Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Central America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 710
16634
69910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 706
16624
69896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 676
16402
69012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 408
13022
57717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 74
1820
10064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 66
1760
10005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 26
701
6125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
155
1797 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants | 155
1797 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Formicinae
Latreille, 1809
| 20
209 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central America
20 Genera with 209 Species | Acanthomyops Mayr, 1901 | Citronella ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acropyga Roger, 1893 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895 | Rover ants | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1894 | Black carpenter ant | 126 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopsis Mayr, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dendromyrmex Emery, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1973 | And Field Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gigantiops Roger, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1955 | Citronella ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lathidris Ward, Fisher..., 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1908 | Honeypot Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmelachista Roger, 1896 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmhopla Forel, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmosericus Forel, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 2025 | Crazy ants | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846 | Crazy ants | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1859 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1866 | False Honey Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zatania LaPolla, Kal..., 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central America
209 Species and 52 Subspecies | Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901 | | | Acropyga (Rhizomyrma) wheeleri (Mann, 1922) | ⇒ Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909 | | Acropyga dubia Karavaiev, 1933 | | | Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909 | | | Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914 | Flattened carditid | | Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893 | | | Acropyga keira LaPolla, 2004 | | | Acropyga oreithauma LaPolla, Wil..., 2017 | | | Acropyga palaga LaPolla, 2004 | | | Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938 | | | Acropyga panamensis Weber, 1944 | | | Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893 | | | Brachymyrmex admotus Mayr, 1887 | | | Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909 | | | Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Brachymyrmex bicolor Ortiz-Sepúlv..., 2019 | | | Brachymyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912 | | | Brachymyrmex cavernicola Wheeler, W.M., 1938 | | | Brachymyrmex coactus Mayr, 1887 | Inflated axinopsid | | Brachymyrmex coactus nictitans Emery, 1906 | | | Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895 | Inflated axinopsid | | Brachymyrmex degener Emery, 1906 | | | Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893 | Hairless Rover Ant | | Brachymyrmex fiebrigi Forel, 1908 | Inflated axinopsid | | Brachymyrmex flavidulus Roger, 1863 | | | Brachymyrmex gagates Wheeler, W.M., 1934 | | | Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874 | Inflated axinopsid | | Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912 | | | Brachymyrmex laevis Emery, 1895 | Inflated axinopsid | | Brachymyrmex longicornis Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Brachymyrmex longicornis hemiops Santschi, 1923 | | | Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893 | Minute rover ant | | Brachymyrmex musculus Forel, 1899 | Ant | | Brachymyrmex nebulosus LaPolla & Lo..., 2006 | | | Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893 | Obscure rover ant | | Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868 | Dark rover ant | | Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887 | | | Brachymyrmex pictus balboae Wheeler, 1942 | | | Brachymyrmex santschii Menozzi, 1927 | | | Brachymyrmex termitophilus Forel, 1895 | | | Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773 | | Camponotus (Colobopsis) abditus Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus (Colobopsis) cerberulus Emery, 1920 | | | Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) chartifex Smith, F., 1860 | | | Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nitidior Santschi, 1921 | | | Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) traili Mayr, 1878 | | | Camponotus (Hypercolobopsis) enigmaticus Mackay, Mack..., 2004 | | | Camponotus (Myrmamblys) cocosensis Wheeler, W.M., 1919 | | | Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912 | Much-compressed montacutid | | Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus blandus pronotalis Santschi, 1936 | | | Camponotus blandus semiceps Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) fastigatus Roger, 1863 | | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) montivagus Forel, 1885 | Sister diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus