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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
6518
20232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
5361
17525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
837
2804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
713
2192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
211
1134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
38
168
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
38
168
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belgium
9 Genera with 71 Species
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant14SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1925And Field Ants25SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1921Citronella ants19SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
71 Species and 7 Subspecies
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Coptoformica) foreli Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Coptoformica) pressilabris Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Formica (Formica) glebaria (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Formica) polyctena Förster, 1850European Red Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Formica) truncorum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) lusatica (Seifert, 1997)⇒ Formica clara Forel, 1886
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica (Serviformica) transkaucasica (Nasonov, 1889)⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica glabra (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica nigriceps (Smith, 1858)⇒ Camponotus nigriceps Smith, F., 1858
Formica pices Emery, 1925
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Chthonolasius) bicornis Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) citrinus Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Lasius (Chthonolasius) distinguendus Emery, 1916Constricted macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) jensi Seifert, 1982Pointed macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
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) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) vindobonensis (Lomnicki, 1925)⇒ Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
2
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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