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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region South England (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
692
6147
13193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
690
6143
13188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
629
5970
12926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
401
5027
11447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
82
803
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
69
729
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
270
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
88
221
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
88
221
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South England
88 Genera with 221 Species
#ABCDEFHIKLMNOPRSTW
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1869Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Anergates Forel, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Anonychomyrma Donisthorpe, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Britaneuretus Dlussky & Pe..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Brownimecia Grimaldi, Ag..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Camponotites Dlussky, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1902Black carpenter ant9SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1903Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Doleromyrma Forel, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1764driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants4SpeciesTaxom
Emplastus Donisthorpe, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1939And Field Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Formicium Westwood, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Huberia Forel, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1858Rainbow ants2SpeciesTaxom
Kyromyrma Grimaldi & A..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1798Citronella ants10SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilla Emery, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1934Spider ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Leucotaphus Donisthorpe, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1870Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Megapterites Westwood, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1910Honey carrier1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18927SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1804Bull ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1908Honeypot Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18466SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicium Heer, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1894Legionary Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Novomessor Emery, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1902Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1900Trap-jaw ants3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants4SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenogaster Dlussky, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants18SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Podomyrma Smith, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18027SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Ponerites Dlussky, 20143SpeciesTaxom
Poneropsis Heer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Prionophana Handlirsch, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1895Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Prolasius Forel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneoponera Donisthorpe, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1989Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsites Dlussky & Ra..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyrma Wilson & Brown, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Stigmacros Forel, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Syntaphus Donisthorpe, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Taphopone Dlussky & Pe..., 20144SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1798Acorn Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1985Fierce Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1913Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South England
221 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthomyops brunneus Latreille, 1798
Acanthomyops niger Emery, 1869
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Anochetus inermis André, 1889
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anonychomyrma itinerans Lowne, 1865
Anonychomyrma procidua Erichson, 1842
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) floridana Smith, M.R., 1941Canyon silktassel
Aphaenogaster (Ischnomyrmex) cockerelli André, 1893
Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Britaneuretus anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Brownimecia clavata Grimaldi, Ag..., 1997
Camponotites cockerelli Donisthorpe, 1920
Camponotus (Colobopsis) brodiei H. St. J. Do..., 1920Orb diplodon
Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitreus Smith, F., 1860Common northern plug ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) cristatus Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) hannani Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus cockerelli H. St. J. Do..., 1920
Camponotus humilior Forel, 1902Household sugar ant
Colobopsis brodiei Donisthorpe, 1920
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) punctulata (Emery, 1895)⇒ Crematogaster lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
Cyphomyrmex foxi André, 1892
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863
Doleromyrma darwiniana Forel, 1907Brown house ant
Dolichoderus anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Dolichoderus britannicus Cockerell, 1915
Dolichoderus gurnetensis Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Dolichoderus vectensis Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex bossutus Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex bureni Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Emplastus britannicus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Emplastus gurnetensis H. St. J. Do..., 1920
Emplastus hypolithus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Emplastus kozlovi G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
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 (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica biophilica Trager, 2007
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica heteroptera T. D. A. Coc..., 1920
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica xerophila Smith, M.R., 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Formicium berryi Carpenter, 1929
Formicium brodiei Westwood, 1854Elongate carditid
Formicium mirabile Cockerell, 1920
Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846Shining guest ant
Huberia striata Smith, F., 1876Purplish tagelus
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858Australian meat ant
Kyromyrma neffi D. Grimaldi, 2000Charlotte macoma
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius fuliginosa Latreille, 1798
Leptanilla australis Baroni Urbani, 1977Oval tellin
Leptogenys mactans Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptomyrmex darlingtoni Wheeler, 1934
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Myrafant) interruptus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852
Leucotaphus cockerelli Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Leucotaphus donisthorpei G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Leucotaphus gurnetensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Leucotaphus permancus T. D. A. Coc..., 1927Rainbow tellin
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum apiculatum Mayr, 1870
Megapterites mirabilis Cockerell, 1920
Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910Furnace Ant
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium laeve Mayr, 1876Yellow mono ant
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium smithii Forel, 1892
Myrmecia esuriens Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmecocystus depilis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmica hirsuta Elmes, 1978
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmicium heerii J. O. Westwood, 1854
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Novomessor albisetosa (Mayr, 1886)⇒ Novomessor albisetosus Mayr, 1886
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Ochetellus glaber Mayr, 1862Ant
Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)⇒ Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus turneri Forel, 1900Garden snappy ant
Oecophylla atavina Cockerell, 1915
Oecophylla bartoniana T. D. A. Coc..., 1920
Oecophylla megarche T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
Pachycondyla crawleyi Donisthorpe, 1920Flap-tip piddock
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Papyrius nitidus queenslandensis Forel, 1901
Paraphaenogaster hooleyana G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) hecate Wheeler, W.M., 1911Sickle jackknife
Pheidole adrianoi Naves, 1985
Pheidole bruesi Wheeler, 1911
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler, 1911Sickle jackknife
Pheidole carrolli Naves, 1985
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole militicida Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole rugulosa Gregg, 1959
Pheidole stomachosa (Wheeler, 1917)⇒ Pheidole floridana Emery, 1895
Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Pogonomyrmex desertorum Wheeler, 1902Large Seed Harvesting Ant
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914Maricopa harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) contemta Mayr, 1876
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) ammon Fabricius, 1775Golden-spined Ant
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) semiobscura Donisthorpe, 1944
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) cupreata Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) daemeli Mayr, 1876Daemel´s Spiny Ant
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) sexspinosa Latreille, 1802
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Ponera leae Forel, 1913Blind crypt ants
Ponera minuta Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Ponerites antropovi G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Ponerites crawleyi H. St. J. Do..., 1920
Ponerites hooleyi G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Poneropsis hypolitha Cockerell, 1915
Prionophana antiqua Giebel, 1856
Proceratium crassicorne (Emery, 1895)⇒ Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Prolasius advenus (Fr. Smith, 1862)⇒ Prolasius advena Smith, 1862
Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901Ant
Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica missouriensis Smith, 1931
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera barnardi Clark, 1936
Rhytidoponera cristata Mayr, 1876Rotund cleftclam
Rhytidoponera tenuis Forel, 1900Delicate pony ant
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picta Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Solenopsis abdita Thompson, 1989
Solenopsites rossi G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Sphecomyrma freyi Wilson & Brown, 1967
Sphecomyrma mesaki Engel & Grim..., 2005
Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839Fiddleleaf tobacco
Stigmacros aemula Forel, 1907
Strongylognathus testaceus Schenck, 1852Surinam strigilla
Strumigenys glenognatha Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Syntaphus wheeleri Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Taphopone aberrans G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Taphopone macroptera G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Taphopone microptera G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Taphopone petrosa G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Technomyrmex jocosus Forel, 1910White-footed house ant
Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax makora Terayama & O..., 1999
Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium deceptum Bolton, 1977Truncate softshell
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium taylori Bolton, 1985
Tetraponera braunsi Forel, 1913Flattened carditid
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in South England
SubfamilyAneuretinae
Emery, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrownimeciinae
Bolton, 2003
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
13
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormiciinae
Lutz, 1986
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
19
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptanillinae
Emery, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmeciinae
Emery, 1877
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
26
80
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
17
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecomyrminae
Wilson & Brown, 1967
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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