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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Korea (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
487
5750
13716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
485
5742
13703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
5636
13500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
294
4531
11226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
542
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
476
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
178
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
54
222
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
54
222
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Korea
54 Genera with 222 Species
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Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1913Collared Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1904Black carpenter ant22SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1983Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Chronoxenus Santschi, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 01SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1928Acrobat Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Dacatria Rigato, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1913And Field Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Hypoclinea Mayr, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1928Citronella ants26SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1927Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 199421SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1999Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1863Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1928Panther Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1874Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1925Big-headed Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1911Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1893False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1906Hairy Curltail Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19495SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1949Miniature Trap-jaw Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 2004Acorn Ants17SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1925Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1860Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 18953SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Korea
222 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster famelica Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Aphaenogaster japonica Forel, 1911
Aphaenogaster lepida Wheeler, 1929
Aphaenogaster schmidti Karavaiev, 1912
Aphaenogaster smythiesii Forel, 1902Southern acornshell
Aphaenogaster smythiesii japonica Forel, 1911
Aphaenogaster tipuna Forel, 1913
Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895Chinese Needle Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) japonicus Mayr, 1866Japanese carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) obscuripes Mayr, 1879
Camponotus (Camponotus) saxatilis Ruzsky, 1895Western strawberry-cockle
Camponotus (Colobopsis) nipponicus Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitiosus Smith, F., 1874
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912Much-compressed montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) nawai Ito, 1914Northern dwarf cockle
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) nipponensis Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) tokioensis Ito, 1912
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) concavus Kim & Kim, 1994
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) keihitoi Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) quadrinotatus Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) amamianus Terayama, 1991
Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) kiusiuensis Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus atrox Emery, 1925
Camponotus fuscus Kim & Kim, 1994
Camponotus jejuensis Kim & Kim, 1986
Camponotus sachalinensis Forel, 1904
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cerapachys humicola Ogata, 1983
Chronoxenus wroughtonii Forel, 1895
Colobopsis nipponica
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) matsumurai Forel, 1901Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster borneensis harpyia Forel, 1911
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) osakensis Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Crematogaster nawai Ito, 1914
Crematogaster teranishii Santschi, 1930
Crematogaster treubi apilis Forel, 1913
Crematogaster vagula Wheeler, 1928
Cryptopone sauteri Wheeler, 1906Brackish-water corbula
Dacatria templaris Rigato, 1994
Discothyrea sauteri Forel, 1912
Dolichoderus sibiricus Emery, 1889
Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858
Ectomomyrmex javanus Mayr, 1867
Euponera pilosior Wheeler, 1928
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) japonica Motschoulsky, 1866
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Formica) truncorum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) hayashi Terayama & H..., 1996
Formica (Serviformica) japonica Motschoulsky, 1866
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Formica (Serviformica) transkaucasica (Nasonov, 1889)⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
Formica (Serviformica) uralensis Ruzsky, 1895Western strawberry-cockle
Formica kupyanskayae Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Formica yessensis Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Hypoponera nippona Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera sauteri Onoyama, 1989
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Cautolasius) talpa Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) citrinus Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Lasius (Chthonolasius) distinguendus Emery, 1916Constricted macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) jensi Seifert, 1982Pointed macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) rabaudi Bondroit, 1917
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) capitatus Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927Matagorda macoma
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) spathepus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius crispus Wilson, 1955
