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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3394
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
328
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
41
317
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
203
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
59
219
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
59
219
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
59 Genera with 219 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRST
Acanthognathus Mayr, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoponera Mayr, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Acanthostichus Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1908Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Basiceros Schulz, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868
Rover ants0SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1899Black carpenter ant18SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1824Turtle ants11SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyrmex Mayr, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dinoponera Roger, 1971Giant Amazonian ants1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants3SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 188410SpeciesTaxom
Hylomyrma Forel, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Lachnomyrmex Wheeler, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 20077SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Mycetarotes Emery, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1933Legionary Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1804Trap-jaw ants4SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Oxyepoecus Santschi, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1858Big-headed Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1868Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 196013SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18589SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 2014
0SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants8SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1887Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
219 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthognathus brevicornis Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Acanthognathus lentus Mann, 1922
Acanthognathus rudis Brown & Kempf, 1969
Acanthoponera goeldii Forel, 1912
Acanthoponera mucronata Roger, 1860
Acanthostichus laticornis Forel, 1908
Acanthostichus quadratus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) crassispinus Forel, 1909
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) niger Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) subterraneus Forel, 1893Corbula sportella
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta (Neoatta) robusta Borgmeier, 1939Gould beanclam
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Atta (Palaeatta) bisphaerica Forel, 1908
Azteca chartifex Forel, 1896False spike
Azteca lanuginosa Emery, 1893Inflated diplodon
Azteca muelleri Emery, 1893Globular peaclam
Azteca ovaticeps Forel, 1904
Azteca severini Emery, 1896False spike
Basiceros convexiceps Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Basiceros disciger Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Camponotus (Colobopsis) coriolanus Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) leydigi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brasiliensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) crassus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) excisus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes Fabricius, 1775
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) goeldii Forel, 1894
Camponotus alboannulatus Mayr, 1887
Camponotus caracalla Forel, 1912
Camponotus hedwigae Forel, 1912
Camponotus nepos Forel, 1912
Camponotus personatus Emery, 1894
Camponotus textor Forel, 1899
Carebara brevipilosa Fernández, 2004
Centromyrmex brachycola Roger, 1861
Centromyrmex gigas Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Cephalotes angustus Mayr, 1862
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes goeldii Forel, 1912
Cephalotes membranaceus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes nilpiei De Andrade, 1999
Cephalotes notatus Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes pallidicephalus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes patellaris Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cephalotes pinelii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Crematogaster (Eucrema) acuta Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Crematogaster borneensis harpyia Forel, 1911
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) distans Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) limata Smith, F., 1858
Crematogaster carinata Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster corticicola Mayr, 1887
Crematogaster cristata Santschi, 1929
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Crematogaster evallans Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster goeldii Forel, 1903
Crematogaster montana Borgmeier, 1939
Crematogaster nitidiceps Emery, 1895
Cylindromyrmex brasiliensis Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Cylindromyrmex brevitarsus Santschi, 1925
Cylindromyrmex longiceps André, 1892
Cyphomyrmex bicornis Forel, 1895
Dinoponera quadriceps Kempf, 1971
Dolichoderus attelaboides Fabricius, 1775
Dolichoderus gibbifer gibbifer Emery, 1887
Dorymyrmex brunneus Forel, 1908
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton modestum Borgmeier, 1933
Eciton quadriglume Haliday, 1836
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma brunneum Smith, F., 1858
Ectatomma permagnum Forel, 1908
