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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		477
4250
9158		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		476
4247
9154		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		451
4140
8873		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		318
3468
7506		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		59
561
1048		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		50
513
982		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		18
216
659		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
42
143		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		42
143		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indiana
42 Genera with 143 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1865Black carpenter ant11SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1930Acrobat Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants26SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants10SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18468SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1872Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Neoformica Wheeler, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1922Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1890Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1870Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1863Big-headed Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1865Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 2013Amazon ants4SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19668SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1887Miniature Trap-jaw Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1903Acorn Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1897Fierce Ants4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indiana
143 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Aphaenogaster mariae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
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 (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) snellingi Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865Sculptured pigtoe
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) emeryana Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) steinheili Forel, 1881
Crematogaster kennedyi (Wheeler, 1930)⇒ Crematogaster cerasi Fitch, 1855
Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870Mottled Dolichoderus
Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Dorymyrmex elegans Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
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 difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica indianensis Cole, 1940
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 postoculata Kennedy & De..., 1937Chalky macoma
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
Hypoponera indet
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
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Leptothorax texanus (Wheeler, 1903)⇒ Temnothorax texanus Wheeler, 1903
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium indet
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica pinetorum Wheeler, 1905Ant Of The Pines
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Paratrechina parvula Mayr, 1870
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyergus montivagus (Wheeler, 1915)⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870
Polyergus sanwaldi Trager, 2013Sanwald'S Amazon Ant
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex apache Creighton, 1953
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica laevinasis Smith, 1931
Pyramica missouriensis Smith, 1931
Pyramica ohioensis Kennedy & Sc..., 1933Lily venus
Pyramica ornata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Pyramica pilinasis Forel, 1901
Pyramica talpa Weber, 1934
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum 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 schmitti Wheeler, 1903
Strumigenys brevisetosa (Smith, 1935)⇒ Smithistruma pilinasis Forel, 1901
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut 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 pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium pulchellum Emery, 1897

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Indiana
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		4
8		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
13
62		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
16
66		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
7
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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