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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
723
10611
42588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
718
10598
42553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
658
10447
42222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
422
8586
36828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
74
1786
7873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
62
1629
6905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
396
2167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
111
497
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
111
497
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
26
158
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Europe
26 Genera with 158 Species
#CDEFGLMNOPS
Camponotites Dlussky, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1904Black carpenter ant24SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1833Desert ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphoides Dlussky, 20202SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Conoformica Dlussky, 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Decamera m Forel, 02SpeciesTaxom
Drymomyrmex Wheeler, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Eocamponotus Boudinout, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eridanomyrma Dubovikoff &..., 20251SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 2008And Field Ants51SpeciesTaxom
Gesomyrmex Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyromyrmex Wheeler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1868Citronella ants37SpeciesTaxom
Metalasius Boudinot, Bo..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1849Green ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 201015SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1868False Honey Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Prodimorphomyrmex Wheeler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Protoformica Dlussky, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Sussudio Boudinot, Bo..., 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Europe
158 Species and 9 Subspecies
Camponotites novotnyi Samsinak, 1967
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus ligniperda afer Stärcke, 1942
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus vagus vagus Scopoli, 1763
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
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 (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) tergestinus Müller, 1921
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) excisus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus atricolor Nylander, 1849
Camponotus constrictus Mayr, 1868
Camponotus mengei G. L. Mayr, 1868
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus novotnyi K. Samsinak, 1967
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus setipes Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis aenescens Nylander, 1849
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphoides constrictus G. L. Mayr, 1868
Cataglyphoides dlusskyi Radchenko & ..., 2020
Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808
Decamera farinosa
Decamera praticola
Drymomyrmex rasnitsyni Radchenko, 2021
Eocamponotus mengei Mayr, 1868
Eridanomyrma unipetropolitana Dubovikoff &..., 2025
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Coptoformica) foreli Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Coptoformica) forsslundi Lohmander, 1949Gilded wedgeclam
Formica (Coptoformica) pressilabris Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) nigricans (Emery, 1909)⇒ Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783
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 fusca fuscolemani Samsinak, 1951
Formica (Serviformica) fuscocinerea Forel, 1874
Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) glauca Ruzsky, 1896
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) lusatica (Seifert, 1997)⇒ Formica clara Forel, 1886
Formica (Serviformica) parvula J. S. Presl, 1822Atlantic razor
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica rufibarbis rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793
Formica (Serviformica) uralensis Ruzsky, 1895Western strawberry-cockle
Formica buphthalma O. Novák, 1878
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica flori G. L. Mayr, 1868
Formica gibbosa (J. S. Presl, 1822)⇒ Dolichoderus quadridenticulatus Roger, 1862
Formica gustawi G. M. Dlussky, 2002
Formica horrida W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Formica kutscheri G. M. Dlussky, 2008
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica lucida C. G. Giebel, 1856Minor jackknife
Formica luteola J. S. Presl, 1822Atlantic razor
Formica macrognatha J. S. Presl, 1822Atlantic razor
Formica nigra J. S. Presl, 1822Atlantic razor
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica palaeopolonica Dlussky, 2008
Formica phaethusa W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Formica picipes Reich, 1793
Formica quadrata F. Holl, 1829Beveled macoma
Formica radchenkoi G. M. Dlussky, 2008
Formica ribbeckei Radchenko & ..., 2021
Formica strangulata W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Formica surinamensis G. C. Berendt, 1830
Formica trigona J. S. Presl, 1822Atlantic razor
Formica zherikhini G. M. Dlussky, 2008
Gesomyrmex hoernesi Mayr, 1868
Glaphyromyrmex oligocenicus W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Lasius (Austrolasius) carniolicus Mayr, 1861Wrinkled montacutid
Lasius (Austrolasius) reginae Faber, 1967
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Chthonolasius) balcanicus Seifert, 1988Pointed macoma
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 jensi jensi Seifert, 1982
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) nitidigaster Seifert, 1996
Lasius (Chthonolasius) rabaudi Bondroit, 1917
Lasius (Chthonolasius) sabularum Bondroit, 1918Indented macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) buccatus Stärcke, 1942White-sand macoma
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) austriacus Schlick-Steiner, 2003
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 (Lasius) paralienus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius aliena Förster, 1850
Lasius bombycina Seifert & Ga..., 2016
Lasius nemorivagus Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Lasius oblongus Assmann, 1870Little-file macoma
Lasius pannonica (Röszler, 1942)⇒ Lasius aliena Förster, 1850
Lasius pumilus Mayr, 1868
Lasius punctulatus Mayr, 1868
Lasius schiefferdeckeri Mayr, 1868
Metalasius pumilus Mayr, 1868
Myrmelachista zeledoni Emery, 1896False spike
Nylanderia caeciliae Forel, 1899
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia pygmaea Mayr, 1868
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Oecophylla brischkei G. L. Mayr, 1868
Oecophylla crassinoda W. M. Wheeler, 1915
Oecophylla obesa O. Heer, 1849
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis (Paraplagiolepis) xene Stärcke, 1936
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) vindobonensis (Lomnicki, 1925)⇒ Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis ampeloni Faber, 1969Cuneate tellin
Plagiolepis klinsmanni Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis kuenowi Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis minutissima Dlussky & Pe..., 2002
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis paradoxa Dlussky, 2010
Plagiolepis singularis Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis solitaria Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis squamifera Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis succini André, 1895Martinique tellin
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis wheeleri Dlussky, 2010
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyergus rufescens rufescens Latreille, 1798
Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis scutulata Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Prenolepis henschei Mayr, 1868
Prenolepis nitens Mayr, 1853
Prenolepis pygmaea Mayr, 1868
Prodimorphomyrmex primigenius W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Protoformica proformicoides G. M. Dlussky, 1967
Sussudio boreus Wheeler, W.M., 1915

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Central Europe
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
5
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEridanomyrmini
Dubovikoff & Zharkov, 2025
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
7
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGesomyrmecini
Ashmead, 1905
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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