Gnamptogenys (Ectatomma) mordax Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gnamptogenys annulata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys continua Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys menozzii Borgmeier, 1928Compressed montacutid
Gnamptogenys minuta Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Gnamptogenys rastrata Mayr, 1866
Gnamptogenys regularis Mayr, 1870
Gnamptogenys reichenspergeri Santschi, 1929
Gnamptogenys rimulosa Roger, 1861
Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr, 1884
Hylomyrma reitteri Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hypoponera distinguenda Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera trigona Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Labidus nero Santschi, 1930
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Lachnomyrmex plaumanni Borgmeier, 1957Little-comb lucine
Leptogenys arcuata Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Leptogenys carioca López-Muñoz,..., 2018
Leptogenys crudelis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys iheringi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Leptogenys luederwaldti Forel, 1913
Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890
Leptogenys vogeli Borgmeier, 1933
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) echinatinodis (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nesomyrmex echinatinodis Forel, 1886
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
Linepithema neotropicum Wild, 2007
Linepithema pulex Wild, 2007
Megalomyrmex (Cepobroticus) symmetochus (Wheeler, W.M., 1925)⇒ 
Megalomyrmex drifti Kempf, 1961New England cyclocardia
Megalomyrmex goeldii Forel, 1912
Megalomyrmex pusillus Forel, 1912
Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, 1909
Monomorium brasiliense Forel, 1908
Mycetarotes parallelus Emery, 1906
Mycetarotes senticosus Kempf, 1960Yellow eggcockle
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Myrmelachista arborea Forel, 1909Lilliput
Myrmelachista arthuri Forel, 1903
Myrmelachista bambusarum Forel, 1903
Myrmelachista bettinae Forel, 1903
Myrmelachista catharinae Mayr, 1887
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex clavifemur Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex densepunctatus Borgmeier, 1933Stout cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex detectus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex jerrmanni Forel, 1901
Neivamyrmex modestus Borgmeier, 1933
Neivamyrmex orthonotus Borgmeier, 1933Stout cyclocardia
Neoponera inversa Smith, F., 1858
Neoponera neoponera Latreille, 1802
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 affinis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Oligomyrmex urichi (Wheeler, 1922)⇒ Carebara urichi Wheeler, 1922
Oxyepoecus myops Albuquerque ..., 2009
Oxyepoecus rosai Albuquerque ..., 2009
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
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 lenis Kempf, 1961New England cyclocardia
Pachycondyla striata Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole alpinensis Forel, 1912
Pheidole angusta Forel, 1908
Pheidole aper Forel, 1912
Pheidole gertrudae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole gibba Mayr, 1887
Pheidole goeldii Forel, 1896
Pheidole heyeri Forel, 1899
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctithorax Borgmeier, 1929
Pheidole puttemansi Forel, 1911
Pheidole radoszkowskii Mayr, 1884Round combshell
Pheidole schmalzi Emery, 1894
Pheidole susannae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole tijucana Borgmeier, 1927
Pheidole tristis Smith, 1858Inflated axinopsid
Pogonomyrmex naegelii Emery, 1878
Pogonomyrmex rastratus Mayr, 1868
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Procryptocerus adlerzi Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus convergens Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Procryptocerus elegans Santschi, 1921
Procryptocerus gibbosus Kempf, 1949Sunray venus
Procryptocerus goeldii Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus lepidus Forel, 1908
Procryptocerus regularis Emery, 1888
Procryptocerus sampaioi Forel, 1912
Procryptocerus schmalzi Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus seabrai Kempf, 1964
Procryptocerus spiniperdus Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus sulcatus Emery, 1894
Procryptocerus victoris Kempf, 1960Yellow eggcockle
Pseudomyrmex elongatus Mayr, 1870Ant
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex incurrens Forel, 1912
Pseudomyrmex longus Forel, 1912
Pseudomyrmex maculatus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex schuppi Forel, 1901
Pseudomyrmex termitarius Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex venustus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Rogeria subarmata Kempf, 1961
Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) basalis Forel, 1895Tennessee riffleshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) brevicornis Emery, 1888Inflated axinopsid
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) clytemnestra Emery, 1896False spike
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) patagonica Emery, 1906
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) saevissima Smith, F., 1855Fire ant
Solenopsis bicolor Emery, 1906
Solenopsis goeldii Forel, 1912
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys saliens Mayr, 1887
Tapinoma atriceps Emery, 1888
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Trachymyrmex atlanticus Mayhé-Nunes ..., 2007
Typhlomyrmex major Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
7
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
27
104
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
14
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom



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