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Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
865
12017
42756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
862
12007
42740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
783
11731
42132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
476
9634
37092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
89
1806
8357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
73
1657
7543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
440
1973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
115
504
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
115
504
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
115 Genera with 504 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1869Citronella ants6SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Anergates Forel, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Anonychomyrma Donisthorpe, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Austromorium Shattuck, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1887Rover ants5SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Britaneuretus Dlussky & Pe..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Brownimecia Grimaldi, Ag..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Camponotites Dlussky, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant38SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1824Turtle ants2SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1893Acrobat Ants18SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Doleromyrma Forel, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant2SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants6SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Emplastus Donisthorpe, 20145SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants42SpeciesTaxom
Formicium Westwood, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Froggattella Forel, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Huberia Forel, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18998SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1907Rainbow ants11SpeciesTaxom
Kyromyrma Grimaldi & A..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1798Citronella ants20SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilla Emery, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1895Spider ants2SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 177510SpeciesTaxom
Leucotaphus Donisthorpe, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Megapterites Westwood, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1910Honey carrier3SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 194320SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1865Bull ants8SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18023SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 192016SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicium Heer, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1858Legionary Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants6SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1900Trap-jaw ants5SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants4SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Orectognathus Smith, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenogaster Dlussky, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants33SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Podomyrma Smith, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1870Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 186310SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Ponerites Dlussky, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Poneropsis Heer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1853False Honey Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Prionophana Handlirsch, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Prolasius Forel, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 19077SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Sifolinia Latreille, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1982Fire ants10SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsites Dlussky & Ra..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyrma Wilson & Brown, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18398SpeciesTaxom
Stigmacros Forel, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1915Miniature Trap-jaw Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Syntaphus Donisthorpe, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Taphopone Dlussky & Pe..., 20144SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 20129SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1798Acorn Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1902Fierce Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1913Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
504 Species and 23 Subspecies
Acanthomyops brunneus Latreille, 1798
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Acanthomyops niger Emery, 1869
Acropyga (Rhizomyrma) lauta Mann, 1919
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Amblyopone longidens Forel, 1910
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Anochetus inermis André, 1889
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anonychomyrma biconvexa Santschi, 1928Forest black cocktail ant
Anonychomyrma itinerans Lowne, 1865
Anonychomyrma nitidiceps André, 1896Equal cleftclam
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) floridana Smith, M.R., 1941Canyon silktassel
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798Many-line lucine
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster ashmeadi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster longiceps Smith, 1858Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster miamiana Wheeler, 1932
Aphaenogaster phalangium phalangium Emery, 1890
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Brachyponera lutea Mayr, 1862
Britaneuretus anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Brownimecia clavata Grimaldi, Ag..., 1997
Camponotites cockerelli Donisthorpe, 1920
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) brodiei H. St. J. Do..., 1920Orb diplodon
Camponotus (Colobopsis) gasseri Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) leydigi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) snellingi Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) aeneopilosus Mayr, 1862Golden black sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) hartogi Forel, 1902
Camponotus quadrisectus orthocephalus Forel, 1907
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) suffusus Smith, F., 1858Golden flumed sugar ant
Camponotus petersii janus Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) hannani Forel, 1899
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus maculatus liocnemis Fabricius, 1782
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macrocephalus Erichson, 1842Southern rectangle plug ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) britteni Donisthorpe, 1931
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) consobrinus Erichson, 1842Banded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) socius Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sylvaticus Olivier, 1792
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus cockerelli H. St. J. Do..., 1920
Camponotus humilior Forel, 1902Household sugar ant
Camponotus loweryi McArthur, 1996
Camponotus minimus Crawley, 1922
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Cardiocondyla atalanta Forel, 1915
Cardiocondyla britteni Crawley, 1920
