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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
62
954
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
873
2285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
238
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
67
232
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
67
232
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
14
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
14 Genera with 107 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant17SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants59SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants14SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 2017Honey carrier1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1893Honeypot Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1899Amazon ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
107 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthomyops coloradensis Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) laevigatus Smith, F., 1858Giant carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) ceriseipes Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909Sickle jackknife
Formica altipetens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica arcana S. H. Scudder, 1877Shrubby primrose-willow
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica bradleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica ciliata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica comata Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica horrida W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Formica impexa Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica integroides Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica microgyna Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica mucescens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica opaciventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Formica oreas comptula Wheeler, 1913
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica puberula Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica reflexa Buren, 1942
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subnitens Creighton, 1940
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) latipes Walsh, 1863Wide-Footed Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) fallax Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius coloradensis Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius subglaber Emery, 1893
Melophorus inconspicuus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Myrmecocystus kathjuli Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus semirufus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Polyergus bicolor (Wasmann, 1901)⇒ Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Alberta
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
2
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Formicinae at antwiki.org
Formicinae at artfakta.se
Formicinae at dyntaxa.se
Formicinae at itis.gov