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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		512
5022
11222		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		510
5017
11216		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		485
4918
10959		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		340
4206
9214		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		69
916
1735		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		59
839
1574		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		22
248
896		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
45
159		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		45
159		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ohio
45 Genera with 159 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Anergates Forel, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1922Black carpenter ant15SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Diplorhoptrum Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1911Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1913And Field Ants29SpeciesTaxom
Harpagoxenus Forel, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants10SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Manica Jurine, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1908Honeypot Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19057SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neoformica Wheeler, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1922Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1894Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1865Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1866Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19668SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1879Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1895Miniature Trap-jaw Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1897Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ohio
159 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthomyops claviger Roger, 1862Smaller yellow ant
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
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
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) 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 (Colobopsis) impressus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Colobopsis) mississippiensis (Smith, M.R., 1923)⇒ Colobopsis mississippiensis Smith, M.R., 1923
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) discolor Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) chalceus Crawley, 1915
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) floridanus Buckley, 1866Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus minimus Crawley, 1922
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, 1929Ant
Colobopsis gasseri (Forel, 1894)⇒ Camponotus gasseri Forel, 1894
Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886Acrobat ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) pilosa Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) punctulata (Emery, 1895)⇒ Crematogaster lineolata Say, 1836
Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) taschenbergi Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870Mottled Dolichoderus
Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Dorymyrmex bossutus Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica archboldi Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
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 glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica manni Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica postoculata Kennedy & De..., 1937Chalky macoma
Formica prociliata Kennedy & De..., 1937Chalky macoma
Formica querquetulana Kennedy & De..., 1937Sleek macoma
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica vinculans Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
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) speculiventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata Buckley, 1866
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Myrafant) ambiguus (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Myrafant) curvispinosus (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Leptothorax (Myrafant) longispinosus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) vicinus (Mayr, 1887)⇒ Nesomyrmex vicinus Mayr, 1887
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Manica invidia Emery, 1895Lens lucine
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Myrmica pinetorum Wheeler, 1905Ant Of The Pines
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Paratrechina faisonensis Forel, 1922
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole alexeter Wilson, 2003
Pheidole ampla Forel, 1893Seedharvesting ant
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole crassicornis tetra (Creighton, 1950)⇒ Pheidole tetra Creighton, 1950
Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pheidole tepicana Pergande, 1896
Pheidole tysoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyergus texana Buckley, 1866
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) femorata Smith, F., 1858Southern broad-nosed spiny ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pyramica abdita Wesson & Wesson, 1939Pismo clam
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica missouriensis Smith, 1931
Pyramica ohioensis Kennedy & Sc..., 1933Lily venus
Pyramica pilinasis Forel, 1901
Pyramica reflexa Wesson & Wesson, 1939Pismo clam
Pyramica talpa Weber, 1934
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) texana (Emery, 1895)⇒ Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys ohioensis Kennedy & Sc..., 1933
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys pergandei Emery, 1895
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax americanus Emery, 1895
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863Schaum'S Acorn Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium pulchellum Emery, 1897

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

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
15
69		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
20
74		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
5
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
0
0		Genera
Species
Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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Formicidae at insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu
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