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Manica Jurine, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 2017Honey carrier1SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1858Bull ants5SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1893Honeypot Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 191321SpeciesTaxom
Napakimyrma LaPolla & Ba..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratopula Wheeler, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1906Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1899Amazon ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863
Hairy Curltail Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1879Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyrma Wilson & Brown, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
232 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acanthomyops coloradensis Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster longaeva ♰ Scudder, 1877
Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895
Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Austromorium flavigaster Clark, 1938
Boltonimecia canadensis ♰ Wilson, 1985
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure 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) laevigatus Smith, F., 1858Giant carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) ceriseipes Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Cananeuretus occidentalis ♰ M. S. Engel, 2005
Canaphis albertensis ♰ O. E. Heie, 2006
Canapone dentata ♰ G. M. Dlussky, 1999
Chronomyrmex medicinehatensis ♰ R. C. McKellar, 2013
Colobostruma australis (Brown, 1959)⇒ Epopostruma australis Brown, 1959
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster stadelmanni dolichocephala Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) steinheili Forel, 1881
Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) taschenbergi Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Dolichoderus obliteratus ♰ Scudder, 1877
Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Doronomyrmex pocahontas Buschinger, 1979
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Emplastus hypolithus ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Eotapinoma macalpini ♰ G. M. Dlussky, 1999
Epopostruma quadrispinosa Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909Sickle jackknife
Formica altipetens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica arcana ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1877Shrubby primrose-willow
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica bradleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica ciliata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica comata Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica horrida ♰ W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Formica impexa Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica integroides Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica microgyna Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica mucescens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica opaciventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Formica oreas comptula Wheeler, 1913
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica puberula Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica reflexa Buren, 1942
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subnitens Creighton, 1940
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formicoxenus hirticornis Emery, 1895
Formicoxenus provancheri Emery, 1895Shampoo ant
Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur, 1985
Haidoterminus cippus ♰ McKellar, Gl..., 2013
Harpagoxenus canadensis Smith, 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Iridomyrmex bicknelli Emery, 1898Black Trail Ant
Iridomyrmex chasei Forel, 1902Cumberland leafshell
Iridomyrmex discors Forel, 1902Cumberland leafshell
Iridomyrmex dromus Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) latipes Walsh, 1863Wide-Footed Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) fallax Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius coloradensis Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius subglaber Emery, 1893
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Leptothorax athabasca Buschinger &..., 2008
Leptothorax calderoni (Creighton, 1950)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax faberi Buschinger, 1983
Leptothorax pocahontas (Buschinger, 1979)⇒ Myrmecina difficulta Shattuck, 2009
Leptothorax retractus Francoeur, 1986Fat peaclam
Leptothorax wilsoni Heinze, 1989Ornamented peaclam
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Manica hunteri Wheeler, 1914
Manica invidia Emery, 1895Lens lucine
Melophorus inconspicuus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Messor barbarum pseudo Mayr, 1862
Messor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)⇒ Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886
Monomorium compressum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecia dichospila Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Myrmecia mandibularis Smith, 1858Toothless Bull Ant
Myrmecia nigriceps Mayr, 1862Black-headed bull ant
Myrmecia nigriscapa Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Myrmecia pilosula Smith, 1858Hopper Ant
Myrmecina alpina Shattuck, 2009
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecina difficulta Shattuck, 2009
Myrmecocystus kathjuli Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus semirufus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica code
Myrmica crassirugis Francoeur, 2007
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica discontinua Weber, 1939
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica glacialis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica nearctica Weber, 1939
Myrmica pinetorum Wheeler, 1905Ant Of The Pines
Myrmica quebecensis Francoeur, 1981Banded pitar
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica tahoensis Weber, 1948
Myrmica whymperi Forel, 1913
Napakimyrma paskapooensis ♰ LaPolla & Ba..., 2018
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Paratopula catocha Bolton, 1988
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole alexeter Wilson, 2003
Pheidole barbata Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole desertorum Wheeler, 1906
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867California harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen, 1934Calico clam
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Polyergus bicolor (Wasmann, 1901)⇒ Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Sphecomyrma canadensis ♰ Wilson, 1985
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax fragosus Mackay & Bus..., 2002
Temnothorax nitens Emery, 1895
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Alberta
SubfamilyAneuretinae
Emery, 1913
2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		10
16		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
14
107		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmeciinae
Emery, 1877
1
5		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
28
93		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
7
4		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilySphecomyrminae ♰
Wilson & Brown, 1967
2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyZigrasimeciinae ♰
Borysenko, 2017
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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