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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Rio Grande do Sul (South Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
2448
4337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
2448
4337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
325
2404
4275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
215
1908
3391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
400
935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
386
912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
308
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
70
206
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
70
206
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio Grande do Sul
70 Genera with 206 Species
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Acanthognathus Mayr, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoponera Mayr, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Acanthostichus Mayr, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Adelomyrmex Fernández, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Anillidris Santschi, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Basiceros Schulz, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Bothriomyrmex Emery, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1912Black carpenter ant18SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1824Turtle ants8SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1957Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1925Acrobat Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Cryptomyrmex Fernández, 2004
0SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyrmex Mayr, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Dinoponera Roger, 1901Giant Amazonian ants1SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants3SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 19577SpeciesTaxom
Heteroponera Mayr, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Hylomyrma Forel, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Lachnomyrmex Wheeler, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1855Legionary Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Neocerapachys Borowiec, 2016
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ochetomyrmex Mayr, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1802Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyepoecus Santschi, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1858Panther Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacromyrmex Kempf, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1868Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1959Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1868Fire ants9SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1906Miniature Trap-jaw Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyrmex Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Tranopelta Mayr, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio Grande do Sul
206 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthognathus brevicornis Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Acanthognathus rudis Brown & Kempf, 1969
Acanthoponera goeldii Forel, 1912
Acanthoponera mucronata Roger, 1860
Acanthostichus flexuosus Mackay, 1996
Acanthostichus fuscipennis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Acanthostichus quadratus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Acanthostichus serratulus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) ambiguus Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) crassispinus Forel, 1909
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) hispidus Santschi, 1925
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lobicornis Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lundii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) subterraneus Forel, 1893Corbula sportella
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) balzani Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) heyeri Forel, 1899
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) striatus Roger, 1863
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Adelomyrmex boltoni Fernández, 2003
Amblyopone degenerata Borgmeier, 1957Little-comb lucine
Amblyopone elongata Santschi, 1912
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Anillidris bruchi Santschi, 1936
Anochetus altisquamis Mayr, 1887
Apterostigma wasmannii Forel, 1892
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Basiceros disciger Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Bothriomyrmex laticeps Emery, 1925
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Brachymyrmex termitophilus Forel, 1895
Camponotus sphaericus sphaericus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) cameranoi Emery, 1894Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) crassus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes Fabricius, 1775
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bonariensis Mayr, 1868
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fuscocinctus Emery, 1888
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) koseritzi Emery, 1888
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) melanoticus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) punctulatus Mayr, 1868Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) simillimus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus diversipalpus Santschi, 1922
Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879
Camponotus personatus Emery, 1894
Camponotus termitarius Emery, 1902
Camponotus zenon Forel, 1912
Carebara nuda Fernández, 2004
Cephalotes angustus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes depressus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes eduarduli Forel, 1921
Cephalotes incertus Emery, 1906
Cephalotes jheringi Emery, 1894
Cephalotes patellaris Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cerapachys splendens Borgmeier, 1957Little-comb lucine
Crematogaster (Neocrema) montezumia Smith, F., 1858
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) atra Mayr, 1870Florida marshclam
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) iheringi Forel, 1908Tellin semele
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) rudis Emery, 1894
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) victima Smith, F., 1858Round combshell
Crematogaster cisplatinalis Mayr, 1887
Crematogaster corticicola Mayr, 1887
