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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Belize (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2642
5097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
2642
5097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
296
2586
4997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
2141
4270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
34
224
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
215
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
143
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
69
242
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
69
242
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belize
69 Genera with 242 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTW
Acropyga Roger, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Adelomyrmex Fernández, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Basiceros Schulz, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Belonopelta Mayr, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1899Black carpenter ant12SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1867Turtle ants7SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1909Ant-raiding ant2SpeciesTaxom
Cheliomyrmex Mayr, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Holcoponera Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hylomyrma Forel, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Lachnomyrmex Wheeler, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Mayaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1953Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 18045SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 19226SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1976Trap-jaw ants4SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Paracryptocerus Emery, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrachymyrmex Solomon, Rab..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1938Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 2003Big-headed Ants36SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 20202SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1992Hairy Curltail Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 190620SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 0Fire ants11SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 20134SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1887Miniature Trap-jaw Ants24SpeciesTaxom
Syscia Roger, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Tranopelta Mayr, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 19122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belize
242 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Adelomyrmex silvestrii Menozzi, 1931Gould cyclocardia
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Anochetus emarginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus micans Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus testaceus Forel, 1893
Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Azteca alfari Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca instabilis Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Azteca schimperi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca xanthochroa Roger, 1863
Basiceros grave Mann, 1922
Basiceros wheeleri Mann, 1922
Belonopelta deletrix Mann, 1922
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) formiciformis Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) lindigi Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) peperi Forel, 1913
Camponotus planatus continentis Forel, 1901
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) mucronatus Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) morosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus integellus Forel, 1899
Cardiocondyla tjibodana Karavaiev, 1935
Carebara intermedia Fernández, 2004
Carebara urichi Wheeler, 1922
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes biguttatus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes cristatus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Cephalotes kukulcan Snelling, 1999
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes porrasi Wheeler, 1942
Cephalotes scutulatus Smith, 1867False-bean
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) hondurianus Mann, 1922
Cerapachys toltecus Forel, 1909Lilliput
Cheliomyrmex morosus Smith, 1859
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) sumichrasti Mayr, 1870Sister diplodon
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Crematogaster obscura Smith, 1857Dosinia lucine
Crematogaster obscurata Emery, 1895Ant
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Discothyrea denticulata Weber, 1939
Dolichoderus bispinosus Olivier, 1792Desert fairy shrimp
Dolichoderus diversus Emery, 1894
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton burchellii parvispinum Forel, 1899
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Eurhopalothrix gravis (Mann, 1922)⇒ Basiceros grave Mann, 1922
Gnamptogenys continua Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys strigata Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Gnamptogenys sulcata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gnamptogenys tornata Roger, 1861
Holcoponera strigata Norton, 1868
Hylomyrma dentiloba Santschi, 1931California mahogany-clam
Hylomyrma versuta Kempf, 1973
Hypoponera nitidula Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Lachnomyrmex scrobiculatus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) rufa Mann, 1922
Leptogenys quiriguana Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Mayaponera pergandei Forel, 1909
Megalomyrmex megadrifti Boudinot, Su..., 2013
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmica colax Cole, 1957
Myrmicocrypta dilacerata Forel, 1885
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex longiscapus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Neoponera villosa Fabricius, 1804Hairy Panther Ant
Nesomyrmex asper Mayr, 1887
Nesomyrmex pleuriticus Kempf, 1959
Octostruma amrishi Makhan, 2007
Octostruma ascrobis Longino, 2013
Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894
Octostruma excertirugis Longino, 2013