Lasius fuji Radchenko, 2005
Lasius hayashi Yamauchi & H..., 1970
Lasius japonicus Santschi, 1941Waxy macoma
Lasius koreanus Seifert, 1992
Lasius morisitai Yamauchi, 1979Short macoma
Lasius nipponensis Forel, 1912
Lasius orientalis Karavaiev, 1912
Lasius sonobei Yamauchi, 1979Short macoma
Lasius teranishii (Wheeler, 1928)⇒ Lasius orientalis Karavaiev, 1912
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax congruus (Smith, 1874)⇒ Temnothorax congruus Smith, 1874
Leptothorax oceanicus Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1928Ridgebeak peaclam
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum orientale Karavaiev, 1927
Messor aciculatus Smith, 1874Nuttall cockle
Monomorium chinense Santschi, 1925
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium triviale Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Myrmecina flava Terayama, 1985
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmecina graminicola nipponica (Wheeler, 1906)⇒ Myrmecina nipponica Wheeler, 1906
Myrmecina nipponica Wheeler, 1906
Myrmica ademonia Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Myrmica angulinodis Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica cadusa B.J.Kim, Par..., 1997
Myrmica eidmanni Menozzi, 1930
Myrmica excelsa Kupyanskaya, 1990
Myrmica hungokai Elmes & Radc..., 2001
Myrmica jessensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica kamtschatica Kupyanskaya, 1986
Myrmica kasczenkoi Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica koreana Elmes, Radch..., 2001
Myrmica kotokui Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Myrmica kurokii Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica luteola Kupyanskaya, 1990
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica saposhnikovi Ruzsky, 1904Arctic fingernailclam
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica silvestrii Wheeler, 1928
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846Micro-whip scorpions
Myrmica transsibirica Radchenko, 1994Little-pill pitar
Nylanderia flavipes Smith, F., 1874
Nylanderia sakurae Ito, 1914
Nylanderia yaeyamensis Terayama, 1999
Ochetellus glaber Mayr, 1862Ant
Odontomachus aciculatus Smith, F., 1863
Oligomyrmex hannya (Terayama, 1996)⇒ Carebara hannya Terayama, 1996
Pachycondyla astuta (Smith, 1858)⇒ Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla javana Mayr, 1867Lined erycina
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla pilosior Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Paraparatrechina sakurae Ito, 1914
Paraparatrechina sauteri Forel, 1913
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Pheidole fervida Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Pheidole fervida kwazana Teranishi, 1940
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole noda Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Pheidole nodus Fr. Smith, 1874
Pheidole pieli Santschi, 1925
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis flavescens Collingwood, 1976
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyergus samurai Yano, 1911Iridescent lilliput
Polyrhachis (Polyrhachis) lamellidens Smith, F., 1874Arnold's dogwood
Polyrhachis modesta Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Ponera japonica Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Ponera scabra Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Ponera takaminei Terayama, 1996
Prenolepis melanogaster Emery, 1893Giant cleftclam
Pristomyrmex punctatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pristomyrmex pungens Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Proceratium itoi Forel, 1918Washington woodeater
Proceratium watasei Wheeler, W.M., 1906Brackish-water corbula
Proformica mongolica Emery, 1901
Pyramica canina Brown & Bois..., 1979
Pyramica hexamera Brown, 1958Ant
Pyramica incerta Brown, 1949
Pyramica japonica Ito, 1914Angulate tellin
Pyramica mutica Brown, 1949
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) japonica Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Stenamma koreanense Lyu, DuBois ..., 2002
Stenamma owstoni Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Stenamma ussuriense Arnoldi, 1975Smooth-edge jewelbox
Stigmatomma silvestrii Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Strongylognathus koreanus Pisarski, 1966Secret jewelbox
Strumigenys alecto Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys baudueri Emery, 1875
Strumigenys calvus Dong & Kim, 2020
Strumigenys canina Brown & Bois..., 1979
Strumigenys choii Lyu, 2007
Strumigenys hexamera Brown, 1958
Strumigenys incerta Brown, 1949
Strumigenys japonica Ito, 1914
Strumigenys kumadori Yoshimura & ..., 2007
Strumigenys lewisi Cameron, 1886Ant
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys masukoi Ogata & Onoyama, 1998
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys mutica Brown, 1949
Strumigenys solifontis Brown, 1949Long abra
Tapinoma geei Wheeler, W.M., 1927Iridescent lilliput
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sinense Emery, 1925
Tapinoma wroughtonii Forel, 1904
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex gibbosus Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax aveli Bondroit, 1918
Temnothorax congruus Smith, 1874
Temnothorax cuneinodis Radchenko, 2004
Temnothorax eburneipes Wheeler, 1927
Temnothorax kaszabi Pisarski, 1969
Temnothorax koreanus Teranishi, 1940
Temnothorax michali Radchenko, 2004
Temnothorax mongolicus Pisarski, 1969
Temnothorax nassonovi Ruzsky, 1895
Temnothorax nassonowi Ruzsky, 1895
Temnothorax pisarskii Radchenko, 2004
Temnothorax rabaudi Bondroit, 1918
Temnothorax serviculus Ruzsky, 1902
Temnothorax spinosior Forel, 1901
Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax xanthos Radchenko, 2004
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium tsushimae Emery, 1925Ant
Tetraponera modesta Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Vollenhovia emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1906Ant
Vollenhovia nipponica Kinomura & Y..., 1992Wavy corbula
Vollenhovia prisca André, 1895

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Korea
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
12
80
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
21
108
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
11
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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