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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Region Amazonia (Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
1313
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
1313
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
195
1268
1888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
1034
1496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
188
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
24
175
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
129
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
63
203
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
63
203
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Region Amazonia
63 Genera with 203 Species
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Acanthognathus Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Acanthostichus Mayr, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1939Leaf-cutting Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Allomerus Mayr, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Basiceros Schulz, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Blepharidatta Wheeler, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1887Rover ants5SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1862Turtle ants6SpeciesTaxom
Cheliomyrmex Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 2003Acrobat Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19407SpeciesTaxom
Daceton Perty, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 191616SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 17823SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18606SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Gigantiops Roger, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18586SpeciesTaxom
Gracilidris Wild & Cuezzo, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Hylomyrma Forel, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1889Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Ochetomyrmex Mayr, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1962Trap-jaw ants7SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Paraponera Smith, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 2003Big-headed Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1969Miniature Trap-jaw Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1892Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Tranopelta Mayr, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18842SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Region Amazonia
203 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthognathus ocellatus Mayr, 1887
Acanthostichus truncatus Mackay, 1996
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hystrix Latreille, 1802
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Acromyrmex nobilis Santschi, 1939
Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Acropyga palaga LaPolla, 2004
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Allomerus dentatus Fernández, 2007
Anochetus diegensis Forel, 1912
Anochetus emarginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Apterostigma calverti Wheeler, 1911
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Azteca alfari Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca aurita Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca linamariae Guerrero, De..., 2010
Basiceros singularis Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Blepharidatta brasiliensis Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Blepharidatta fernandezi Brandao, Fei..., 2015
Brachymyrmex coactus Mayr, 1887Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex modestus Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) renggeri Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes Fabricius, 1775
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) rapax Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus cacicus Emery, 1903
Camponotus fasciatellus Dalla Torre, 1892
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Carebara angulata Fernández, 2004
Carebara brevipilosa Fernández, 2004
Carebara coqueta Fernández, 2006
Carebara globularia Fernández, 2004
Carebara kofana Fernández, 2004
Centromyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes grandinosus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes marginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes opacus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Cephalotes spinosus Mayr, 1862
Cheliomyrmex andicola Emery, 1894
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) brasiliensis Mayr, 1878Fossor coquina
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) erecta Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) limata Smith, F., 1858
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima Mayr, 1870Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) stollii Forel, 1885Arthropods
Crematogaster abstinens Forel, 1899
Crematogaster bryophilia Longino, 2003
Crematogaster carinata Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Crematogaster flavosensitiva Longino, 2003
Crematogaster levior Longino, 2003
Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
Crematogaster sotobosque Longino, 2003
Cyphomyrmex kirbyi Mayr, 1887
Cyphomyrmex laevigatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex peltatus Kempf, 1966
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex vorticis Weber, 1940
Daceton armigerum Latreille, 1802
Discothyrea sexarticulata Borgmeier, 1954
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) bidens Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichoderus abruptus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Dolichoderus attelaboides Fabricius, 1775
Dolichoderus bispinosus Olivier, 1792Desert fairy shrimp
Dolichoderus decollatus Smith, F., 1858
Dolichoderus ferrugineus Forel, 1903Spiny-tail fairy shrimp
Dolichoderus gibbifer gibbifer Emery, 1887
Dolichoderus imitator Emery, 1894Riverside fairy shrimp
Dolichoderus inpai Harada, 1987
Dolichoderus lamellosus Mayr, 1870Hidalgo fairy shrimp
Dolichoderus laminatus Mayr, 1870
Dolichoderus lugens Emery, 1894
Dolichoderus lutosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Dolichoderus rosenbergi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Dolichoderus rugosus Smith, F., 1858Nut diplodon
Dolichoderus varians Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton dulcium Forel, 1912
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma brunneum Smith, F., 1858
Ectatomma edentatum Roger, 1863
Ectatomma lugens Emery, 1894
Ectatomma permagnum Forel, 1908
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Eurhopalothrix pilulifera (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros piluliferum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Gigantiops destructor Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Gnamptogenys horni Santschi, 1929
Gnamptogenys ingeborgae Brown, 1993
Gnamptogenys pleurodon Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr, 1884
Gnamptogenys sulcata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gnamptogenys tortuolosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gracilidris pombero Wild & Cuezzo, 2006
Hylomyrma blandiens Kempf, 1961New England cyclocardia
Hylomyrma immanis Kempf, 1973
Hypoponera aliena Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Hypoponera bugnioni Forel, 1912
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys amazonica Borgmeier, 1930
Leptogenys linearis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) echinatinodis (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nesomyrmex echinatinodis Forel, 1886
Leptothorax denticulatus (Mayr, 1901)⇒ Temnothorax cabrerae Forel, 1893
Linepithema neotropicum Wild, 2007
Linepithema piliferum Mayr, 1870
Megalomyrmex cuatiara Brandao, 1990Long fingernailclam
Megalomyrmex modestus Emery, 1896False spike
Myrmelachista cooperi Gregg, 1951Crystal tellin
Myrmicocrypta boliviana Weber, 1938
Neivamyrmex cristatus André, 1889
Neoponera neoponera Latreille, 1802
Neoponera striatinodis Emery, 1890
Ochetomyrmex neopolitus Fernández, 2003
Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Odontomachus scalptus Brown, 1978Princess venus
Odontomachus spissus Kempf, 1962
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla bispinosa Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crassinoda Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla holmgreni (Wheeler, W.M., 1925)⇒ Cryptopone holmgreni Wheeler, 1925
Pachycondyla impressa Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla porcata Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Paraponera clavata Fabricius, 1775Bullet Ant
Pheidole (Decapheidole) zeteki Smith, M.R., 1947
Pheidole astur Wilson, 2003
Pheidole biconstricta Mayr, 1870Blake lucine
Pheidole bulliceps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole seeldrayersi Forel, 1910
Pheidole simplex Wheeler, 1925
Pheidole susannae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole vafra Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Pheidole venatrix Wilson, 2003
Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Pseudomyrmex concolor Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Pseudomyrmex elongatus Mayr, 1870Ant
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex pallens Mayr, 1870
Pseudomyrmex termitarius Smith, F., 1855
Pyramica alberti (Forel, 1893)⇒ Strumigenys alberti Forel, 1893
Pyramica subedentata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rasopone arhuaca Forel, 1901
Rogeria besucheti Kugler, C., 1994
Rogeria innotabilis Kugler, C., 1994
Rogeria lirata Kugler, C., 1994
Rogeria procera Emery, 1896False spike
Rogeria subarmata Kempf, 1961
Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Solenopsis azteca azteca Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) pollux Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Oedaleocerus) angulata Emery, 1894
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Strumigenys dyseides Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys hemidisca Brown, 1953
Strumigenys insula Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys inusitata Lattke, 1992
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys perparva Brown, 1958
Strumigenys trudifera Kempf & Brown, 1969
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium steinheili Forel, 1892
Trachymyrmex diversus Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885
Tranopelta gilva Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi Mayr, 1862
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Wasmannia sigmoidea Mayr, 1884

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Region Amazonia
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
4
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
31
101
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
14
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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