Octostruma trithrix Longino, 2013
Octostruma wheeleri (Mann, 1922)⇒ Basiceros wheeleri Mann, 1922
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Odontomachus yucatecus Brown, 1976
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla carinulata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla pergandei Forel, 1909
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Paratrachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina pearsei Wheeler, 1938
Pheidole absurda Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole anastasii johnsoni Wheeler, 1907
Pheidole biconstricta Mayr, 1870Blake lucine
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole branstetteri Longino, 2009
Pheidole browni Wilson, 2003
Pheidole deceptrix Forel, 1899
Pheidole dossena Wilson, 2003
Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole floridana Emery, 1895Round combshell
Pheidole gulo Wilson, 2003
Pheidole harrisonfordi Wilson, 2003
Pheidole insipida Forel, 1899
Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole mooreorum Wilson, 2003
Pheidole nitella Wilson, 2003
Pheidole nitidicollis Emery, 1896
Pheidole nitidula Emery, 1888Grooved fingernailclam
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole pilispina Wilson, 2003
Pheidole punctatissima (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole rectispina Wilson, 2003
Pheidole rohani Santschi, 1925
Pheidole rosae Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pheidole roushae Wilson, 2003
Pheidole rugiceps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole simoni Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Pheidole simonsi Wilson, 2003
Pheidole tarda (Donisthorpe, 1947)⇒ Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865
Pheidole ursus Mayr, 1870
Pheidole velox Emery, 1887
Pheidole walkeri Mann, 1922
Pheidole wardi Wilson, 2003
Platythyrea punctata Smith, F., 1858Ant
Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prionopelta amabilis Borgmeier, 1949
Prionopelta dubia Ladino & Fei..., 2020
Proceratium mancum (Mann, 1922)⇒ Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium tio Snelling & C..., 1992
Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus striatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pseudomyrmex boopis Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901Ant
Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex elongatulus Dalla Torre, 1892
Pseudomyrmex elongatus Mayr, 1870Ant
Pseudomyrmex evitus Ward, 2017
Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus Smith, F., 1877Acacia ant
Pseudomyrmex flavicornis Smith, F., 1877
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex ita Forel, 1906
Pseudomyrmex oculatus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex peperi Forel, 1913
Pseudomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Pseudomyrmex seminole Ward, 1985Cupped shipworm
Pseudomyrmex sericeus Mayr, 1870Gaudy sanguin
Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877
Pseudomyrmex spinicola Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Pseudomyrmex subater Wheeler, W.M..., 1914
Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus Emery, 1906
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rasopone minuta MacKay & MacKay, 2010
Rasopone pergandei Forel, 1909
Rhopalothrix stannardi Brown & Kempf, 1960
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Rogeria belti Mann, 1922
Rogeria cornuta Kugler, C., 1994
Rogeria creightoni Snelling, R.R., 1973
Rogeria cuneola Kugler, C., 1994
Rogeria inermis Mann, 1922
Solenopsis azteca azteca Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) basalis Forel, 1895Tennessee riffleshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) brevicornis Emery, 1888Inflated axinopsid
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) laeviceps Mayr, 1870
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picea Emery, 1896False spike
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picta Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) pollux Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) tenuis (Mayr, 1878)⇒ Solenopsis picta Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis bicolor Emery, 1906
Solenopsis indet
Stenamma diversum Mann, 1922
Stenamma felixi Mann, 1922
Stenamma hojarasca Branstetter, 2013
Stenamma saenzae Branstetter, 2013
Strongylognathus silvestrii Menozzi, 1936Salina mucket
Strumigenys asaphes Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys azteca Kempf, 1960
Strumigenys biolleyi Forel, 1908
Strumigenys boneti Brown, 1959Smooth abra
Strumigenys brevicornis Mann, 1922
Strumigenys cassicuspis Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys cordovensis Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys eggersi Emery, 1890
Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys emeryi Mann, 1922
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys excisa Weber, 1934
Strumigenys lanuginosa Wheeler, W.M., 1905Ant
Strumigenys ludia Mann, 1922
Strumigenys margaritae Forel, 1893
Strumigenys myllorhapha Brown, 1959
Strumigenys nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911
Strumigenys prex Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys rehi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Strumigenys schmalzi Emery, 1906
Strumigenys schulzi Emery, 1894
Strumigenys smithii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Strumigenys spathula Lattke & Goitia, 1997
Strumigenys subedentata Mayr, 1887
Syscia honduriana Mann, 1922
Syscia tolteca Forel, 1909
Tapinoma litorale Wheeler, W.M., 1905Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma ramulorum Emery, 1896False spike
Trachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885
Tranopelta gilva Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894
Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi Mayr, 1862
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Wasmannia rochai Forel, 1912

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Belize
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
32
132
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
21
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom



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