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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Highland County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
147
368
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
147
368
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
134
334
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
96
277
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
25
65
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
57
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
44
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
11
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Highland County (Virginia)
11 Genera with 13 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1947Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1773Black carpenter ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1855Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1912And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highland County (Virginia)
13 Species
Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Highland County (Virginia)
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
5
7
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