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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
79
1730
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
1587
5904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
419
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
103
402
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
103
402
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
24
168
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
24 Genera with 168 Species
#ABCEFILMNOPS
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893Citronella ants8SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Calyptites Scudder, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant31SpeciesTaxom
Eoecophylla Archibald, M..., 20241SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants76SpeciesTaxom
Iberoformica Tinaut, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants24SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1910Honey carrier2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1893Honeypot Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants6SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Prolasius Forel, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Stigmacros Forel, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
168 Species and 14 Subspecies
Acanthomyops claviger Roger, 1862Smaller yellow ant
Acanthomyops claviger claviger Roger, 1862
Acanthomyops coloradensis Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Acanthomyops occidentalis Wheeler, 1909
Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893
Acropyga myops Forel, 1910
Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Calyptites antediluvianum Scudder, 1878Shrubby primrose-willow
Calyptites antediluvianus Scudder, 1877
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) noveboracensis (Fitch, 1855)⇒ Camponotus novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mina Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) ceriseipes Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Camponotus quadrisectus orthocephalus Forel, 1907
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus petersii janus Forel, 1911
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) claripes Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) lownei Forel, 1895
Camponotus laevissimus Smith, 1859
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus nearticus
Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Eoecophylla quilchenensis Archibald, M..., 2024
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) paralugubris Seifert, 1996
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Iberoformica) subrufa (Roger, 1859)⇒ Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859
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 (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909Sickle jackknife
Formica adamsi alpina Wheeler, 1909
Formica adamsi whymperi Wheeler, 1917
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 curiosa Creighton, 1935Concentric ervilia
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 fuliginothorax Blacker, 1992Pacific razor
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica gnava Buckley, 1866
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica horrida W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Formica impexa Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica incisa (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Lasius bicornis Foerster, 1850
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 nepticula Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica obscuriventris clivia Creighton, 1940
Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica opaciventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Formica oreas comptula Wheeler, 1913
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pallidefulva nitidiventris (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802
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 sibylla Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subnitens Creighton, 1940
Formica subnuda (Wheeler, 1910)⇒ Formica aserva Forel, 1901
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica transmontanis Francoeur, 1973
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859
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 (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) atopus Cole, 1958Bent-nose macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) bicornis Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) minutus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) vestitus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet 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 americanus (Emery, 1893)⇒ Lasius aliena Förster, 1850
Lasius aphidicola Walsh, 1863
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Lasius coloradensis Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Lasius ponderosae Schär, Talav..., 2022
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius subglaber Emery, 1893
Melophorus inconspicuus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910Furnace Ant
Myrmecocystus kathjuli Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus semirufus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862Rasberry ant
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
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 lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyergus montivagus (Wheeler, 1915)⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) vermiculosa Mayr, 1876
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Prolasius reticulatus McAreavey, 1947
Stigmacros inermis McAreavey, 1957

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
4
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
5
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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