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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		443
3660
7255		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		440
3655
7250		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		416
3569
7058		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		282
2942
5833		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		53
459
815		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		44
413
762		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		17
184
509		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
41
123		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		41
123		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Missouri
41 Genera with 123 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868
Rover ants0SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant9SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1908Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1894Legionary Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1922Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1890Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 2013Amazon ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants6SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1887Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1903Acorn Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1925Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Missouri
123 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
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 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
Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
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) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) impressus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) snellingi Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886Acrobat ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) dentinodis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) emeryana Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima Mayr, 1870Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster missouriensis Emery, 1895
Cryptopone gilva Roger, 1863
Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) taschenbergi Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870Mottled Dolichoderus
Dorymyrmex brunneus Forel, 1908
Eciton schmitti (Emery, 1894)⇒ Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica biophilica Trager, 2007
Formica creightoni Buren, 1968
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica querquetulana Kennedy & De..., 1937Sleek macoma
Formica reflexa Buren, 1942
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) smithi (Baroni Urbani, 1978)⇒ Temnothorax smithi Baroni Urbani, 1978
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Messor lobognathus Andrews, 1916California butterclam
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium viride Brown, 1943
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Paratrechina faisonensis Forel, 1922
Paratrechina terricola Buckley, 1866
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole dentigula Smith, 1927
Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole soritis (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole sitarches Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole tetra Creighton, 1950
Pheidole tysoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyergus ruber Trager, 2013Ruby amazon ant
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962Ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proceratium croceum Roger, 1860
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex seminole Ward, 1985Cupped shipworm
Pyramica filirrhina Brown, 1950
Pyramica missouriensis Smith, 1931
Pyramica pilinasis Forel, 1901
Pyramica reflexa Wesson & Wesson, 1939Pismo clam
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) krockowi Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) pergandei Forel, 1901Round combshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) salina Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Stenamma meridionale Smith, M.R., 1957Arana
Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903
Strumigenys clipeata 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 nevadensis Wheeler, 1903
Temnothorax smithi Baroni Urbani, 1978
Temnothorax texanus Wheeler, 1903
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium tsushimae Emery, 1925Ant
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Missouri
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		5
8		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
2
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
12
40		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
15
59		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
6
10		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
3		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
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Formicidae at irmng.org
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