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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Arizona (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
574
6882
20706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
571
6874
20698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
548
6792
20517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
361
5499
16988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
64
751
2774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
55
712
2720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
404
2287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
66
415
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
66
415
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
16
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Arizona
16 Genera with 136 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1909Citronella ants7SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants3SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant29SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dendromyrmex Emery, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1939And Field Ants48SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants13SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1912Honeypot Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 2013Amazon ants4SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arizona
136 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acanthomyops arizonicus Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops colei Wing, 1968
Acanthomyops coloradensis Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Acanthomyops occidentalis Wheeler, 1909
Acropyga epedana Snelling, R.R., 1973
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Camponotus) schaefferi Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Camponotus (Colobopsis) papago Creighton, 1953
Camponotus (Manniella) ulcerosus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) essigi Smith, M.R., 1923
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) hyatti Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) texanus Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mina Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) trepidulus Creighton, 1965
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fragilis (Pergande, 1893)⇒ Camponotus festinata Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fumidus Roger, 1863Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) microps Snelling, R.R., 2006
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ocreatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus punctulatus heliades Santschi, 1922
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) semitestaceus Snelling, R.R., 1970
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vafer Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus acutirostris Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus pudorosus Emery, 1925
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Dendromyrmex fabricii acoma Forel, 1908
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909Sickle jackknife
Formica altipetens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica browni Francoeur, 1973
Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica ciliata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica coloradensis Creighton, 1940
Formica comata Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica foreliana Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica gnava Buckley, 1866
Formica gynocrates Snelling, R...., 1985
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica integroides Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica manni Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica microgyna Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Formica moki Wheeler, W.M., 1906
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 obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica occulta Francoeur, 1973
Formica opaciventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica propinqua Creighton, 1940
Formica puberula Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica querquetulana Kennedy & De..., 1937Sleek macoma
Formica reflexa Buren, 1942
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subnitens Creighton, 1940
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica wheeleri Creighton, 1935
Formica xerophila Smith, M.R., 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Lasius (Cautolasius) fallax Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) humilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
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 brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Myrmecocystus depilis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmecocystus intonsus Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus kennedyi Snelling, R.R., 1969
Myrmecocystus koso Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus melliger Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus navajo Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908
Myrmecocystus romainei Snelling, 1975
Myrmecocystus semirufus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus tenuinodis Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus yuma Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Paratrechina austroccidua Trager, 1984
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina bruesii Wheeler, 1903
Paratrechina hystrix Trager, 1984
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina terricola Buckley, 1866
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyergus topoffi Trager, 2013Topoff´s Amazon ant
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Arizona
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
2
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
5
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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