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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
518
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
457
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
22
111
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
110
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
7
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tobago
7 Genera with 8 Species
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1886Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1892Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tobago
8 Species
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Platythyrea angusta Forel, 1901Round combshell
Procryptocerus hylaeus Kempf, 1951Ocean quahog
Pseudomyrmex curacaensis Forel, 1912
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Strumigenys smithii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Tetramorium steinheili Forel, 1892

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Tobago
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
2
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
Formicidae at gbif.org
Formicidae at irmng.org
Formicidae at itis.gov