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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Chile (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
516
4794
12661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
348
3996
11136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
50
549
1201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
508
1174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
300
885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
48
166
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
48
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
11
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chile
11 Genera with 46 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1917Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1960Rover ants6SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant17SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1940And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiophanes Emery, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1862Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
46 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acanthomyops arizonicus Wheeler, 1917
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachymyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
Brachymyrmex giardi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Brachymyrmex laevis Emery, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Brachymyrmex physogaster Kusnezov, 1960
Camponotus (Myremurynota) christophei Wheeler, W.M..., 1914Dirty mysella
Camponotus crassus chaco Santschi, 1919
Camponotus bonariensis naevius Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bruchi Forel, 1912Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chilensis Spinola, 1851
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) distinguendus Spinola, 1851
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) hellmichi Menozzi, 1935Aleutian cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) morosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ovaticeps Spinola, 1851
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) spinolae Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) substitutus Emery, 1894Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ustus Forel, 1879Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus ruficornis Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica propinqua Creighton, 1940
Lasiophanes atriventris Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Lasiophanes hoffmanni Forel, 1903Dwarf surfclam
Lasiophanes perplexus Santschi, 1920
Lasiophanes picinus Roger, 1863
Lasiophanes strenua Haliday, 1836
Lasiophanes valdiviensis Forel, 1904
Myrmelachista chilensis Forel, 1904
Myrmelachista goetschi Menozzi, 1935
Myrmelachista hoffmanni Forel, 1903
Myrmelachista mayri Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Myrmelachista ruszkii Forel, 1903
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862Rasberry ant
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis paromala tobias Forel, 1911
Pseudolasius amblyops amblyops Forel, 1901

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Chile
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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