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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		500
4402
9543		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		499
4399
9539		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		480
4303
9299		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		332
3592
7850		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		62
500
1173		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		52
457
1118		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		19
212
794		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
34
84		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		34
84		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maryland
34 Genera with 84 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1863Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1846Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1922Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1895Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1874Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1863Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1870Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1862Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1887Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Vollenhovia Mayr, 19922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
84 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthomyops claviger Roger, 1862Smaller yellow ant
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster carolinensis (Wheeler, W.M., 1915)⇒ Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr, 1886Cande 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) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) socius Roger, 1863
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886Acrobat ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) atkinsoni Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) pilosa Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Myrafant) curvispinosus (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Monomorium emarginatum DuBois, 1986Stephens dwarf-venus
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica pinetorum Wheeler, 1905Ant Of The Pines
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Ponera oblongiceps (Smith, 1939)⇒ Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) carolinensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis sulfurea Roger, 1862
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant
Vollenhovia emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1906Ant
Vollenhovia nipponica Kinomura & Y..., 1992Wavy corbula

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

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
10
32		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
16
43		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
5
6		Genera
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