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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
377
3790
6134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
375
3787
6132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3727
6031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
247
3167
5276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
449
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
441
912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
258
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
64
223
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
64
223
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Spain
64 Genera with 223 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTVW
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1899Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Anergates Forel, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1849Collared Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Bothriomyrmex Emery, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant25SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1929Desert ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1894Turtle ants7SpeciesTaxom
Chalepoxenus Menozzi, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1862Acrobat Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Dilobocondyla Santschi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Echinopla Smith, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Epimyrma Ruzsky, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1793And Field Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Goniomma Emery, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants6SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 199715SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19977SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1861Trap-jaw ants3SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Paraponera Smith, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1804Big-headed Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1887Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 185512SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Recurvidris Bolton, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Rossomyrmex Arnol´di, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1950Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17936SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 2014Acorn Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1883Fierce Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Vombisidris Bolton, 1991
0SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Spain
223 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) silvestrii Emery, 1905
Acromyrmex echinatior Forel, 1899Panamanian leafcutter ant
Aenictus gracilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Aenictus philippinensis Chapman, 1963
Amblyopone impressifrons Emery, 1869
Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Anochetus ghilianii Spinola, 1851
Anochetus inermis André, 1889
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) senilis Mayr, 1853
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster cardenai Espadaler, 1981
Aphaenogaster dulciniae (Emery, 1924)⇒ Aphaenogaster dulcineae Santschi, 1919
Aphaenogaster iberica Emery, 1908
Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa Lucas, 1849
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Azteca instabilis Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Azteca pittieri Forel, 1899Simple cleftclam
Bothriomyrmex meridionalis Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Bothriomyrmex saundersi Santschi, 1922
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sicheli Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) canescens Mayr, 1870Giant cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) excisus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) lindigi Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) mucronatus Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cruentatus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) micans Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbaricus Emery, 1905
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) foreli Emery, 1881
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pilicornis Roger, 1859
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sylvaticus Olivier, 1792
Camponotus amaurus Espadaler, 1997
Camponotus falco Forel, 1902
Camponotus haroi Espadaler, 1997
Camponotus linnaei Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Cardiocondyla batesii Forel, 1894
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cataglyphis hispanicus Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis ibericus Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis rosenhaueri Santschi, 1925
Cataglyphis velox Santschi, 1929
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes cordiventris Santschi, 1931California mahogany-clam
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes multispinosus Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824
Cephalotes setulifer Emery, 1894
Chalepoxenus kutteri (Cagniant, 1973)⇒ Temnothorax kutteri Cagniant, 1973
Chalepoxenus muellerianus (Finzi, 1922)⇒ Temnothorax muellerianus Finzi, 1922
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) inermis Mayr, 1862Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster (Neocrema) corvina Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) sordidula Nylander, 1849Southern acornshell
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) torosa Mayr, 1870Simple cleftclam
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Cryptopone ochracea Mayr, 1855
Cyphomyrmex kirbyi Mayr, 1887
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Dilobocondyla chapmani Wheeler, 1924
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) quadripunctatus Linnaeus, 1771
Dolichoderus bispinosus Olivier, 1792Desert fairy shrimp
