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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2533
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
2531
4358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
345
2499
4310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
233
1995
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
331
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
328
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
135
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
63
201
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
63
201
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Windward Islands
63 Genera with 201 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTW
Acropyga Roger, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Basiceros Schulz, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants3SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1899Black carpenter ant18SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18907SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1824Turtle ants2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1862Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants3SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Holcoponera Mayr, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1908Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lachnomyrmex Wheeler, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1846Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17589SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1893Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1911Big-headed Ants25SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18876SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1931Fire ants17SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1887Miniature Trap-jaw Ants14SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1892Fierce Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyrmex Mayr, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18842SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
201 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Aenictus artipus Wilson, 1964
Anochetus emarginatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Anochetus inermis André, 1889
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anochetus testaceus Forel, 1893
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Basiceros grave Mann, 1922
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893Minute rover ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) auricomus Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus sexguttatus biguttatus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) abdominalis (Smith, 1858)⇒ Camponotus atriceps Smith, F., 1858
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus atriceps nocens Wheeler, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) opaciceps Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) fugax Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) balzani Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) conspicuus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus conspicuus sharpi Forel, 1893
Camponotus fumidus dominicensis Wheeler, 1913
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ustus Forel, 1879Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus pittieri Forel, 1899
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, 1929Ant
Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890Yellow sneaking ant
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) brevispinosa (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster laevis bruesi Wheeler, 1911
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) longispina Emery, 1890Blake lucine
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Cryptopone guatemalensis Forel, 1899
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Discothyrea humilis Weber, 1939
Dolichoderus bispinosus Olivier, 1792Desert fairy shrimp
Dolichoderus lutosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Dorymyrmex antillanus Snelling, R.R., 2005
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Eurhopalothrix gravis (Mann, 1922)⇒ Basiceros grave Mann, 1922
Eurhopalothrix guadeloupensis Longino, 2013
Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr, 1884
Holcoponera striatula Santschi, 1929
Hypoponera foeda Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera opacior Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Iridomyrmex melleum Wheeler, 1908
Lachnomyrmex pilosus Weber, 1950
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Leptogenys arcuata Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Leptogenys mucronata Forel, 1893Round combshell
Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890Round combshell
Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890
Leptothorax (Myrafant) clavipilis (Wheeler, 1910)⇒ Nesomyrmex clavipilis Wheeler, 1910
Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870Ant
Linepithema melleum Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
Monomorium compressum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmelachista ambigua Forel, 1893
Neivamyrmex adnepos Wheeler, 1922
Neivamyrmex antillanus Forel, 1897
Neivamyrmex klugii Shuckard, 1840Minute turton
Nesomyrmex clavipilis Wheeler, 1910
Nylanderia coveri Kallal, 2019
Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862Rasberry ant
Nylanderia guatemalensis Forel, 1885Ant
Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893
Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894
Octostruma lutzi Wheeler, 1913
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Pachycondyla crassinoda Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Paratrechina pubens Forel, 1893Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole (Hendecapheidole) mendicula Wheeler, W.M., 1925Blake lucine
Pheidole antillana Forel, 1893
Pheidole biconstricta Mayr, 1870Blake lucine
Pheidole bruesi Wheeler, 1911
Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole floridana Emery, 1895Round combshell
Pheidole godmani Forel, 1893
Pheidole guilelmimuelleri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole laudatana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole orbica Forel, 1893
Pheidole perkinsi Wilson, 2003
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole radoszkowskii Mayr, 1884Round combshell
Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidole triconstricta Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole triconstricta bruesi (Wheeler, 1911)⇒ Pheidole bruesi Wheeler, 1911
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Platythyrea punctata Smith, F., 1858Ant
Platythyrea sinuata Roger, 1860
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909Ant
Prionopelta punctulata Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pseudolasius amblyops amblyops Forel, 1901
Pseudomyrmex flavidulus Smith, F., 1858Gaudy sanguin
Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877
Pseudomyrmex termitarius Smith, F., 1855
Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804Pan-tropical Panther Ant
Pyramica alberti (Forel, 1893)⇒ Strumigenys alberti Forel, 1893
Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica margaritae Forel, 1893Ant
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica subedentata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Rogeria curvipubens Emery, 1894
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Rogeria scobinata Kugler, C., 1994
Sericomyrmex lutzi Wheeler, 1916Crenulate tellin
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Solenopsis (Diagyne) succinea Emery, 1890
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) azteca Forel, 1893Rough razor
Solenopsis azteca azteca Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) castor Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) corticalis Forel, 1881Fire ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) pollux Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) zeteki Wheeler, W.M., 1942
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Solenopsis (Oedaleocerus) angulata Emery, 1894
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Solenopsis enigmatica Deyrup & Prusak, 2008
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Solenopsis maboya Snelling, R.R., 2001
Solenopsis pygmaea (Forel, 1901)⇒ Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798
Solenopsis terricola Menozzi, 1931
Strumigenys alberti Forel, 1893
Strumigenys eggersi Emery, 1890
Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys gundlachi Roger, 1862Ant
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys margaritae Forel, 1893
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906Ant
Strumigenys smithii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Strumigenys subedentata Mayr, 1887
Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Syllophopsis subcoeca Emery, 1894
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium steinheili Forel, 1892
Thaumatomyrmex cochlearis Creighton, 1928
Thaumatomyrmex zeteki (Smith, M.R., 1944)⇒ Thaumatomyrmex atrox Weber, 1939
Trachymyrmex jamaicensis André, 1893Ant
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Wasmannia sigmoidea Mayr, 1884

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Windward Islands
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
11
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
28
114
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
16
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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