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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1089
2803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1001
2628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
337
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
66
241
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
66
241
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
66 Genera with 241 Species
#ABCDFHILMNOPRSTV
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1897Black carpenter ant15SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1881Desert ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1868Turtle ants2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Diacamma Mayr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants4SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1913And Field Ants30SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1993Rainbow ants5SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1927Citronella ants12SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1915Spider ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19347SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1870Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1910Honey carrier1SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19437SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1858Bull ants4SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1912Honeypot Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 194417SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Mystrium Roger, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1894Legionary Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Neoformica Wheeler, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Orectognathus Smith, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1908Big-headed Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Podomyrma Smith, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1968Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants5SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 196614SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants5SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1903Acorn Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1897Fierce Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
241 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893
Amblyopone denticulata Roger, 1859
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster albisetosa Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Aphaenogaster ashmeadi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Aphaenogaster barbara Shattuck, 2008Funnel Ant
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Aphaenogaster mariae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster phalangium Emery, 1890
Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) impressus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) discolor Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus petersii janus Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus perroti Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cataglyphis diehlii Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis niger André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis viaticoides André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cephalotes christopherseni Forel, 1912
Cephalotes multispinosus Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886Acrobat ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) atkinsoni Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) emeryana Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) pilosa Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Cryptopone rotundiceps Emery, 1914
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Diacamma australe Fabricius, 1775Australian bladder ant
Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870Mottled Dolichoderus
Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Dorymyrmex flavopectus Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon 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 argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica biophilica Trager, 2007
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica ferocula Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica querquetulana Kennedy & De..., 1937Sleek macoma
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica vinculans Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera indet
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Iridomyrmex chasei Forel, 1902Cumberland leafshell
Iridomyrmex discors Forel, 1902Cumberland leafshell
Iridomyrmex dromus Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Iridomyrmex sanguineus Forel, 1910Northern meat ant
Iridomyrmex spadius Shattuck, 1993
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) minutus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) speculiventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius parvula (Smith, 1934)⇒ Acanthomyops clavigera Roger, 1862
Lasius peritulus Cockerell, 1927
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata Buckley, 1866
Leptomyrmex cnemidatus Wheeler, 1915
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Myrafant) ambiguus (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) smithi (Baroni Urbani, 1978)⇒ Temnothorax smithi Baroni Urbani, 1978
Leptothorax foveata Smith, 1934
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum apiculatum Mayr, 1870
Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910Furnace Ant
Meranoplus angustinodis Schödl, 2007
Meranoplus diversoides Schödl, 2007
Monomorium guineense Bernard, 1953
Monomorium indet
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 forficata Fabricius, 1787Bulldog Ant
Myrmecia fulviculis Forel, 1913Toothless Bullant
Myrmecia pulchra Clark, 1929
Myrmecia simillima Smith, F., 1858
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecocystus kennedyi Snelling, R.R., 1969
Myrmecocystus yuma Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica discontinua Weber, 1939
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica hamulata Weber, 1939Atlantic jackknife
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica nearctica Weber, 1939
Myrmica pinetorum Wheeler, 1905Ant Of The Pines
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica spatulata Smith, 1930
Myrmica trullicornis Buren, 1944
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Mystrium oberthueri Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex melshaemeri Haldeman, 1852
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)⇒ Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Orectognathus nigriventris Mercovich, 1958
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Paratrechina arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina parvula Mayr, 1870
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole crassicornis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pheidole psammophila Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole soritis (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole sitarches Wheeler, 1908
Podomyrma macrophthalma Viehmeyer, 1925Wavy astarte
Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867California harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex magnacanthus Cole, 1968
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyergus montivagus (Wheeler, 1915)⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proceratium croceum Roger, 1860
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex apache Creighton, 1953
Pseudomyrmex brunneus Smith, 1877
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pyramica abdita Wesson & Wesson, 1939Pismo clam
Pyramica angulata Smith, 1931
Pyramica bimarginata Wesson & Wesson, 1939Pismo clam
Pyramica clypeata Roger, 1863
Pyramica creightoni Smith, 1931
Pyramica dietrichi Smith, 1931
Pyramica laevinasis Smith, 1931
Pyramica missouriensis Smith, 1931
Pyramica ohioensis Kennedy & Sc..., 1933Lily venus
Pyramica ornata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Pyramica pilinasis Forel, 1901
Pyramica reflexa Wesson & Wesson, 1939Pismo clam
Pyramica talpa Weber, 1934
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Rhytidoponera convexa Mayr, 1876Convex pony ant
Rhytidoponera greavesi Clark, 1941
Rhytidoponera metallica Smith, 1858Green ant
Rhytidoponera rufescens Forel, 1900Four-rib lucine
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) texana (Emery, 1895)⇒ Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Stenamma meridionale Smith, M.R., 1957Arana
Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Technomyrmex jocosus Forel, 1910White-footed house ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Temnothorax nevadensis Wheeler, 1903
Temnothorax texanus Wheeler, 1903
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium impressum Viehmeyer, 1925Great tellin
Tetramorium pulchellum Emery, 1897
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant
Vollenhovia mwereka Clouse, 2007

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Illinois
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
9
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
16
80
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmeciinae
Emery, 1877
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
25
112
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
13
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
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