Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Azores (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 289
1632
2733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 285
1624
2723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 280
1613
2706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 187
1254
2130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 28
147
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 26
140
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 12
41
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
15
25 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants | 15
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Azores
15 Genera with 25 Species | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853 | Collared Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1877 | Black carpenter ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1758 | Citronella ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1793 | Big-headed Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1798 | Acorn Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1851 | Fierce Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Azores
25 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) senilis Mayr, 1853 | | | Aphaenogaster senilis senilis Mayr, 1853 | | | Camponotus sphaericus sphaericus Roger, 1863 | | | Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macilentus Smith, F., 1877 | Galapagos carpenter ant | | Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890 | Moorish Sneaking Ant | | Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894 | Compact astarte | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909 | Lilliput | | Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Garden Ant | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798) | ⇒ Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798 | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891 | | Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894 | | | Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895 | Elegant dwarf cockle | | Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910 | | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Tapinoma (Tapinoma) nigerrimum Nylander, 1856 | | | Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798 | | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium impurum Foerster, 1850 | Expanded macoma | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Azores
 | | Formicidae (Latreille 1809) |
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