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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Veragua Rainforest (Puerto Limon, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
108
834
1116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
108
834
1116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
107
833
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
676
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
12
78
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
12
78
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
41
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
9
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Veragua Rainforest
9 Genera with 13 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1911Black carpenter ant1SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1861Trap-jaw ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paraponera Smith, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1896Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Veragua Rainforest
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acromyrmex volcanus Wheeler, 1937
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma gibbum Kugler, C. &..., 1982
Gnamptogenys simulans Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Megalomyrmex modestus Emery, 1896False spike
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus erythrocephalus Emery, 1890
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Paraponera clavata Fabricius, 1775Bullet Ant
Pheidole eosimilis Longino, 2019
Pheidole rogeri Emery, 1896False spike

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
5
8
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