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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
69
1208
3622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1149
3575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
583
2598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
150
1129
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
150
1129
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
17
177
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
17 Genera with 177 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1917Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants38SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1952Black carpenter ant115SpeciesTaxom
Dendromyrmex Emery, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Lasiophanes Emery, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1903Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 195116SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1909Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1861
False Honey Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
177 Species and 35 Subspecies
Acanthomyops arizonicus Wheeler, 1917
Acropyga donisthorpei Weber, 1944
Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Brachymyrmex admotus Mayr, 1887
Brachymyrmex antennatus Santschi, 1929
Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Brachymyrmex australis curtus Santschi, 1922
Brachymyrmex australis pullus Santschi, 1933
Brachymyrmex bonariensis Santschi, 1933
Brachymyrmex brevicornis Emery, 1906Ant
Brachymyrmex brevicornoeides Forel, 1914
Brachymyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
Brachymyrmex cavernicola Wheeler, W.M., 1938
Brachymyrmex coactus Mayr, 1887Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex constrictus bonariensis Santschi, 1933
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi distinctus Santschi, 1923
Brachymyrmex degener Emery, 1906
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex fiebrigi Forel, 1908Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex fiebrigi fumidus Santschi, 1923
Brachymyrmex fiebrigi funicularis Santschi, 1922
Brachymyrmex gaucho Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Brachymyrmex giardi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Brachymyrmex giardi cordobensis Santschi, 1929
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex iridescens Ortiz-Sepulv..., 2019
Brachymyrmex laevis Emery, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex laevis andinus Santschi, 1923
Brachymyrmex laevis fusculus Emery, 1906
Brachymyrmex longicornis Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Brachymyrmex longicornis pullus Santschi, 1933
Brachymyrmex musculus Forel, 1899Ant
Brachymyrmex myops Emery, 1906
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex oculatus Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Brachymyrmex physogaster Kusnezov, 1960
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Brachymyrmex termitophilus Forel, 1895
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nitidior Santschi, 1921
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) burtoni Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) rusticus Santschi, 1916
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) cressoni André, 1887
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) fastigatus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) leydigi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) sculptor Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) trapeziceps Forel, 1908Lilliput
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) westermanni Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) bakeri Wheeler, W.M., 1904
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) abscisus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) arboreus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brasiliensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus brasiliensis chacoensis Santschi, 1919
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) cameranoi Emery, 1894Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) crassus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) iheringi Forel, 1908
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) lindigi Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mus Roger, 1863
Camponotus mus mendozanus Santschi, 1922
Camponotus propinquus baretoi Santschi, 1922
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) scipio Forel, 1908
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) trapezoideus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) latangulus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) planus Smith, F., 1877Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmodirachis) heathi Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmomalis) depressus Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmomalis) emeryodicatus Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) cingulatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) punctatus Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) renggeri Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes Fabricius, 1775
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macrocephalus Erichson, 1842Southern rectangle plug ant
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) orthocephalus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) balzani Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bonariensis Mayr, 1868
Camponotus bonariensis luteolus Emery, 1906
Camponotus bonariensis tucumanus Santschi, 1922
Camponotus bonariensis weiseri Santschi, 1922
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) borellii Emery, 1894
Camponotus borellii saltensis Emery, 1925
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bruchi Forel, 1912Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus bruchi lysistrata Santschi, 1919
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chilensis Spinola, 1851
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) conspicuus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) coruscus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) distinguendus Spinola, 1851
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dumetorum Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fumidus Roger, 1863Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fuscocinctus Emery, 1888
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) lespesii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) melanoticus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) morosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nitens Mayr, 1870Simple cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) punctulatus Mayr, 1868Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus punctulatus andigenus Emery, 1903
Camponotus punctulatus chubutensis Forel, 1913
Camponotus punctulatus cruentus Santschi, 1922
Camponotus punctulatus hybridus Forel, 1901
Camponotus punctulatus imberbis Emery, 1906
Camponotus punctulatus minutior Forel, 1886
Camponotus punctulatus tenuibarbis Santschi, 1939
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) semitestaceus Snelling, R.R., 1970
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) silvicola Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) substitutus Emery, 1894Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus substitutus clarus Stitz, 1938
Camponotus substitutus pullulus Emery, 1925
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ustus Forel, 1879Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus aguilerai Kusnezov, 1952
Camponotus amoris Forel, 1904
Camponotus coloratus Forel, 1904
Camponotus compositor Santschi, 1922
Camponotus cordiceps Santschi, 1939
Camponotus crispulus Santschi, 1922
Camponotus dimorphus Emery, 1894
Camponotus ethicus Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Camponotus feai Emery, 1882
Camponotus fiebrigi Forel, 1906
Camponotus geralensis Emery, 1920
Camponotus germaini Emery, 1903
Camponotus guayapa Kusnezov, 1952
Camponotus helleri Emery, 1903
Camponotus hispidus Emery, 1906
Camponotus innocens Forel, 1909
Camponotus kaura Snelling & T..., 1998
Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879
Camponotus liogaster Santschi, 1932
Camponotus maritimus (Ward, 2005)⇒ Camponotus vicinus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus pellitus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus personatus Emery, 1894
Camponotus rosariensis Forel, 1912
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Camponotus scissus Mayr, 1887
Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus taniae Mackay & Del..., 2009
Camponotus tenuiscapus Roger, 1863
Camponotus termitarius Emery, 1902
Camponotus territus Santschi, 1939
Camponotus vagulus Forel, 1908
Camponotus validus Mackay, 2025
Camponotus yala Kusnezov, 1952
Dendromyrmex chartifex Smith, 1860Crenulate tellin
Formica (Formica) frontalis Santschi, 1919
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica integroides Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica propinqua Creighton, 1940
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Lasiophanes atriventris Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Lasiophanes perplexus Santschi, 1920
Lasiophanes picinus Roger, 1863
Lasiophanes valdiviensis Forel, 1904
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Myrmelachista arborea Forel, 1909Lilliput
Myrmelachista arthuri Forel, 1903
Myrmelachista bambusarum Forel, 1903
Myrmelachista bruchi Santschi, 1922
Myrmelachista catharinae Mayr, 1887
Myrmelachista chilensis Forel, 1904
Myrmelachista elongata Santschi, 1925
Myrmelachista gagatina Emery, 1894
Myrmelachista gallicola Mayr, 1887
Myrmelachista guyanensis Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Myrmelachista nigella Roger, 1863
Myrmelachista nigella ruficornis Santschi, 1936
Myrmelachista nodigera Mayr, 1887False spike
Myrmelachista schachovskoi Kusnezov, 1951
Myrmelachista schumanni Emery, 1890Lemon ant
Myrmelachista vicina Kusnezov, 1951
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia docilis Forel, 1908
Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862Rasberry ant
Nylanderia fulva fumatipennis Forel, 1915
Nylanderia silvestrii Emery, 1906
Nylanderia silvestrii kuenzleri Forel, 1909
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina pubens Forel, 1893Ant
Paratrechina silvestrii Emery, 1906
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis flavicornis Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis lanuginosa Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Argentina
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
29
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
105
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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