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Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Ticino (Switzerland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
114
547
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
114
547
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
540
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
494
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
19
65
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
14
34
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
30
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
14
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
14
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ticino
14 Genera with 32 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1798Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1792Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1792Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1825And Field Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1992Citronella ants8SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1849Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1798Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ticino
32 Species
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798Many-line lucine
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792Cocktail Ant
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica rubescens (Leach, 1825)⇒ Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Myrafant) affinis (Mayr, 1855)⇒ Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855
Leptothorax (Myrafant) parvulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Stenamma striatulum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Ticino
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
4
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
Formicidae (Latreille 1809)


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