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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Brittany (North France, France)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		321
1889
2536		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		320
1888
2535		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		306
1847
2463		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		222
1587
2142		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		38
261
315		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		31
235
292		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		14
75
174		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
30
67		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		30
67		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brittany
30 Genera with 67 Species
#CDFHILMOPRST
Camponotus Mayr, 1876Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1831
Acrobat Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Diplorhoptrum Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1913And Field Ants14SpeciesTaxom
Heteroponera Mayr, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1858Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1991Citronella ants11SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1883
Honey carrier0SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18617SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1953Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 2003Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 2014
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1836Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1850Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brittany
67 Species and 1 Subspecies
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) aeneopilosus Mayr, 1862Golden black sugar ant
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) claripes Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) polyctena Förster, 1850European Red Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pallidefulva nitidiventris (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802
Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977Thick macoma
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica vinculans Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Heteroponera inca Brown, 1958
Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858Australian meat ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
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) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Myrafant) curvispinosus (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Leptothorax (Myrafant) longispinosus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863
Megalomyrmex cyendyra Brandao, 1990Long fingernailclam
Monomorium compressum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013
Pachycondyla testacea Bernard, 1953
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole eriophora Wilson, 2003
Pheidole laelaps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole mirabilis Wilson, 2003
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera metallica Smith, 1858Green ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium impurum Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Brittany
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		5
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
5
31		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
14
29		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
6
4		Genera
Species
Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


Links, sources and further information
Formicidae at insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu
Formicidae at antcat.org
Formicidae at antwiki.org
Formicidae at antwiki.org
Formicidae at artfakta.se
Formicidae at antweb.org
Formicidae at dyntaxa.se
Formicidae at gbif.org
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Formicidae at irmng.org
Formicidae at itis.gov