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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Flanders (Belgium)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		478
4504
11879		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		475
4494
11866		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		454
4438
11745		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		312
3668
10194		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		55
609
1851		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		46
513
1505		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		20
172
811		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Flanders
25 Genera with 80 Species
#ACFHLMPST
Anergates Forel, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1825Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1992Citronella ants16SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 184612SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1896Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1798Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1798Acorn Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1850Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Flanders
80 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Formica) polyctena Förster, 1850European Red 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) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) lusatica (Seifert, 1997)⇒ Formica clara Forel, 1886
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 clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846Shining guest ant
Hypoponera bondroiti Forel, 1911
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera schauinslandi Emery, 1899
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Chthonolasius) bicornis Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) jensi Seifert, 1982Pointed macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
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) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Myrafant) affinis (Mayr, 1855)⇒ Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855
Leptothorax (Myrafant) interruptus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852
Leptothorax (Myrafant) parvulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920Disk dosinia
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 rugulosa (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846Micro-whip scorpions
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839Fiddleleaf tobacco
Strongylognathus testaceus Schenck, 1852Surinam strigilla
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) ambiguum (Emery, 1925)⇒ Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Tapinoma subboreale Seifert, 2012
Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921Ant
Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855
Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852
Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium impurum Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma

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

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
7
36		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
13
35		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
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