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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Valais (Switzerland)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		201
1255
2501		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		201
1255
2501		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		190
1230
2442		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		141
1105
2248		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		23
125
333		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		19
114
313		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		14
97
289		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Valais
28 Genera with 79 Species
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Anergates Forel, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1798Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1897Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Doronomyrmex Kutter, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Epimyrma Ruzsky, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1918And Field Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1992Citronella ants9SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Manica Jurine, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18467SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1870Big-headed Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1798Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1866Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Teleutomyrmex Kutter, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1798Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1870Fierce Ants8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Valais
79 Species
Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798Many-line lucine
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) quadripunctatus Linnaeus, 1771
Doronomyrmex goesswaldi (Kutter, 1967)⇒ Leptothorax goesswaldi Kutter, 1967
Doronomyrmex kutteri (Buschinger, 1966)⇒ Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1966
Epimyrma stumperi (Kutter, 1950)⇒ Temnothorax stumperi Kutter, 1950
Formica (Coptoformica) bruni Kutter, 1967
Formica (Coptoformica) pressilabris Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) paralugubris Seifert, 1996
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) cinerea Mayr, 1853
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 (Serviformica) selysi Bondroit, 1918
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
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) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Myrafant) luteus (Forel, 1874)⇒ Temnothorax luteus Forel, 1874
Leptothorax (Myrafant) nadigi (Kutter, 1925)⇒ Temnothorax nadigi Kutter, 1925
Manica rubida Latreille, 1802
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica lobulicornis (Nylander, 1857)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846Micro-whip scorpions
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Strongylognathus alpinus Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Strongylognathus huberi Forel, 1874
Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866Ant
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862Dwarf pecdicel ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Teleutomyrmex schneideri (Kutter, 1950)⇒ Tetramorium inquilinum Ward, Brady,..., 2014
Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Tetramorium alpestre Steiner, Sch..., 2010
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)⇒ Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846
Tetramorium impurum Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Tetramorium inquilinum Ward, Brady,..., 2014
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870Ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Valais
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		3
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
5
30		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
18
42		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
2
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