AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
519
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
468
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
146
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
35
108
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
35
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Alberta
8 Genera with 59 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant10SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants35SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants9SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure 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) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
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 canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica impexa Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica microgyna Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
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 subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subnitens Creighton, 1940
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
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 sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
35
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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