Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region East Canada (Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 617
8662
28193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 615
8657
28187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 586
8515
27692 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 405
7265
24168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 73
1372
4147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 63
1254
3695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 22
301
1468 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
58
238 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants | 58
238 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for East Canada
58 Genera with 238 Species #ABCDEFHLMNOPRSTW
| Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893 | Citronella ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyopone Erichson, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anergates Forel, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862 | Collared Ants | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893 | Rover ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 0 | Black carpenter ant | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobostruma Wheeler, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1881 | Acrobat Ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Diplorhoptrum Mayr, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichoderus Lund, 1886 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863 | Cone ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eotapinoma Dlussky, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forelius Emery, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1893 | And Field Ants | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Formicoxenus Mayr, 1985 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Harpagoxenus Forel, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1955 | Citronella ants | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1986 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liometopum Mayr, 1895 | Velvety Tree Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | Megalomyrmex Forel, 1885 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Melophorus Lubbock, 1883 | Honey carrier | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1876 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1893 | Honeypot Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1948 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmosericus Forel, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972 | Legionary Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | Novomessor Emery, 1915 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Nylanderia Emery, 1906 | Crazy ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Octostruma Forel, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orectognathus Smith, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1858 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1955 | Big-headed Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1934 | Harvester Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyergus Latreille, 1798 | Amazon ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1836 | False Honey Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proceratium Roger, 1863 | Hairy Curltail Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalothrix Mayr, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericomyrmex Mayr, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1972 | Fire ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stenamma Westwood, 1995 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1890 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1836 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1895 | Acorn Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1851 | Fierce Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Wasmannia Forel, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for East Canada
238 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acanthomyops claviger Roger, 1862 | Smaller yellow ant | | Acanthomyops claviger claviger Roger, 1862 | | | Acanthomyops coloradensis Wheeler, 1917 | | | Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866 | Larger yellow ant | | Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863 | | | Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901 | | | Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893 | | | Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844 | | | Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) | ⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852 | | Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Aphaenogaster (Ischnomyrmex) cockerelli André, 1893 | | | Aphaenogaster carolinensis (Wheeler, W.M., 1915) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915 | | Aphaenogaster longaeva ♰ Scudder, 1877 | | | Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895 | | | Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908 | Broad lepton | | Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908 | | Aphaenogaster ruida Wheeler, 1928 | | | Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862 | | Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893 | Hairless Rover Ant | | Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893 | Obscure rover ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862 | American Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802 | | | Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995 | Ferruginous carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910 | Carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855 | New York Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773 | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855 | Humpbacked peaclam | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893 | Smaller carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Camponotus quadrisectus orthocephalus Forel, 1907 | | | Camponotus petersii janus Forel, 1911 | | | Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870 | Maculate carpenter ant | | Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916 | | | Camponotus nearticus | | | Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773 | | | Camponotus rufifrons leucopis | | | Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890 | Moorish Sneaking Ant | | Carebara creolei Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 | | | Colobostruma australis (Brown, 1959) | ⇒ Epopostruma australis Brown, 1959 | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836 | | | Crematogaster stadelmanni dolichocephala Santschi, 1911 | | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) pauciseta Emery, 1899 | Painted eggcockle | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) steinheili Forel, 1881 | | | Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895 | | | Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895 | | | Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) taschenbergi Mayr, 1866 | Green blossom | | Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885 | Sister diplodon | | Dolichoderus obliteratus ♰ Scudder, 1877 | | | Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870 | Mottled Dolichoderus | | Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886 | Cande diplodon | | Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906 | Bi-colored Pyramid Ant | | Dorymyrmex grandulus Forel, 1922 | | | Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866 | Pyramid ant | | Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911 | | | Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863 | Southern acornshell | | Eotapinoma macalpini ♰ G. M. Dlussky, 1999 | | | Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863 | High noon ant | | Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838 | Hairy wood ant | | Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761 | Davidson's bush-mallow | | Formica (Iberoformica) subrufa (Roger, 1859) | ⇒ Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859 | | Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798 | Blood-Red Ant | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793 | Red barbed ant | | Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973 | | | Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909 | Sickle jackknife | | Formica arcana ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1877 | Shrubby primrose-willow | | Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912 | Silvery Field Ant | | Formica aserva Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903 | | | Formica dolosa Buren, 1944 | | | Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886 | Allegheny mound ant | | Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942 | | | Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908 | Rough razor | | Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917 | Sickle jackknife | | Formica horrida ♰ W. M. Wheeler, 1915 | Many-line lucine | | Formica impexa Wheeler, W.M., 1905 | | | Formica incerta Buren, 1944 | Uncertain Field Ant | | Formica integra Nylander, 1856 | Oblique jackknife clam | | Formica lasioides Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913 | Orcutt nakedclam | | Formica microgyna Wheeler, W.M., 1903 | | | Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910) | ⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838 | | Formica neoclara Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903 | New World Black Ant | | Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica nepticula Wheeler, W.M., 1905 | | | Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893) | ⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977 | | Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886 | Thatching ant | | Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870 | Northern Red Wood Ant | | Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973 | | | Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802 | Peony | | Formica pallidefulva nitidiventris (Latreille, 1802) | ⇒ Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802 | | Formica pergandei Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973 | | | Formica puberula Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica ravida Creighton, 1940 | | | Formica reflexa Buren, 1942 | | | Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866) | ⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977 | | Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908 | Rough razor | | Formica subnuda (Wheeler, 1910) | ⇒ Formica aserva Forel, 1901 | | Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886 | Cande diplodon | | Formica subsericea Say, 1836 | Danglepod | | Formica ulkei Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formicoxenus provancheri Emery, 1895 | Shampoo ant | | Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur, 1985 | | | Harpagoxenus canadensis Smith, 1939 | Eggleaf silktassel | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862 | Common Citronella Ant | | Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782 | Blond Field Ant | | Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906 | New World Fuzzy Ant | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) minutus Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903 | | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846 | Yellow ant | | Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850 | Alien field ant | | Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955 | Elongate macoma | | Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893 | Cornfield ant | | Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Garden Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881 | Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant | | Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846) | ⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782 | | Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955 | Elongate macoma | | Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata Buckley, 1866 | | | Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895 | | Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887) | ⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846 | | Leptothorax (Leptothorax) crassipilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917 | Sickle jackknife | | Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846 | Horseshoe crabs | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) ambiguus (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895 | | Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907 | | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) longispinosus (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) nitens (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Temnothorax nitens Emery, 1895 | | Leptothorax arcanus (Kutter, 1973) | ⇒ Temnothorax arcanus Kutter, 1973 | | Leptothorax paraxenus Heinze & All..., 1992 | Round peaclam | | Leptothorax retractus Francoeur, 1986 | Fat peaclam | | Leptothorax sphagnicola Francoeur, 1986 | Fat peaclam | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Liometopum luctuosum Wheeler, W.M., 1905 | Pine tree ant | | Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895 | Beaver-tail fairy shrimp | | Messor minor André, 1883 | Cuba transennella | | Monomorium compressum Wheeler, 1914 | | | Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914 | | | Monomorium emarginatum DuBois, 1986 | Stephens dwarf-venus | | Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867) | ⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914 | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium rubriceps Mayr, 1876 | Sickle jackknife | | Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863 | | | Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler, 1917 | Sickle jackknife | | Myrmica americana Weber, 1939 | | | Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917 | Sickle jackknife | | Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921) | ⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901 | | Myrmica discontinua Weber, 1939 | | | Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881 | Incomplete Ant | | Myrmica lampra Francoeur, 1968 | False quahog | | Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927 | Corded pitar | | Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846 | Subcancellate ervilia | | Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900) | ⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846 | | Myrmica monticola Creighton, 1950 | Lunate crassinella | | Myrmica nearctica Weber, 1939 | | | Myrmica pinetorum Wheeler, 1905 | Ant Of The Pines | | Myrmica quebecensis Francoeur, 1981 | Banded pitar | | Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802 | | Myrmica rugulosa (Nylander, 1849) | ⇒ Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926 | | Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846 | Ant | | Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903 | | | Myrmica semiparasitica Francoeur, 2007 | | | Myrmica spatulata Smith, 1930 | | | Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918 | | | Myrmica tahoensis Weber, 1948 | | | Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889 | | | Neivamyrmex pauxillus Wheeler, 1903 | | | Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972 | Ovate cyclocardia | | Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013 | | | Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Orectognathus clarki Brown, 1953 | | | Orectognathus nigriventris Mercovich, 1958 | | | Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846) | ⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846 | | Pheidole alexeter Wilson, 2003 | | | Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870 | Turgid blossom | | Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886 | Cande diplodon | | Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955 | | | Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858 | Agricultural ant | | Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865 | Western harvester ant | | Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen, 1934 | Calico clam | | Polyergus bicolor (Wasmann, 1901) | ⇒ Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893 | | Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893 | Broad-headed Amazon ant | | Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870 | Shining Amazon ant | | Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899 | Western Amazon ant | | Polyergus montivagus (Wheeler, 1915) | ⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870 | | Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798 | European Amazon ant | | Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863 | | | Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857 | Dosinia lucine | | Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866 | Pennsylvania Ponera | | Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836 | False Honey Ant | | Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863 | | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013 | | | Sericomyrmex lutzi Wheeler, 1916 | Crenulate tellin | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836) | ⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895 | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) texana (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895 | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 | Argentine Fire Ant | | Stenamma brevicorna | | | Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886 | Aleutian cyclocardia | | Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Stenamma impar Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Stenamma punctatoventre Snelling, R.R., 1973 | | | Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903 | | | Stenamma snellingi Bolton, 1995 | Lens lucine | | Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890 | Ant | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836 | Coconut ant | | Tapinoma sessilis Say, 1836 | | | Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895 | Doubtful Acorn Ant | | Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866 | | | Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863 | Long-Spined Acorn Ant | | Temnothorax nevadensis Wheeler, 1903 | | | Temnothorax nitens Emery, 1895 | | | Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895 | | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Tetramorium pulchellum Emery, 1897 | | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863 | Electric ant |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in East Canada
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