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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
61
937
3206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
879
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
470
2627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
142
1552
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
142
1552
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
15
173
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
15 Genera with 173 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1866Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 20048SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1870Rover ants27SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1926Black carpenter ant112SpeciesTaxom
Dendromyrmex Emery, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1917And Field Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Gigantiops Roger, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 18967SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1893Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18597SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1861
False Honey Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
173 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Acropyga guianensis Weber, 1944
Acropyga palaga LaPolla, 2004
Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Acropyga tricuspis LaPolla, 2004
Brachymyrmex antennatus Santschi, 1929
Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Brachymyrmex brasiliensis Ortiz & Fern..., 2014
Brachymyrmex brevicornis Emery, 1906Ant
Brachymyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
Brachymyrmex cavernicola Wheeler, W.M., 1938
Brachymyrmex coactus Mayr, 1887Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex degener Emery, 1906
Brachymyrmex donisthorpei Santschi, 1939
Brachymyrmex flavidulus Roger, 1863
Brachymyrmex goeldii Forel, 1912
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912
Brachymyrmex longicornis Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Brachymyrmex longicornis hemiops Santschi, 1923
Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893Minute rover ant
Brachymyrmex modestus Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex musculus Forel, 1899Ant
Brachymyrmex myops Emery, 1906
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Brachymyrmex pictus balboae Wheeler, 1942
Brachymyrmex termitophilus Forel, 1895
Brachymyrmex tristis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Colobopsis) coriolanus Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) apicalis Mann, 1916
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) chartifex Smith, F., 1860
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nidulans Smith, F., 1860
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nitidior Santschi, 1921
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) traili Mayr, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912Much-compressed montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) fastigatus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) genatus Santschi, 1922
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) leydigi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus sericeiventris satrapus Wheeler, 1931
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) abscisus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) arboreus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) auricomus Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brasiliensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brettesi Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) canescens Mayr, 1870Giant cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) circularis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) crassus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) excisus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) lindigi Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus planatus colombicus Forel, 1899
Camponotus planatus continentis Forel, 1901
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) propinquus Mayr, 1887
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) trapezoideus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) zoc Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) bidens Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) latangulus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) mucronatus Emery, 1890
Camponotus mucronatus santschii Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) raphaelis Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmoplatypus) mocsaryi Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus sexguttatus perturbans Kutter, 1931
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) abdominalis (Smith, 1858)⇒ Camponotus atriceps Smith, F., 1858
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) bugnioni Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) femoratus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) renggeri Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes Fabricius, 1775
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) curviscapus Emery, 1896False spike
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) orthocephalus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) semoni Forel, 1905
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) balzani Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bonariensis Mayr, 1868
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) conspicuus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus conspicuus zonatus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) coruscus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fumidus Roger, 1863Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ionius Emery, 1920
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) lespesii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nitens Mayr, 1870Simple cleftclam
Camponotus nitens fuhrmanni Forel, 1921
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) polymorphicus Mackay, Lópe..., 2002
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) rapax Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) silvicola Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) simillimus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus simillimus indianus Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) substitutus Emery, 1894Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ustus Forel, 1879Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus amoris Forel, 1904
Camponotus arcuatus Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus arhuacus Forel, 1902
Camponotus auratus Karavaiev, 1935
Camponotus bispinosus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus cacicus Emery, 1903
Camponotus championi Forel, 1899
Camponotus cheesmanae Donisthorpe, 1932Varnished astarte
Camponotus coloratus Forel, 1904
Camponotus conulus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus cuneidorsus Emery, 1920
Camponotus dalmasi Forel, 1899
Camponotus ethicus Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Camponotus eurynotus Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus falco Forel, 1902
Camponotus fasciatellus Dalla Torre, 1892
Camponotus fernandoi Mackay, 2025
Camponotus flavobregmus Mackay, 2025
Camponotus franciscoi Mackay, 2025
Camponotus improprius Forel, 1879
Camponotus indianus Forel, 1879
Camponotus indicatus Santschi, 1922
Camponotus integellus Forel, 1899
Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879
Camponotus linnaei Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus maritimus (Ward, 2005)⇒ Camponotus vicinus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus obreptivus Forel, 1899
Camponotus pachylepis Emery, 1920
Camponotus patawa Mackay, 2025
Camponotus pullatus Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus santschii Forel, 1899
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Camponotus sphenoidalis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus tonduzi Forel, 1899
Camponotus trifasciatus Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Dendromyrmex chartifex Smith, 1860Crenulate tellin
Formica (Formica) polyctena Förster, 1850European Red Wood Ant
Formica biophilica Trager, 2007
Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Gigantiops destructor Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Lasius (Cautolasius) fallax Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Myrmelachista cooperi Gregg, 1951Crystal tellin
Myrmelachista dalmasi Forel, 1912
Myrmelachista joycei Longino, 2006
Myrmelachista plebecula Menozzi, 1927
Myrmelachista reclusi Forel, 1903
Myrmelachista schumanni Emery, 1890Lemon ant
Myrmelachista zeledoni Emery, 1896False spike
Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862Rasberry ant
Nylanderia johannae Forel, 1912
Nylanderia johannae dibullana Forel, 1912
Nylanderia nodifera Mayr, 1870
Nylanderia pubens A. Forel, 1893Ant
Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893
Nylanderia steinheili minuta Forel, 1893
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina nodifera Mayr, 1870
Paratrechina steinheili Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis paromala tobias Forel, 1911
Polyrhachis caeciliae Forel, 1912
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Polyrhachis scutulata Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Colombia
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
25
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
112
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGigantiopini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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