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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Key West (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		80
225
269		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		80
225
269		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		78
215
255		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		53
174
216		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		10
34
67		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		10
34
67		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		7
31
64		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
22
52		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		22
52		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Key West
22 Genera with 52 Species
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Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1863Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1876Turtle ants1SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants3SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xenomyrmex Forel, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Key West
52 Species
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) floridanus Buckley, 1866Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) inaequalis Roger, 1863Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) tortuganus Emery, 1895Ant
Camponotus riehlii Roger, 1863
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cephalotes varians Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Colobopsis riehlii Roger, 1863
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886Acrobat ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) atkinsoni Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster obscurata Emery, 1895Ant
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Dorymyrmex bureni Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex flavopectus Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole floridana Emery, 1895Round combshell
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole navigans Forel, 1901Navigating big-headed ant
Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901Ant
Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex elongatus Mayr, 1870Ant
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex seminole Ward, 1985Cupped shipworm
Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) corticalis Forel, 1881Fire ant
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis abdita Thompson, 1989
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Tapinoma litorale Wheeler, W.M., 1905Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892Ant
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Xenomyrmex floridanus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Key West
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		3
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
4
10		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
11
26		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
3
4		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
6		Genus
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