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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Pitilla (Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
324
4239
6103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
324
4239
6103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
313
4198
6026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
3759
5549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
713
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
708
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
238
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
70
202
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
70
202
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pitilla
70 Genera with 202 Species
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Acanthognathus Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoponera Mayr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Adelomyrmex Fernández, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1890Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Basiceros Schulz, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1862Black carpenter ant8SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1909Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 2003Acrobat Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyrmex Mayr, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1911Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18589SpeciesTaxom
Heteroponera Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hylomyrma Forel, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Lachnomyrmex Wheeler, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 18023SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1899Trap-jaw ants7SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Paraponera Smith, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1884Big-headed Ants18SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863
Hairy Curltail Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 2013Fire ants9SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1922Miniature Trap-jaw Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1892Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyrmex Mayr, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Tranopelta Mayr, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pitilla
202 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acanthognathus ocellatus Mayr, 1887
Acanthoponera minor Forel, 1899
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex volcanus Wheeler, 1937
Adelomyrmex laevigatus Mackay, 2003
Adelomyrmex tristani Menozzi, 1931Gould cyclocardia
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Aphaenogaster araneoides Emery, 1890Gypsy ant
Aphaenogaster phalangium Emery, 1890
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Apterostigma robustum Emery, 1896False spike
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Azteca constructor Emery, 1896False spike
Azteca forelii Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca instabilis Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Azteca quadraticeps Longino, 2007
Azteca sericeasur Longino, 2007
Azteca xanthochroa Roger, 1863
Basiceros manni Brown, 1960
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nitidior Santschi, 1921
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Centromyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cerapachys toltecus Forel, 1909Lilliput
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) limata Smith, F., 1858
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) longispina Emery, 1890Blake lucine
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) nigropilosa Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) torosa Mayr, 1870Simple cleftclam
Crematogaster abstinens Forel, 1899
Crematogaster bryophilia Longino, 2003
Crematogaster carinata Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Crematogaster jardinero Longino, 2003
Crematogaster snellingi Longino, 2003
Cylindromyrmex brevitarsus Santschi, 1925
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Cyphomyrmex vorticis Weber, 1940
Dolichoderus gibbifer gibbifer Emery, 1887
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton dulcium Forel, 1912
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton lucanoides Emery, 1894
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma gibbum Kugler, C. &..., 1982
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Eurhopalothrix bolaui (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Basiceros bolaui Mayr, 1870
Eurhopalothrix gravis (Mann, 1922)⇒ Basiceros grave Mann, 1922
Forelius damiani Guerrero & F..., 2008
Gnamptogenys annulata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys bispinosa Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Gnamptogenys hartmani Wheeler, W.M., 1915Ant
Gnamptogenys mecotyle Brown, 1958
Gnamptogenys minuta Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Gnamptogenys regularis Mayr, 1870
Gnamptogenys stellae Lattke, 1995
Gnamptogenys strigata Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Gnamptogenys sulcata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Heteroponera dentinodis Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hylomyrma dentiloba Santschi, 1931California mahogany-clam
Hylomyrma versuta Kempf, 1973
Hypoponera nitidula Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera parva Forel, 1909
Hypoponera trigona Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus curvipes Emery, 1900
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Labidus spininodis Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Lachnomyrmex haskinsi Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Lachnomyrmex longinoi Feitosa & Br..., 2008
Lachnomyrmex plaumanni Borgmeier, 1957Little-comb lucine
Lachnomyrmex regularis Feitosa & Br..., 2008
Lachnomyrmex scrobiculatus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Leptogenys josephi MacKay & MacKay, 2004
Leptogenys pusilla Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) asper (Mayr, 1887)⇒ Nesomyrmex asper Mayr, 1887
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) echinatinodis (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nesomyrmex echinatinodis Forel, 1886
Megalomyrmex modestus Emery, 1896False spike
Megalomyrmex mondabora Brandao, 1990Long fingernailclam
Megalomyrmex nocarina Longino, 2010
Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, 1909
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmelachista cooperi Gregg, 1951Crystal tellin
Myrmelachista flavocotea Longino, 2006
Myrmelachista longiceps Longino, 2006
Myrmelachista nigrocotea Longino, 2006
Myrmica colax Cole, 1957
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Neoponera aenescens Mayr, 1870
Neoponera bugabensis Forel, 1899
Neoponera neoponera Latreille, 1802
Nesomyrmex tonsuratus Kempf, 1959
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842
Octostruma amrishi Makhan, 2007
Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894
Octostruma excertirugis Longino, 2013
Octostruma rugiferoides (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros rugiferoide Brown & Kempf, 1960
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus erythrocephalus Emery, 1890
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
Odontomachus opaciventris Forel, 1899
Oligomyrmex urichi (Wheeler, 1922)⇒ Carebara urichi Wheeler, 1922
Pachycondyla aenescens Mayr, 1870
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla arhuaca (Forel, 1901)⇒ Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla harpax montezumia Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla impressa Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla lineaticeps Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla porcata Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Paraponera clavata Fabricius, 1775Bullet Ant
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole boliviana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole boruca Wilson, 2003
Pheidole browni Wilson, 2003
Pheidole confoedusta Wheeler, 1909
Pheidole ebenina (Wilson, 2003)⇒ Pheidole laselva Wilson, 2003
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole familiaparra Longino, 2019
Pheidole indagatrix Wilson, 2003
Pheidole nigricula Wilson, 2003
Pheidole onyx Wilson, 2003
Pheidole plebecula Forel, 1899
Pheidole prostrata Wilson, 2003
Pheidole pugnax Dalla Torre, 1892
Pheidole rhinoceros Forel, 1899
Pheidole rogeri Emery, 1896False spike
Pheidole sensitiva Borgmeier, 1959
Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prionopelta amabilis Borgmeier, 1949
Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909Ant
Procryptocerus batesi Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus paleatus Emery, 1896False spike
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pyramica alberti (Forel, 1893)⇒ Strumigenys alberti Forel, 1893
Pyramica brevicornis Mann, 1922Thick cyclocardia
Pyramica crassicornis Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Pyramica gundlachi Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Pyramica myllorhapha Brown, 1959
Pyramica trieces Brown, 1960Boring petricola
Rogeria inermis Mann, 1922
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Solenopsis azteca azteca Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) brevicornis Emery, 1888Inflated axinopsid
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) castor Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picea Emery, 1896False spike
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) stricta Emery, 1896False spike
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) texana (Emery, 1895)⇒ Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis terricola Menozzi, 1931
Solenopsis vinsoni Pacheco & Ma..., 2013
Stenamma diversum Mann, 1922
Stenamma felixi Mann, 1922
Stenamma manni Wheeler, W.M., 1914
Stenamma schmidti Menozzi, 1931
Stenamma zelum Branstetter, 2013
Strongylognathus silvestrii Menozzi, 1936Salina mucket
Strumigenys biolleyi Forel, 1908
Strumigenys cosmostela Kempf, 1975
Strumigenys godmani Forel, 1899
Strumigenys gundlachi Roger, 1862Ant
Strumigenys humata Lattke & Goitia, 1997
Strumigenys nevermanni Brown, 1959Smooth abra
Strumigenys trinidadensis Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium curtulum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium steinheili Forel, 1892
Thaumatomyrmex ferox Mann, 1922
Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi Mayr, 1862
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Pitilla
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
34
108
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
18
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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