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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Simcoe County (Central Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		314
1635
2295		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		314
1635
2295		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		296
1577
2193		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		210
1338
1910		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		39
243
355		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		34
220
328		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		14
110
255		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
29
69		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		29
69		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Simcoe County
29 Genera with 69 Species
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Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1870Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Diplorhoptrum Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Orectognathus Smith, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1899Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Simcoe County
69 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870Mottled Dolichoderus
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pallidefulva nitidiventris (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Myrafant) ambiguus (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Myrafant) longispinosus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) nitens (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax nitens Emery, 1895
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Monomorium compressum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Orectognathus nigriventris Mercovich, 1958
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma snellingi Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Simcoe County
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		4
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
30		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
15
32		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


Links, sources and further information
Formicidae at insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu
Formicidae at antcat.org
Formicidae at antwiki.org
Formicidae at antwiki.org
Formicidae at artfakta.se
Formicidae at antweb.org
Formicidae at dyntaxa.se
Formicidae at gbif.org
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Formicidae at irmng.org
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