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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		242
1409
2042		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		242
1409
2042		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		234
1381
1993		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		158
1109
1625		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		28
131
157		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		25
128
154		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		11
74
127		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
43
84		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		43
84		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virgin Islands
43 Genera with 84 Species
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Anochetus Mayr, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1879Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1853Turtle ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1907Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1881Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866
Cone ants0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1758Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1886Big-headed Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1914Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1861
False Honey Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants6SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1894Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1892Fierce Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
84 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anochetus inermis André, 1889
Anochetus kempfi Brown, 1978Princess venus
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus testaceus Forel, 1893
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) saussurei ♰ Forel, 1879Granulose cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ustus Forel, 1879Cumberland leafshell
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, 1929Ant
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cephalotes unimaculatus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907Ant
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) steinheili Forel, 1881
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890Round combshell
Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870Ant
Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, 1858)⇒ Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium subcoecum Emery, 1894
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmelachista ramulorum Wheeler, W.M., 1908Ant
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole floridana Emery, 1895Round combshell
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884
Pheidole susannae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Platythyrea punctata Smith, F., 1858Ant
Pogonomyrmex huachucanus Wheeler, 1914
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909Ant
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica margaritae Forel, 1893Ant
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Rogeria carinata Kugler, C., 1994
Rogeria curvipubens Emery, 1894
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) corticalis Forel, 1881Fire ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) zeteki Wheeler, W.M., 1942
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Strumigenys emeryi Mann, 1922
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys margaritae Forel, 1893
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Syllophopsis subcoeca Emery, 1894
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax magnabulla Prebus, 2021
Temnothorax pulchellus Emery, 1894
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium steinheili Forel, 1892
Trachymyrmex jamaicensis André, 1893Ant
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Virgin Islands
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		3
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
9		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
20
57		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
11
14		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