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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		134
545
875		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		133
544
874		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		124
522
826		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		100
457
752		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		14
46
93		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		12
40
85		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		8
33
78		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
20
52		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		20
52		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zürich
20 Genera with 52 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1798Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1856Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1825And Field Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1991Citronella ants12SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Manica Jurine, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19187SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1870Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1798Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1798Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1870Fierce Ants4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zürich
52 Species
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798Many-line lucine
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) quadripunctatus Linnaeus, 1771
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) fuscocinerea Forel, 1874
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica rubescens (Leach, 1825)⇒ Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) sabularum Bondroit, 1918Indented macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) paralienus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Myrafant) affinis (Mayr, 1855)⇒ Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855
Manica rubida Latreille, 1802
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmica constricta Karavaiev, 1934
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica rugulosa (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Tapinoma subboreale Seifert, 2012
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921Ant
Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant

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

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
5
24		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
10
20		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
2
3		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