AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Eastern California (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
4060
9189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
4053
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
454
3968
9005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3309
7883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
574
2094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
527
2043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
291
1806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
55
265
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
55
265
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern California
55 Genera with 265 Species
#ABCDFHILMNOPSTV
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1901Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1893Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1917Collared Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant26SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1942Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1919Acrobat Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Diplorhoptrum Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants5SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1939And Field Ants41SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Froggattella Forel, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1858Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1917Citronella ants10SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Manica Jurine, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19437SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1858Bull ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1912Honeypot Ants17SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 194811SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants27SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1914Harvester Ants14SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1866Amazon ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1953Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants7SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1895Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Veromessor Forel, 1886Smooth Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern California
265 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthomyops colei Wing, 1968
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) versicolor Pergande, 1893White strigilla
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster andrei Mayr, 1886
Aphaenogaster calderoni (Forel, 1914)⇒ Manica bradleyi Wheeler, 1909
Aphaenogaster megommata Smith, 1963Tallow wood
Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895
Aphaenogaster uinta Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
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) quercicola Smith, M.R., 1954Frilled papercockle
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) anthrax Wheeler, W.M., 1911
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) bakeri Wheeler, W.M., 1904
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) clarithorax Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) essigi Smith, M.R., 1923
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) hyatti Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) suffusus Smith, F., 1858Golden flumed sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) consobrinus Erichson, 1842Banded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fragilis (Pergande, 1893)⇒ Camponotus festinata Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ocreatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) semitestaceus Snelling, R.R., 1970
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus maritimus (Ward, 2005)⇒ Camponotus vicinus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, 1929Ant
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) davisi Smith, M.R., 1942Wright's silktassel
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) depilis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) emeryana Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) vermiculata Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Crematogaster californica Wheeler, 1919
Crematogaster isolata Buren, 1968
Crematogaster mormonum Wheeler, 1919
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex bureni Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909Sickle jackknife
Formica aerata Francoeur, 1973Grey field ant
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica francoeuri Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Formica gnava Buckley, 1866
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica integroides Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica knighti Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica lepida Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica manni Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica microphthalma Francoeur, 1973
Formica moki Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica nevadensis Wheeler, W.M., 1904
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica propinqua Creighton, 1940
Formica puberula Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica querquetulana Kennedy & De..., 1937Sleek macoma
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica sibylla Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica xerophila Smith, M.R., 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Formicoxenus hirticornis Emery, 1895
Froggattella kirbii Lowne, 1865Common froglet ant
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858Australian meat ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) humilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Lasius californicus Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax calderoni (Creighton, 1950)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum apiculatum Mayr, 1870
Liometopum luctuosum Wheeler, W.M., 1905Pine tree ant
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Manica bradleyi Wheeler, 1909
Manica invidia Emery, 1895Lens lucine
Messor lariversi Smith, 1951Butter clam
Messor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)⇒ Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886
Messor stoddardi Emery, 1895
Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium ergatogyna Wheeler, 1904
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 viride Brown, 1943
Myrmecia rufinodis Smith, 1858
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecocystus colei Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus creightoni Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmecocystus ewarti Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmecocystus kennedyi Snelling, R.R., 1969
Myrmecocystus koso Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus lugubris Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus navajo Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908
Myrmecocystus romainei Snelling, 1975
Myrmecocystus semirufus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus tenuinodis Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus yuma Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica crassirugis Francoeur, 2007
Myrmica discontinua Weber, 1939
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica glacialis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica rugiventris Smith, 1943Santa Barbara cyclocardia
Myrmica tahoensis Weber, 1948
Neivamyrmex harrisii Haldeman, 1852
Neivamyrmex leonardi Wheeler, 1915
Neivamyrmex mojave Smith, 1943Santa Barbara cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex nyensis Watkins, 1977
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) clydei Gregg, 1950
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole barbata Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole cerebrosior Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole cockerelli Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole creightoni Gregg, 1955
Pheidole desertorum Wheeler, 1906
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole gracilipes Motschoulsky, 1863
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole micula Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole paiute Gregg”Ž, 1959
Pheidole plinii Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pheidole psammophila Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole rugulosa Gregg, 1959
Pheidole sciophila Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole soritis (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole sitarches Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole tucsonica Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole vallicola Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole vistana Forel, 1914
Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955
Pheidole yaqui Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867California harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex hoelldobleri Johnson, Ove..., 2013
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex magnacanthus Cole, 1968
Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914Maricopa harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex mohavensis Johnson, 2009
Pogonomyrmex montanus Mackay, 1980
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen, 1934Calico clam
Pogonomyrmex subdentatus Mayr, 1870
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Pogonomyrmex tenuispinus Forel, 1914
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyergus texana Buckley, 1866
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proceratium californicum Cook, 1953
Pseudomyrmex apache Creighton, 1953
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) amblychila Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) aurea Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma dyscheres Snelling, R.R., 1973
Stenamma punctatoventre Snelling, R.R., 1973
Stenamma snellingi Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Stigmatomma oregonense Wheeler, W.M., 1915
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Technomyrmex jocosus Forel, 1910White-footed house ant
Temnothorax andrei Emery, 1895
Temnothorax arboreus Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax caguatan Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax gallae Smith, 1949
Temnothorax neomexicanus Wheeler, 1903
Temnothorax nevadensis Wheeler, 1903
Temnothorax nitens Emery, 1895
Temnothorax paiute Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax pseudandrei Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax rudis Wheeler, 1917
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetraponera andrei Mayr, 1895
Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886Black harvester ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Eastern California
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
12
107
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmeciinae
Emery, 1877
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
24
122
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
2
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
Formicidae at gbif.org
Formicidae at irmng.org
Formicidae at itis.gov