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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		554
5452
12530		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		553
5449
12526		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		525
5347
12273		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		355
4526
10429		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		67
612
1170		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		57
542
1044		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		20
226
724		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Pennsylvania
34 Genera with 98 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant9SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1893Acrobat Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1914Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1846Citronella ants8SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1858Bull ants4SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1863Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1915Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1863Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1896Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
98 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster longiceps Smith, 1858Elegant dwarf cockle
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) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) etiolatus Wheeler, W.M., 1904
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster stadelmanni dolichocephala Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster borneensis harpyia Forel, 1911
Crematogaster spengeli compacta Crawley, 1924
Crematogaster vicina André, 1893
Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870Mottled Dolichoderus
Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Dolichoderus scabridus Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Iridomyrmex viridiaeneus Viehmeyer, 1914Centralian meat 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) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecia brevinoda Forel, 1910Bulldog Ant
Myrmecia desertorum Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Myrmecia nigrocincta Smith, 1858Jumper ant
Myrmecia simillima Smith, F., 1858
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
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 pinetorum Wheeler, 1905Ant Of The Pines
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Polyergus montivagus (Wheeler, 1915)⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pyramica pilinasis Forel, 1901
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera confusa Ward, 1980
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903
Strumigenys clipeata Roger, 1863
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 caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium spinosum Pergande, 1896

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Pennsylvania
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		3
7		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
11
39		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmeciinae
Emery, 1877
1
4		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
14
43		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
4
4		Genera
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
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Formicidae at artfakta.se
Formicidae at antweb.org
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Formicidae at gbif.org
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Formicidae at irmng.org
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