Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Ireland (British Isles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 464
4238
11201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 461
4231
11194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 443
4182
11093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 294
3368
9396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 45
462
1234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 36
374
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
91
302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
27
66 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants | 27
66 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ireland
27 Genera with 66 Species
| Anoplolepis Santschi, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874 | Rover ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1763 | Black carpenter ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1792 | Acrobat Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1793 | And Field Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1928 | Rainbow ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labidus Jurine, 1802 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1921 | Citronella ants | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecia Fabricius, 1862 | Bull ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1903 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846 | Crazy ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1793 | Big-headed Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1896 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenamma Westwood, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1890 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1836 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1851 | Fierce Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Wasmannia Forel, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ireland
66 Species and 2 Subspecies | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874 | Inflated axinopsid | | Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763 | Henslow peaclam | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792 | Cocktail Ant | | Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838 | Hairy wood ant | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917 | | | Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793 | Red barbed ant | | Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893 | Orbicular axinopsid | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Hypoponera schauinslandi Emery, 1899 | | | Iridomyrmex riograndensis (Borgmeier, 1928) | ⇒ Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | | Labidus coeca Latreille, 1802 | | | Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802 | | | Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782 | Blond Field Ant | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920 | | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846 | | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846 | Yellow ant | | Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798 | Jet Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850 | Alien field ant | | Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792 | Bicoloured ant | | Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990 | Invasive garden ant | | Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Garden Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991 | Morsel macoma | | Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921 | | | Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793 | Slender Ant | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium springvalense Forel, 1913 | | | Myrmecia nigriceps Mayr, 1862 | Black-headed bull ant | | Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802 | | Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846 | Subcancellate ervilia | | Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861 | Newcomb pitar | | Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846 | Ant | | Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903 | | | Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886) | ⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846) | ⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846 | | Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896 | Anastasia's big-headed ant | | Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870) | ⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908 | | Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894 | Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant | | Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863 | | | Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802 | Indolent Ant | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896 | | | Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850 | Expanded macoma | | Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839 | Fiddleleaf tobacco | | Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890 | Ant | | Tapinoma ibericum Latreille, 1798 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836 | Coconut ant | | Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921 | Ant | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905 | | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863 | Electric ant |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Ireland
 | | Formicidae (Latreille 1809) |
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