sericeiventris otoquensis Wheeler, 1931 | | | Camponotus sericeiventris rex Forel, 1907 | | | Camponotus sericeiventris satrapus Wheeler, 1931 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) abscisus Roger, 1863 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) arboreus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) auricomus Roger, 1862 | Subglobose diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brasiliensis Mayr, 1862 | Tennessee riffleshell | | Camponotus brasiliensis costaricanus Özdikmen, 2010 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brettesi Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus brettesi canalis Forel, 1912 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus brevis obscurifrons Santschi, 1936 | | | Camponotus brevis pauli Forel, 1908 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) canescens Mayr, 1870 | Giant cleftclam | | Camponotus canescens stomatus Santschi, 1925 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) excisus Mayr, 1870 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) formiciformis Forel, 1885 | Sister diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) lindigi Mayr, 1870 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) peperi Forel, 1913 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863 | Compact Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus planatus acaciae Emery, 1920 | | | Camponotus planatus continentis Forel, 1901 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) propinquus Mayr, 1887 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus senex infraspecies | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) trapezoideus Mayr, 1870 | | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) zoc Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) bidens Mayr, 1870 | | | Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) mucronatus Emery, 1890 | | | Camponotus mucronatus formaster Wheeler, 1934 | | | Camponotus mucronatus hirsutinasus Wheeler, 1934 | | | Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) raphaelis Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890 | | | Camponotus rectangularis aulicus Wheeler, 1933 | | | Camponotus rectangularis rubroniger Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892 | Round combshell | | Camponotus sanctaefidei hondurianus Mann, 1922 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793 | Hatchet surfclam | | Camponotus (Myrmothrix) abdominalis (Smith, 1858) | ⇒ Camponotus atriceps Smith, F., 1858 | | Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858 | Florida carpenter ant | | Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911 | | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798 | Texas lilliput | | Camponotus (Paracolobopsis) patimae Wheeler, W.M., 1942 | | | Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899 | Dirty mysella | | Camponotus claviscapus lehmanni Forel, 1911 | | | Camponotus claviscapus subcarinatus Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) curviscapus Emery, 1896 | False spike | | Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) orthocephalus Emery, 1894 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) apostolus Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bonariensis Mayr, 1868 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) conspicuus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus conspicuus zonatus Emery, 1894 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) coruscus Smith, F., 1862 | Cut-off cleftclam | | Camponotus coruscus fulgens Forel, 1885 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) lespesii Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) microps Snelling, R.R., 2006 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) morosus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) picipes Olivier, 1792 | Dirty mysella | | Camponotus picipes guatemalensis Forel, 1885 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pilicornis Roger, 1859 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) simillimus Smith, F., 1862 | Cut-off cleftclam | | Camponotus simillimus impatibilis Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus simillimus indianus Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) substitutus Emery, 1894 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus substitutus coloratus Forel, 1904 | | | Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ustus Forel, 1879 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926 | | | Camponotus albicoxis Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus biolleyi Forel, 1902 | | | Camponotus bispinosus Mayr, 1870 | | | Camponotus brevipilis Mackay, 2025 | | | Camponotus championi Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus christopherseni Forel, 1912 | | | Camponotus chriswilsoni Mackay, 2025 | | | Camponotus coloratus Forel, 1904 | | | Camponotus constructor Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus cordincola Wheeler, W.M., 1934 | | | Camponotus crassiculus Mackay, 2025 | | | Camponotus cuneidorsus Emery, 1920 | | | Camponotus dolabratus Menozzi, 1927 | | | Camponotus elevatus Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus godmani Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus guatemalensis Forel, 1885 | | | Camponotus indianus Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus integellus Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus juliae ♰ Emery, 1903 | | | Camponotus laeviceps Mackay, 2025 | | | Camponotus lancifer Emery, 1894 | | | Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus linnaei Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus linnaei muticus Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916 | | | Camponotus normatus Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870 | | | Camponotus novogranadensis modestior Forel, 1904 | | | Camponotus obreptivus Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus panamensis Fernández, 2002 | | | Camponotus pellitus Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus phytophilus Wheeler, W.M., 1934 | | | Camponotus pittieri Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus pudorosus Emery, 1925 | | | Camponotus rectithorax Forel, 1895 | | | Camponotus rubrithorax Forel, 1899 | Globular peaclam | | Camponotus salvini Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862 | Cut-off cleftclam | | Camponotus textor Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus tonduzi Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus ulvarum Forel, 1899 | | | Camponotus zonatus Emery, 1894 | | | Colobopsis abdita (Forel, 1899) | ⇒ Camponotus abditus Forel, 1899 | | Dendromyrmex chartifex Smith, 1860 | Crenulate tellin | | Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955 | Scottish Wood Ant | | Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853 | | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917 | | | Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913 | Orcutt nakedclam | | Formica retecta Francoeur, 1973 | | | Gigantiops destructor Fabricius, 1804 | Hairy cockle | | Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782 | Blond Field Ant | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920 | | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846 | Yellow ant | | Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850 | Alien field ant | | Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955 | Elongate macoma | | Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893 | Cornfield ant | | Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955 | Elongate macoma | | Lathidris montivaga Forel, 1885 | | | Lathidris rectithorax Forel, 1895 | | | Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908 | Rough razor | | Myrmelachista cooperi Gregg, 1951 | Crystal tellin | | Myrmelachista costaricensis (Wheeler, 1934) | ⇒ Myrmelachista plebecula Menozzi, 1927 | | Myrmelachista flavocotea Longino, 2006 | | | Myrmelachista flavoguarea Longino, 2006 | | | Myrmelachista haberi Longino, 2006 | | | Myrmelachista joycei Longino, 2006 | | | Myrmelachista lauroatlantica Longino, 2006 | | | Myrmelachista lauropacifica Longino, 2006 | | | Myrmelachista longiceps Longino, 2006 | | | Myrmelachista longinoda Forel, 1899 | | | Myrmelachista meganaranja Longino, 2006 | | | Myrmelachista mexicana Wheeler, W.M., 1934 | | | Myrmelachista nigrocotea Longino, 2006 | | | Myrmelachista osa Longino, 2006 | | | Myrmelachista plebecula Menozzi, 1927 | | | Myrmelachista ramulorum Wheeler, W.M., 1908 | Ant | | Myrmelachista skwarrae Wheeler, W.M., 1934 | | | Myrmelachista skwarrae picea Wheeler, 1934 | | | Myrmelachista zeledoni Emery, 1896 | False spike | | Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860 | | | Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889 | | | Nylanderia acuminata Forel, 1911 | | | Nylanderia austroccidua Trager, 1984 | | | Nylanderia caeciliae Forel, 1899 | | | Nylanderia caeciliae elevata Forel, 1908 | | | Nylanderia dispar Forel, 1909 | | | Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922 | | | Nylanderia fulva biolleyi Forel, 1908 | | | Nylanderia fulva incisa Forel, 1908 | | | Nylanderia fulva longiscapa Forel, 1908 | | | Nylanderia guatemalensis Forel, 1885 | Ant | | Nylanderia guatemalensis cocoensis Forel, 1902 | | | Nylanderia lazulina Williams, Wi..., 2025 | | | Nylanderia lietzi Forel, 1908 | | | Nylanderia luceata Williams, Wi..., 2025 | | | Nylanderia mendax Williams, Wi..., 2025 | | | Nylanderia mosaica Williams, Wi..., 2025 | | | Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893 | | | Nylanderia usul Williams, Wi..., 2025 | | | Paratrechina austroccidua Trager, 1984 | | | Paratrechina caeciliae Forel, 1899 | | | Paratrechina caeciliae elevata Forel, 1908 | | | Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862 | Tawny crazy ant | | Paratrechina fulva biolleyi Forel, 1908 | | | Paratrechina fulva incisa Forel, 1908 | | | Paratrechina fulva longiscapa Forel, 1908 | | | Paratrechina guatemalensis Forel, 1885 | Ant | | Paratrechina guatemalensis cocoensis Forel, 1902 | | | Paratrechina lietzi Forel, 1908 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Paratrechina pearsei Wheeler, 1938 | | | Paratrechina terricola Buckley, 1866 | | | Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846) | ⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846 | | Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919 | | | Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910 | Catspaw | | Polyrhachis paromala tobias Forel, 1911 | | | Polyrhachis caeciliae Forel, 1912 | | | Polyrhachis flavicornis Smith, F., 1857 | Dosinia lucine | | Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857 | Dosinia lucine | | Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863 | | | Polyrhachis scutulata Smith, F., 1859 | Spectaclecase | | Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836 | False Honey Ant | | Prenolepis vividula Buckley, 1866 | 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Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Central America
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