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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		483
4679
10528		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		481
4675
10525		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		458
4577
10265		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		328
3935
9011		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		56
684
1314		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		46
603
1136		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		19
170
572		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Nova Scotia
34 Genera with 106 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1947Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant8SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1836Acrobat Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Diplorhoptrum Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants25SpeciesTaxom
Harpagoxenus Forel, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1846Citronella ants11SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 184613SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1858Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863
Hairy Curltail Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1860
Miniature Trap-jaw Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
106 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895
Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) taschenbergi Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870Mottled Dolichoderus
Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909Sickle jackknife
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pallidefulva nitidiventris (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica reflexa Buren, 1942
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subnuda (Wheeler, 1910)⇒ Formica aserva Forel, 1901
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Harpagoxenus canadensis Smith, 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) minutus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) crassipilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax retractus Francoeur, 1986Fat peaclam
Monomorium compressum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica discontinua Weber, 1939
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica nearctica Weber, 1939
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Nova Scotia
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		2
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
50		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
19
47		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
4
3		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