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Colobopsis brodiei Donisthorpe, 1920
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886Acrobat ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster stadelmanni dolichocephala Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster borneensis harpyia Forel, 1911
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) erecta Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima Mayr, 1870Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) steinheili Forel, 1881
Crematogaster carinata Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster missouriensis Emery, 1895
Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
Crematogaster rufotestacea Mayr, 1876
Crematogaster tenuicula Forel, 1904
Crematogaster terminalis Shuckard, 1838
Crematogaster vicina André, 1893
Cryptopone fusciceps Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Cryptopone gilva Roger, 1863
Cyphomyrmex foxi André, 1892
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863
Doleromyrma darwiniana Forel, 1907Brown house ant
Dolichoderus anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Dolichoderus australis André, 1896Soft dolly ant
Dolichoderus britannicus Cockerell, 1915
Dolichoderus goudiei Clark, 1930
Dolichoderus gurnetensis Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Dolichoderus omicron Shattuck & M..., 2013
Dolichoderus ovigerus Cockerell, 1915
Dolichoderus scabridus Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Dolichoderus vectensis Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Dorymyrmex bossutus Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex bureni Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex elegans Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma brunneum Smith, F., 1858
Emplastus britannicus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Emplastus emeryi Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Emplastus gurnetensis H. St. J. Do..., 1920
Emplastus hypolithus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Emplastus kozlovi G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Eurhopalothrix floridana (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros floridanum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica (Serviformica) transkaucasica (Nasonov, 1889)⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
Formica altipetens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica archboldi Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica biophilica Trager, 2007
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica heteroptera T. D. A. Coc..., 1920
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica laeviceps Creighton, 1940
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica moki Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica nigriceps (Smith, 1858)⇒ Camponotus nigriceps Smith, F., 1858
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pices Emery, 1925
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formicium berryi Carpenter, 1929
Formicium brodiei Westwood, 1854Elongate carditid
Formicium mirabile Cockerell, 1920
Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846Shining guest ant
Froggattella kirbii Lowne, 1865Common froglet ant
Gnamptogenys treta Lattke, 2004
Huberia striata Smith, F., 1876Purplish tagelus
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera gibbinota Forel, 1912
Hypoponera inexorata Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera schauinslandi Emery, 1899
Iridomyrmex albitarsus (Wheeler, 1927)⇒ Iridomyrmex calvus Emery, 1914
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex bicknelli Emery, 1898Black Trail Ant
Iridomyrmex brunneus Forel, 1902
Iridomyrmex conifer Forel, 1902Coned tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915
Iridomyrmex nitida Forel, 1901
Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858Australian meat ant
Iridomyrmex riograndensis (Borgmeier, 1928)⇒ Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868
Iridomyrmex rubriceps Forel, 1902
Iridomyrmex suchieri Forel, 1907
Kyromyrma neffi D. Grimaldi, 2000Charlotte macoma
Labidus coeca Latreille, 1802
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) minutus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) sabularum Bondroit, 1918Indented macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius niger niger Linnaeus, 1758
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius fuliginosa Latreille, 1798
Leptanilla australis Baroni Urbani, 1977Oval tellin
Leptogenys mactans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptomyrmex darlingtoni Wheeler, 1934
Leptomyrmex rufipes Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Leptothorax (Myrafant) interruptus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852
Leptothorax (Myrafant) longispinosus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) tuberum Fabricius, 1775Shiny dwarf-tellin
Leucotaphus cockerelli Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Leucotaphus donisthorpei G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Leucotaphus gurnetensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Leucotaphus permancus T. D. A. Coc..., 1927Rainbow tellin
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Linepithema humile humile Mayr, 1868
Linepithema iniquinum Mayr, 1870
Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870Ant
Megapterites mirabilis Cockerell, 1920
Melophorus nitidissimus André, 1896
Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910Furnace Ant
Meranoplus fenestratus Smith, 1867California tagelus
Messor barbarum pseudo Mayr, 1862
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Monomorium centrale Forel, 1910
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium fieldi Forel, 1910Little black mono ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902Ant
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium laeve Mayr, 1876Yellow mono ant
Monomorium leae Forel, 1913
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 salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium smithii Forel, 1892
Monomorium sordidum Forel, 1902
Monomorium springvalense Forel, 1913
Monomorium sydneyense Forel, 1902Sydney mono ant
Monomorium viride Brown, 1943
Myrmecia forficata Fabricius, 1787Bulldog Ant
Myrmecia fulvipes Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Myrmecia gulosa Fabricius, 1775Giant Bull Ant
Myrmecia nigriceps Mayr, 1862Black-headed bull ant
Myrmecia pilosula Smith, 1858Hopper Ant
Myrmecia pulchra Clark, 1929
Myrmecia pyriformis Smith, F., 1858Bull Ant
Myrmecia urens Lowne, 1865Baby bull ant
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica bessarabica Nasonov, 1889White-sand macoma
Myrmica hirsuta Elmes, 1978
Myrmica karavajevi Arnoldi, 1930Southern quahog
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica lonae Finzi, 1926
Myrmica microrubra Seifert, 1993
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica semiparasitica Francoeur, 2007
Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846Micro-whip scorpions
Myrmica vandeli Bondroit, 1920Disk dosinia
Myrmicium heerii J. O. Westwood, 1854
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex orthonotus Borgmeier, 1933Stout cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Nesomyrmex tonsuratus Kempf, 1959
Notoncus capitatus Forel, 1915
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Nylanderia braueri donisthorpei Forel, 1908
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Ochetellus glaber Mayr, 1862Ant
Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)⇒ Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Ocymyrmex cilliei Prins & Roux, 1989
