Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Northern South America (South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 840
24886
144846 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 837
24869
144808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 776
24445
142884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 457
18795
117333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 78
2164
11302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 67
2042
11112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 28
964
8501 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
202
3335 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants | 202
3335 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northern South America
202 Genera with 3335 Species #ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTVWXZ
| Acanthognathus Mayr, 1887 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthomyops Mayr, 1862 | Citronella ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthoponera Mayr, 1862 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthostichus Mayr, 1887 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Acromyrmex Mayr, 1865 | Leaf-cutting Ants | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Acropyga Roger, 1862 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Adelomyrmex Fernández, 2003 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Adlerzia Forel, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aenictus Shuckard, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alfaria Emery, 1896 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Allomerus Mayr, 1878 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyopone Erichson, 1842 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Amoimyrmex Cristiano, C..., 2020 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amyrmex Kusnezov, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anillidris Santschi, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisopheidole Forel, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1861 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853 | Collared Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Apterostigma Mayr, 1865 | | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Asphinctanilloides Brandão, Din..., 1999 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atta Fabricius, 1818 | Leaf-cutting Ants | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Azteca Forel, 1878 | | 78 | Species | Taxom | | Bariamyrma Lattke, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiceros Schulz, 1906 | | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Bazboltonia Camacho & Fe..., 2022 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belonopelta Mayr, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blepharidatta Wheeler, 1915 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bothriomyrmex Emery, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868 | Rover ants | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Buteo | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1861 | Black carpenter ant | 269 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1869 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1840 | | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Carebarella Emery, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cariridris Brandao & Ma..., 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centromyrmex Mayr, 1866 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cephalotes Latreille, 1802 | Turtle ants | 94 | Species | Taxom | | Cephaloxys Smith, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1857 | Ant-raiding ant | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cheliomyrmex Mayr, 1870 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Condylodon Lund, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corrieopone Esteves & Fi..., 2021 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cremastogaster arthuri-müll..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1831 | Acrobat Ants | 99 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptocerus Latreille, 1802 | Turtle ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptomyrmex Fernández, 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptopone Emery, 1893 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cyatta Sosa-Calvo &..., 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cylindromyrmex Mayr, 1870 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 1862 | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Daceton Perty, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dendromyrmex Emery, 1895 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphoromyrma Fernández, D..., 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dinoponera Roger, 1861 | Giant Amazonian ants | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Diplorhoptrum Mayr, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Discothyrea Roger, 1863 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichoderus Lund, 1831 | | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1793 | driver ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866 | Cone ants | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Eciton Latreille, 1804 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Ectatomma Smith, 1858 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebomyrma Wheeler, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 1961 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Fonsecahymen Martins-Neto..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forelius Emery, 1888 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1758 | And Field Ants | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Formicoxenus Mayr, 1855 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Fulakora Mann, 1919 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Gigantiops Roger, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnamptogenys Roger, 1863 | | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Gracilidris Wild & Cuezzo, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpegnathos Jerdon, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroponera Mayr, 1887 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Holcoponera Mayr, 1887 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Hylomyrma Forel, 1912 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoclinea Mayr, 1855 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1938 | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Igaponera Troya, Marci..., 2022 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1862 | Rainbow ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg ..., 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kempfidris Fernández, F..., 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labidus Jurine, 1807 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnomyrmex Wheeler, 1910 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1804 | Citronella ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lenomyrmex Fernandez & ..., 1999 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanilloides Mann, 1923 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1861 | | 72 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1862 | Spider ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1855 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1866 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Liometopum Mayr, 1861 | Velvety Tree Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Martialis Rabeling & V..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mayaponera Schmidt & Sh..., 2014 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Megalomyrmex Forel, 1885 | | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Melophorus Lubbock, 1883 | Honey carrier | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1853 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoponera Emery, 1900 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1855 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetagroicus Brandao & Ma..., 2001 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetarotes Emery, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetomoellerius Solomon, Rab..., 2019 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophylax Emery, 1913 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetosoritis Wheeler, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mycocepurus Forel, 1893 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Myrcidris Ward, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecia Fabricius, 1804 | Bull ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmelachista Roger, 1863 | | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmhopla Forel, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1804 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicocrypta Smith, 1860 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmosericus Forel, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1940 | Legionary Ants | 88 | Species | Taxom | | Neocerapachys Borowiec, 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neoponera Emery, 1901 | | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Neostruma Brown, 1948 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nesomy | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1910 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 1936 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Notoncus Emery, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1906 | Crazy ants | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ochetomyrmex Mayr, 1878 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Octostruma Forel, 1912 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1804 | Trap-jaw ants | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1860 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyepoecus Santschi, 1926 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1858 | Panther Ants | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Papyrius Shattuck, 1992 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paracryptocerus Emery, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramycetophylax Kusnezov, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraponera Smith, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasyscia Emery, 1882 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrachymyrmex Solomon, Rab..., 2019 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863 | Crazy ants | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pedetes Illiger, 1811 | Springhares | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalacromyrmex Kempf, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1839 | Big-headed Ants | 482 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidologeton Mayr, 1862 | Marauder ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1863 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podomyrma Smith, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1868 | Harvester Ants | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Polyergus Latreille, 1804 | Amazon ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1857 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1804 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poneracantha Emery, 1897 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1861 | False Honey Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prionopelta Mayr, 1866 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pristomyrmex Mayr, 1866 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Probolomyrmex Mayr, 1901 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Proceratium Roger, 1863 | Hairy Curltail Ants | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Procryptocerus Emery, 1887 | | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Protalaridris Brown, 1980 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomyrma Latreille, 1831 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomyrme Lund, 1831 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomyrmex Lund, 1831 | | 105 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoponera Emery, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1862 | | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 2014 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalopone Emery, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalothrix Mayr, 1870 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rogeria Emery, 1894 | | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Sericomyrmex Mayr, 1865 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Simopelta Mann, 1922 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1840 | Fire ants | 84 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 1866 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stegomyrmex Emery, 1912 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Stenamma Westwood, 1839 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmatomma Roger, 1859 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1860 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 173 | Species | Taxom | | Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syscia Roger, 1861 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Talaridris Weber, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1850 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tatuidris Brown & Kempf, 1968 | Armadillo ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 | Acorn Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 | Fierce Ants | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1852 | Slender ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumatomyrmex Mayr, 1887 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Tingimyrmex Mann, 1926 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893 | | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Tranopelta Mayr, 1866 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tropidomyrmex Silva, Feito..., 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turneria Forel, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 1862 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Veromessor Forel, 1921 | Smooth Harvester Ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vulcanidris Lepeco, Bran..., 2025 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wadeura Emery, 1893 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Wasmannia Forel, 1893 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Xenomyrmex Forel, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xerolitor Sosa-Calvo, ..., 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zacryptocerus Latreille, 1802 | Turtle ants | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Northern South America | Subfamily | Aenictinae
Emery, 1901
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
| 4
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants | 17
217 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dorylinae
Leach, 1815
| 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Ecitoninae
Forel, 1893
| 5
124 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Formicinae
Latreille, 1809
| 24
439 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heteroponerinae
Bolton, 2003
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Leptanilloidinae
Bolton, 1992
| 2
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Martialinae
Rabeling & Verhaagh, 2008
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Myrmeciinae
Emery, 1877
| 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Myrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
| 91
1748 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Ponerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
| 43
612 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
| 4
114 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphecomyrminae ♰
Wilson & Brown, 1967
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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