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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region South Dakota (USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		327
2254
4290		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		326
2251
4287		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		311
2207
4190		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		225
1823
3403		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		51
289
700		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		42
250
657		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		19
165
572		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
28
88		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		28
88		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Dakota
28 Genera with 88 Species
#ABCDEFILMPST
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1836Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Emplastus Donisthorpe, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1935And Field Ants26SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1993Rainbow ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants8SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 191310SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1863Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1899Amazon ants3SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 0Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Dakota
88 Species
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
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 (Myrmobrachys) mina Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Emplastus hypolithus ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica bradleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica ciliata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica criniventris Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica impexa Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica puberula Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica wheeleri Creighton, 1935
Formicoxenus hirticornis Emery, 1895
Iridomyrmex lividus Shattuck, 1993Blue meat ant
Iridomyrmex spodipilus Shattuck, 1993
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Myrafant) tricarinatus (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax tricarinatus Emery, 1895
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Messor lobognathus Andrews, 1916California butterclam
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
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 latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica monticola Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica whymperi Forel, 1913
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Polyergus bicolor (Wasmann, 1901)⇒ Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis indet
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895
Temnothorax tricarinatus Emery, 1895
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in South Dakota
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		5
7		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
6
48		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
14
31		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
3
2		Genera
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
Formicidae at gbif.org
Formicidae at irmng.org
Formicidae at itis.gov