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus relictus Deyrup & Cover, 2004
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus turneri Forel, 1900Garden snappy ant
Oecophylla atavina Cockerell, 1915
Oecophylla bartoniana T. D. A. Coc..., 1920
Oecophylla megarche T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
Orectognathus clarki Brown, 1953
Pachycondyla crawleyi Donisthorpe, 1920Flap-tip piddock
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Papyrius nitidus Mayr, 1862Great tellin
Papyrius nitidus queenslandensis Forel, 1901
Paraphaenogaster hooleyana G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina longicornis longicornis Latreille, 1802
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) hecate Wheeler, W.M., 1911Sickle jackknife
Pheidole adrianoi Naves, 1985
Pheidole ampla Forel, 1893Seedharvesting ant
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole bruesi Wheeler, 1911
Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler, 1911Sickle jackknife
Pheidole carrolli Naves, 1985
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole dentigula Smith, 1927
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole hartmeyeri Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole littoralis Cole, 1952
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole metallescens Emery, 1895Rough razor
Pheidole militicida Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole nodus Fr. Smith, 1874
Pheidole punctatissima (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole rugulosa Gregg, 1959
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Pheidole stomachosa (Wheeler, 1917)⇒ Pheidole floridana Emery, 1895
Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Platythyrea turneri Forel, 1895Southern broadnosed killer ant
Pogonomyrmex badius Latreille, 1802Florida harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex brevispinosus Cole, 1968
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hexacantha Erichson, 1842
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) patiens Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) ammon Fabricius, 1775Golden-spined Ant
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) semiobscura Donisthorpe, 1944
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) clio Forel, 1902
Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) sexspinosa Latreille, 1802
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Ponera clavicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Ponera leae Forel, 1913Blind crypt ants
Ponera minuta Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Ponera testacea Emery, 1895
Ponerites antropovi G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Ponerites crawleyi H. St. J. Do..., 1920
Ponerites hooleyi G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Poneropsis hypolitha Cockerell, 1915
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Prenolepis nitens Mayr, 1853
Prionophana antiqua Giebel, 1856
Proceratium crassicorne (Emery, 1895)⇒ Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Prolasius advenus (Fr. Smith, 1862)⇒ Prolasius advena Smith, 1862
Prolasius flavicornis Clark, 1934
Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901Ant
Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex holmgreni Wheeler, W.M., 1925Fitch piddock
Pseudomyrmex laevifrons Ward, 1989
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex sericeus Mayr, 1870Gaudy sanguin
Pseudomyrmex termitarius Smith, F., 1855
Pyramica baudueri (Emery, 1875)⇒ Strumigenys baudueri Emery, 1875
Pyramica creightoni Smith, 1931
Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica gundlachi Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Pyramica missouriensis Smith, 1931
Pyramica tenuipilis (Emery, 1915)⇒ Strumigenys tenuipilis Emery, 1915
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera barnardi Clark, 1936
Rhytidoponera confusa Ward, 1980
Rhytidoponera metallica Smith, 1858Green ant
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Rhytidoponera tasmaniensis Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Rhytidoponera victoriae André, 1896Equal cleftclam
Rhytidoponera violacea Forel, 1907
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Sifolinia karavajevi Arnoldi, 1930
Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picta Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) tennesseensis Smith, M.R., 1951Graytwig
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis abdita Thompson, 1989
Solenopsis froggatti Forel, 1913
Solenopsis monticola (Bernard, 1950)⇒ Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798
Solenopsis nickersoni Thompson, 1982Cherry jewelbox
Solenopsites rossi G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Sphecomyrma freyi Wilson & Brown, 1967
Sphecomyrma mesaki Engel & Grim..., 2005
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903
Stenamma sequoiarum Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839Fiddleleaf tobacco
Stigmacros aemula Forel, 1907
Strongylognathus testaceus Schenck, 1852Surinam strigilla
Strumigenys baudueri Emery, 1875
Strumigenys clipeata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys glenognatha Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Strumigenys tenuipilis Emery, 1915
Syntaphus wheeleri Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Taphopone aberrans G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Taphopone macroptera G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Taphopone microptera G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Taphopone petrosa G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) ambiguum (Emery, 1925)⇒ Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Tapinoma ibericum Latreille, 1798
Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
Tapinoma magnum (Mayr, 1861)⇒ Tapinoma nigerrimum Nylander, 1856
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862Dwarf pecdicel ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Tapinoma subboreale Seifert, 2012
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex jocosus Forel, 1910White-footed house ant
Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921Ant
Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852Long-spined Ant
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Temnothorax makora Terayama & O..., 1999
Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Temnothorax texanus Wheeler, 1903
Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium deceptum Bolton, 1977Truncate softshell
Tetramorium dichroum Santschi, 1932
Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Tetramorium ruginode (Stitz, 1917)⇒ Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium taylori Bolton, 1985
Tetramorium turneri Forel, 1902
Tetraponera braunsi Forel, 1913Flattened carditid
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyAneuretinae
Emery, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrownimeciinae
Bolton, 2003
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
13
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormiciinae
Lutz, 1986
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
25
158
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLeptanillinae
Emery, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmeciinae
Emery, 1877
1
8
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
39
201
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
23
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphecomyrminae
Wilson & Brown, 1967
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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