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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Scotland (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
4542
11076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
494
4539
11073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4461
10920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
329
3859
9906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
50
542
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
467
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
193
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
53
127
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
53
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scotland
53 Genera with 127 Species
#ABCDEFHILMNOPRST
Acropyga Roger, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1858Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant15SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1876Acrobat Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1936Cone ants3SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Froggattella Forel, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1914Rainbow ants10SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1991Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1865Bull ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecorhynchus André, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18468SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1894Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1922Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1890Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1802Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1853False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1860Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1982Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1931Miniature Trap-jaw Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1902Fierce Ants6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scotland
127 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acropyga (Rhizomyrma) lauta Mann, 1919
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Aphaenogaster ashmeadi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Aphaenogaster longiceps Smith, 1858Elegant dwarf cockle
Brachyponera lutea Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) suffusus Smith, F., 1858Golden flumed sugar ant
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) consobrinus Erichson, 1842Banded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) socius Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus cognatus Fabricius, 1782
Camponotus loweryi McArthur, 1996
Camponotus minimus Crawley, 1922
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) melanogaster Emery, 1895Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster stadelmanni dolichocephala Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster rufotestacea Mayr, 1876
Cryptopone fusciceps Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Dolichoderus laotius Santschi, 1920Alachua fairy shrimp
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Dorymyrmex bossutus Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex elegans Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex smithi (Cole, 1936)⇒ Dorymyrmex insana Buckley, 1866
Eurhopalothrix floridana (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros floridanum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica archboldi Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica francoeuri Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846Shining guest ant
Froggattella kirbii Lowne, 1865Common froglet ant
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Iridomyrmex agilis Forel, 1907Agile tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex bicknelli Emery, 1898Black Trail Ant
Iridomyrmex conifer Forel, 1902Coned tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex lividus Shattuck, 1993Blue meat ant
Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915
Iridomyrmex nitida Forel, 1901
Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858Australian meat ant
Iridomyrmex rubriceps Forel, 1902
Iridomyrmex viridiaeneus Viehmeyer, 1914Centralian meat ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Meranoplus fenestratus Smith, 1867California tagelus
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium viride Brown, 1943
Myrmecia gulosa Fabricius, 1775Giant Bull Ant
Myrmecia pulchra Clark, 1929
Myrmecia urens Lowne, 1865Baby bull ant
Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica lonae Finzi, 1926
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846Micro-whip scorpions
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Ocymyrmex cilliei Prins & Roux, 1989
Odontomachus relictus Deyrup & Cover, 2004
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Papyrius nitidus Mayr, 1862Great tellin
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Pheidole littoralis Cole, 1952
Pheidole metallescens Emery, 1895Rough razor
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Platythyrea brunnipes Clark, 1938
Platythyrea turneri Forel, 1895Southern broadnosed killer ant
Pogonomyrmex badius Latreille, 1802Florida harvester ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hexacantha Erichson, 1842
Ponera clavicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Prenolepis nitens Mayr, 1853
Proceratium croceum Roger, 1860
Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Rhytidoponera metallica Smith, 1858Green ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) tennesseensis Smith, M.R., 1951Graytwig
Solenopsis abdita Thompson, 1989
Solenopsis nickersoni Thompson, 1982Cherry jewelbox
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma sequoiarum Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Strumigenys sculpturata (Smith, 1931)⇒ Smithistruma missouriensis Smith, 1931
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium dichroum Santschi, 1932
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium rufescens Stitz, 1923
Tetramorium signatum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium turneri Forel, 1902

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Scotland
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
13
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmeciinae
Emery, 1877
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
18
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
12
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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