Crematogaster goeldii Forel, 1903
Crematogaster nitidiceps Emery, 1895
Crematogaster peristerica Menozzi, 1925
Cylindromyrmex brasiliensis Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Cyphomyrmex olitor Forel, 1893
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex strigatus Mayr, 1887
Dinoponera australis Emery, 1901
Discothyrea neotropica Bruch, 1919
Discothyrea sexarticulata Borgmeier, 1954
Dorymyrmex brunneus Forel, 1908
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton quadriglume Haliday, 1836
Ectatomma edentatum Roger, 1863
Eurhopalothrix depressa (Ketterl, Ver..., 2004)⇒ Basiceros depressum Ketterl, Ver..., 2004
Eurhopalothrix speciosa (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros speciosum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Eurhopalothrix spectabilis (Kempf, 1962)⇒ Basiceros spectabile Kempf, 1962
Forelius brasiliensis Forel, 1908Giant cleftclam
Gnamptogenys menozzii Borgmeier, 1928Compressed montacutid
Gnamptogenys minuta Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Gnamptogenys rastrata Mayr, 1866
Gnamptogenys reichenspergeri Santschi, 1929
Gnamptogenys rimulosa Roger, 1861
Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr, 1884
Gnamptogenys striolata Borgmeier, 1957Kurr propellerclam
Heteroponera dentinodis Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Heteroponera dolo Roger, 1860
Heteroponera mayri Kempf, 1962
Heteroponera microps Borgmeier, 1957Little-comb lucine
Hylomyrma reitteri Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Lachnomyrmex plaumanni Borgmeier, 1957Little-comb lucine
Lachnomyrmex victori Feitosa & Br..., 2008
Leptogenys australis Emery, 1888Square sportella
Linepithema gallardoi (Brèthes, 1914)⇒ Linepithema inacatum Bolton, 1995
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870Ant
Linepithema leucomelas Emery, 1894
Linepithema micans Forel, 1908
Megalomyrmex (Cepobroticus) symmetochus (Wheeler, W.M., 1925)⇒ 
Megalomyrmex drifti Kempf, 1961New England cyclocardia
Megalomyrmex myops Santschi, 1925
Megalomyrmex pusillus Forel, 1912
Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, 1909
Mycetophylax morschi Emery, 1888
Mycetophylax simplex Emery, 1888Square sportella
Myrmelachista gagatina Emery, 1894
Myrmelachista gallicola Mayr, 1887
Myrmelachista reticulata Borgmeier, 1928
Neivamyrmex angustinodis Emery, 1888Square sportella
Neivamyrmex densepunctatus Borgmeier, 1933Stout cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex iheringi Forel, 1908
Neivamyrmex legionis Smith, 1855
Neoponera moesta Mayr, 1870
Neoponera neoponera Latreille, 1802
Nesomyrmex vicinus Mayr, 1887
Ochetomyrmex semipolitus Mayr, 1878Pea strigilla
Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894
Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)⇒ Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Octostruma rugifera (Mayr, 1887)⇒ Basiceros rugiferum Mayr, 1887
Octostruma stenognatha (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros stenognathum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Oxyepoecus crassinodus Kempf, 1974
Oxyepoecus plaumanni Kempf, 1974
Oxyepoecus punctifrons Borgmeier, 1927
Oxyepoecus reticulatus Kempf, 1974
Oxyepoecus vezenyii Forel, 1907
Pachycondyla bucki (Borgmeier, 1927)⇒ Neoponera bucki Borgmeier, 1927
Pachycondyla crassinoda Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla striata Smith, F., 1858
Phalacromyrmex fugax Kempf, 1960Yellow eggcockle
Pheidole cavifrons Emery, 1906
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole hetschkoi Emery, 1896False spike
Pheidole heyeri Forel, 1899
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole nitidula Emery, 1888Grooved fingernailclam
Pheidole radoszkowskii Mayr, 1884Round combshell
Pheidole sospes (Forel, 1908)⇒ Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896
Pheidole spininodis Mayr, 1887Inflated axinopsid
Pheidole susannae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole termitobia Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pogonomyrmex naegelii Emery, 1878
Pogonomyrmex rastratus Mayr, 1868
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Proceratium brasiliense Borgmeier, 1959
Procryptocerus adlerzi Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus goeldii Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus lepidus Forel, 1908
Procryptocerus montanus Kempf, 1957Glory-of-the-seas venus
Procryptocerus regularis Emery, 1888
Procryptocerus schmalzi Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus sulcatus Emery, 1894
Pseudomyrmex acanthobius Emery, 1896Gaudy sanguin
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex schuppi Forel, 1901
Pseudomyrmex squamifer Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Pyramica crassicornis Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Rasopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Rhopalothrix plaumanni Brown & Kempf, 1960
Rogeria lacertosa Kempf, 1963Hearty rupellaria
Rogeria pellecta Kempf, 1963Hearty rupellaria
Solenopsis azteca azteca Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) brevicornis Emery, 1888Inflated axinopsid
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) clytemnestra Emery, 1896False spike
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) nigella Emery, 1888Round combshell
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) saevissima Smith, F., 1855Fire ant
Solenopsis bucki Kempf, 1973
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Solenopsis megergates Trager, 1991Corrugate jewelbox
Solenopsis parva Mayr, 1868
Sphinctomyrmex stali Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Stigmatomma armigerum Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys denticulata Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys minutula Terayama & K..., 1989
Strumigenys saliens Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys schmalzi Emery, 1906
Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906Ant
Tapinoma atriceps Emery, 1888
Tapinoma heyeri Forel, 1902
Thaumatomyrmex mutilatus Mayr, 1887
Tranopelta gilva Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Wasmannia villosa Emery, 1894

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Rio Grande do Sul
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
5
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
32
112
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
18
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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