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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Palm Springs (Riverside County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
445
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
445
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
427
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
360
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
20
90
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
19
89
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
78
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
16
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
16
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palm Springs
16 Genera with 23 Species
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1879Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1853And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1909Honeypot Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1895Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Veromessor Forel, 1886Smooth Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palm Springs
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Messor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)⇒ Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886
Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmecocystus kennedyi Snelling, R.R., 1969
Myrmecocystus lugubris Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Pheidole barbata Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867California harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex magnacanthus Cole, 1968
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886Black harvester ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Palm Springs
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
1
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
Formicidae at gbif.org
Formicidae at irmng.org
Formicidae at itis.gov