Dolichoderus gibbifer gibbifer Emery, 1887
Dolichoderus imitator Emery, 1894Riverside fairy shrimp
Dolichoderus lutosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Echinopla angustata Zettel & Laciny, 2015
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton lucanoides Emery, 1894
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Epimyrma kraussei (Emery, 1915)⇒ Temnothorax mediterraneus Ward & al., 2014
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Formica) frontalis Santschi, 1919
Formica (Iberoformica) subrufa (Roger, 1859)⇒ Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Goniomma blanchi André, 1881
Goniomma blanci André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Goniomma collingwoodi Espadaler, 1997
Goniomma compressisquama Tinaut, 1995
Goniomma hispanicum André, 1883
Goniomma kugleri Espadaler, 1986
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) lasioides Emery, 1869Cheating macoma
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Leptothorax (Goniothorax) formosus (Santschi, 1909)⇒ Temnothorax formosus Santschi, 1909
Leptothorax (Myrafant) angustulus (Nylander, 1856)⇒ Temnothorax angustulus Nylander, 1856
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Leptothorax (Myrafant) exilis (Emery, 1869)⇒ Temnothorax exilis Emery, 1869
Leptothorax (Myrafant) lichtensteini (Bondroit, 1918)⇒ Temnothorax lichtensteini Bondroit, 1918
Leptothorax (Myrafant) luteus (Forel, 1874)⇒ Temnothorax luteus Forel, 1874
Leptothorax (Myrafant) niger (Forel, 1894)⇒ Temnothorax niger Forel, 1894
Leptothorax (Myrafant) rabaudi (Bondroit, 1918)⇒ Temnothorax aveli Bondroit, 1918
Leptothorax (Myrafant) racovitzai (Bondroit, 1918)⇒ Temnothorax racovitzai Bondroit, 1918
Leptothorax (Myrafant) unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)⇒ Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Leptothorax (Temnothorax) recedens (Nylander, 1856)⇒ Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Leptothorax pardoi (Tinaut, 1987)⇒ Temnothorax pardoi Tinaut, 1987
Leptothorax schaufussi (Forel, 1879)⇒ Temnothorax schaufussi Forel, 1879
Leptothorax specularis (Emery, 1916)⇒ Temnothorax specularis Emery, 1916
Leptothorax universitatis (Espadaler, 1997)⇒ Temnothorax universitatis Espadaler, 1997
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor bouvieri Bondroit, 1918
Messor capitatus Latreille, 1798European Seed Harvesting Ant
Messor celiae Reyes, 1985
Messor hispanicus Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Messor timidus Espadaler, 1997
Monomorium algiricum Bernard, 1955Green liocyma
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Myrmica aloba Forel, 1909Lilliput
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus erythrocephalus Emery, 1890
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi Emery, 1889
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Paraponera clavata Fabricius, 1775Bullet Ant
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole gouldi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole kukrana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole obscurithorax Naves, 1985Obscure big-headed ant
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole pugnax Dalla Torre, 1892
Pheidole punctatissima (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole radoszkowskii Mayr, 1884Round combshell
Pheidole rugiceps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole susannae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole transversostriata Mayr, 1887Fossor coquina
Pheidole triconstricta hebe (Santschi, 1923)⇒ Pheidole triconstricta Forel, 1886
Pheidole trinitatis Wilson, 2003
Pheidole vorax Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex uruguayensis Mayr, 1887
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis flavicornis Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Proformica ferreri Bondroit, 1918
Proformica longiseta Collingwood, 1978
Pseudomyrmex boopis Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex flavicornis Smith, F., 1877
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex holmgreni Wheeler, W.M., 1925Fitch piddock
Pseudomyrmex laevifrons Ward, 1989
Pseudomyrmex nigrocinctus Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Pseudomyrmex pallens Mayr, 1870
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877
Pseudomyrmex spinicola Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus Emery, 1906
Pseudomyrmex termitarius Smith, F., 1855
Pyramica denticulata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rossomyrmex minuchae Tinaut, 1981
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis fairchildi Wheeler, W.M., 1926
Solenopsis nicaeensis (Bernard, 1950)⇒ Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798
Solenopsis robusta (Bernard, 1950)⇒ Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798
Strongylognathus caeciliae Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) nigerrimum Nylander, 1856
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911
Tapinoma ibericum Latreille, 1798
Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Temnothorax ansei Catarineu, B..., 2017
Temnothorax kraussei Emery, 1916
Temnothorax mediterraneus Ward & al., 2014
Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904Horseshoe crabs
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium exasperatum Emery, 1891
Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium meridionale Emery, 1870
Tetramorium ruginode (Stitz, 1917)⇒ Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904
Tetramorium semilaeve André, 1883Cuba transennella
Trichomyrmex mayri Forel, 1902
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in South Spain
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
14
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
29
110
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
11
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom



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