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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
71
1337
5269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
1202
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
385
2159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
85
440
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
85
440
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
16
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
16 Genera with 151 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1901Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants3SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant41SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1881Desert ants1SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants48SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1846Citronella ants28SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18958SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
151 Species and 15 Subspecies
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Anoplolepis longipes (F. Smith, 1857)⇒ Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
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 (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus sphaericus sphaericus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Mayria) repens Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) canescens Mayr, 1870Giant cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) gouldianus Forel, 1922Nuttall cockle
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) petersii Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) floridanus Buckley, 1866Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) concolor Forel, 1891
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) congolensis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sylvaticus Olivier, 1792
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus cosmicus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910
Cataglyphis viaticoides André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808
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 pratensis staerckei Betrem, 1960
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica rufa angusticeps Staercke, 1947
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 accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica ciliata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica coloradensis Creighton, 1940
Formica comata Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Formica exercita Walker, 1859
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica glabra (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica nigriceps (Smith, 1858)⇒ Camponotus nigriceps Smith, F., 1858
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica pices Emery, 1925
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica puberula Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica querquetulana Kennedy & De..., 1937Sleek macoma
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
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) minutus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) rabaudi Bondroit, 1917
Lasius (Chthonolasius) sabularum Bondroit, 1918Indented macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
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) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius niger niger Linnaeus, 1758
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius affinis Schenck, 1852
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Lepisiota arnoldi Forel, 1913Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Nylanderia natalenis Forel, 1915
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
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 longicornis (Smith, 1947)⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860Reddish lepton
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis andrei Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Polyrhachis spitteleri Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Polyrhachis sulcata André, 1895Martinique tellin

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
3
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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