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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Colorado Springs (El Paso County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		112
492
763		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		112
492
763		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		107
480
744		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		76
399
628		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		22
106
229		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		19
100
224		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		13
74
201		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
25
93		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		25
93		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado Springs
25 Genera with 93 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1909Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1895Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868
Rover ants0SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1916Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1940And Field Ants29SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants10SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1905Velvety Tree Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Manica Jurine, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838Honeypot Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 195310SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1863Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1915Amazon ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1836Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado Springs
93 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthomyops coloradensis Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops occidentalis Wheeler, 1909
Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) emeryana Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) punctulata (Emery, 1895)⇒ Crematogaster lineolata Say, 1836
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica bradleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica ciliata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica comata Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Formica criniventris Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica gynocrates Snelling, R...., 1985
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica laeviceps Creighton, 1940
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica microgyna Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Formica mucescens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica occulta Francoeur, 1973
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica puberula Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica subnitens Creighton, 1940
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) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) crassipilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax furunculus (Wheeler, 1909)⇒ Temnothorax furunculus Wheeler, 1909
Leptothorax schmittii (Wheeler, 1903)⇒ Temnothorax schmittii Wheeler, 1903
Liometopum apiculatum Mayr, 1870
Liometopum luctuosum Wheeler, W.M., 1905Pine tree ant
Manica invidia Emery, 1895Lens lucine
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmecocystus melliger Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica discontinua Weber, 1939
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica monticola Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Myrmica nearctica Weber, 1939
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica striolagaster Cole, 1953Ubiquitous peaclam
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia
Pheidole (Sympheidole) elecebra Wheeler, W.M., 1904
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole ceres Wheeler, 1904
Pheidole inquilina (Wheeler, 1903)⇒ Pheidole punctulata atrox Forel, 1913
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyergus montivagus (Wheeler, 1915)⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) carolinensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Colorado Springs
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		4
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
54		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
12
33		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
Formicidae at gbif.org
Formicidae at irmng.org
Formicidae at itis.gov