Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Belgium (Benelux)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 567
6607
20414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 564
6595
20399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 535
6514
20222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 354
5358
17518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 65
837
2799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 54
713
2187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 21
211
1129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
38
168 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants | 38
168 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Belgium
38 Genera with 168 Species
| Anergates Forel, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1798 | Collared Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874 | Rover ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 0 | Black carpenter ant | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1792 | Acrobat Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichoderus Lund, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1925 | And Field Ants | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Formicoxenus Mayr, 1846 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Harpagoxenus Forel, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1899 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1868 | Rainbow ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labidus Jurine, 1802 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1921 | Citronella ants | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1775 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1870 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Manica Jurine, 1802 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1802 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmhopla Forel, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1846 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846 | Crazy ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1955 | Big-headed Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1920 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Polyergus Latreille, 1798 | Amazon ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1798 | Fire ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenamma Westwood, 1839 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Strongylognathus Mayr, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1890 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 2012 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1798 | Acorn Ants | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1851 | Fierce Ants | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1859 | Slender ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Wasmannia Forel, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Belgium
168 Species and 7 Subspecies | Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) | ⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852 | | Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798 | Many-line lucine | | Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874 | Inflated axinopsid | | Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802 | | | Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802) | ⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802 | | Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855 | New York Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763 | Henslow peaclam | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856 | | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792) | ⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913 | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825 | Atlantic giant cockle | | Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858 | Black-headed sugar ant | | Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909 | | | Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916 | | | Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913 | | | Camponotus rufifrons leucopis | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792 | Cocktail Ant | | Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) quadripunctatus Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846 | Excised wood ant | | Formica (Coptoformica) foreli Bondroit, 1918 | | | Formica (Coptoformica) pressilabris Nylander, 1846 | Subcancellate ervilia | | Formica (Formica) glebaria (Nylander, 1846) | ⇒ Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798 | | Formica (Formica) polyctena Förster, 1850 | European Red Wood Ant | | Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783 | Black-backed meadow ant | | Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761 | Davidson's bush-mallow | | Formica (Formica) truncorum Fabricius, 1804 | Aleutian macoma | | Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798 | Blood-Red Ant | | Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878 | Black bog ant | | Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853 | | | Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798 | | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Formica (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904 | | | Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917 | | | Formica (Serviformica) lusatica (Seifert, 1997) | ⇒ Formica clara Forel, 1886 | | Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846) | ⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825 | | Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793 | Red barbed ant | | Formica (Serviformica) transkaucasica (Nasonov, 1889) | ⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878 | | Formica aserva Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Formica clara Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Formica glabra (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878 | | Formica lasioides Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica nigriceps (Smith, 1858) | ⇒ Camponotus nigriceps Smith, F., 1858 | | Formica pices Emery, 1925 | | | Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846 | Shining guest ant | | Harpagoxenus sublaevis Nylander, 1849 | | | Hypoponera boerorum Forel, 1901 | | | Hypoponera bondroiti Forel, 1911 | | | Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893 | Orbicular axinopsid | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Hypoponera schauinslandi Emery, 1899 | | | Iridomyrmex humilis (Mayr, 1868) | ⇒ Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | | Labidus coeca Latreille, 1802 | | | Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802 | | | Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782 | Blond Field Ant | | Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894 | | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) bicornis Foerster, 1850 | Expanded macoma | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) citrinus Emery, 1922 | Carpenter carditid | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) distinguendus Emery, 1916 | Constricted macoma | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) jensi Seifert, 1982 | Pointed macoma | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920 | | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846 | | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) sabularum Bondroit, 1918 | Indented macoma | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846 | Yellow ant | | Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798 | Jet Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850 | Alien field ant | | Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798 | Brown Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792 | Bicoloured ant | | Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990 | Invasive garden ant | | Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Garden Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991 | Morsel macoma | | Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992 | | | Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921 | | | Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793 | Slender Ant | | Leptothorax (Leptothorax) gredleri Mayr, 1855 | | | Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846 | Horseshoe crabs | | Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850) | ⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850 | | Leptothorax (Mychothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793 | Slender Ant | | Leptothorax (Mychothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846 | | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) affinis (Mayr, 1855) | ⇒ Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) interruptus (Schenck, 1852) | ⇒ Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) nigriceps (Mayr, 1855) | ⇒ Temnothorax nigriceps Mayr, 1855 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) parvulus (Schenck, 1852) | ⇒ Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) tuberum Fabricius, 1775 | Shiny dwarf-tellin | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Manica rubida Latreille, 1802 | | | Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767 | Harvester ant | | Messor structor Latreille, 1798 | Colorful transennella | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802 | Grass Ant | | Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860 | | | Myrmica bergi Ruzsky, 1902 | Green jackknife | | Myrmica faniensis Boven, 1970 | | | Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920 | Disk dosinia | | Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926 | Thin cyclinella | | Myrmica hirsuta Elmes, 1978 | | | Myrmica karavajevi Arnoldi, 1930 | Southern quahog | | Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846 | Subcancellate ervilia | | Myrmica lonae Finzi, 1926 | | | Myrmica microrubra Seifert, 1993 | | | Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802 | | Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846 | Subcancellate ervilia | | Myrmica rugulosa (Nylander, 1849) | ⇒ Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926 | | Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861 | Newcomb pitar | | Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846 | Ant | | Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903 | | | Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918 | | | Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846 | Micro-whip scorpions | | Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886) | ⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846) | ⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846 | | Pheidole alexeter Wilson, 2003 | | | Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896 | Anastasia's big-headed ant | | Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870) | ⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908 | | Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955 | | | Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798 | Southern acornshell | | Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) vindobonensis (Lomnicki, 1925) | ⇒ Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920 | | Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894 | Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant | | Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889 | Giant cleftclam | | Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798 | European Amazon ant | | Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901 | | | Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863 | | | Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802 | Indolent Ant | | Ponera testacea Emery, 1895 | | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798 | Tellin semele | | Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850 | Expanded macoma | | Stenamma westwoodi Westwood, 1840 | | | Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839 | Fiddleleaf tobacco | | Strongylognathus testaceus Schenck, 1852 | Surinam strigilla | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890 | Ant | | Tapinoma (Micromyrma) pygmaeum Dufour, 1857 | | | Tapinoma (Tapinoma) ambiguum (Emery, 1925) | ⇒ Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895 | | Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798 | Erratic ant | | Tapinoma (Tapinoma) nigerrimum Nylander, 1856 | | | Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895 | | | Tapinoma magnum (Mayr, 1861) | ⇒ Tapinoma nigerrimum Nylander, 1856 | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836 | Coconut ant | | Tapinoma subboreale Seifert, 2012 | | | Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921 | Ant | | Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855 | | | Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854 | | | Temnothorax corticalis Schenck, 1852 | | | Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852 | Long-spined Ant | | Temnothorax nigriceps Mayr, 1855 | | | Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850 | | | Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852 | | | Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854 | | Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798 | | | Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852 | | | 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 insolens Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859 | | | Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863 | Electric ant |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Belgium
 | | Formicidae (Latreille 1809) |
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