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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
1509
5442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1467
5402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
551
2607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
131
1318
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
131
1318
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
15
154
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
15 Genera with 154 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1901Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 18939SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants22SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1894Black carpenter ant84SpeciesTaxom
Dendromyrmex Emery, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1913And Field Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Gigantiops Roger, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 189615SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 2025Crazy ants13SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18598SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
154 Species and 29 Subspecies
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Acropyga dubia Karavaiev, 1933
Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Acropyga keira LaPolla, 2004
Acropyga palaga LaPolla, 2004
Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938
Acropyga panamensis Weber, 1944
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Brachymyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
Brachymyrmex cavernicola Wheeler, W.M., 1938
Brachymyrmex coactus Mayr, 1887Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex coactus nictitans Emery, 1906
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex degener Emery, 1906
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex fiebrigi Forel, 1908Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex flavidulus Roger, 1863
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex longicornis Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893Minute rover ant
Brachymyrmex musculus Forel, 1899Ant
Brachymyrmex nebulosus LaPolla & Lo..., 2006
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Brachymyrmex pictus balboae Wheeler, 1942
Brachymyrmex santschii Menozzi, 1927
Brachymyrmex termitophilus Forel, 1895
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) chartifex Smith, F., 1860
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nitidior Santschi, 1921
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) cocosensis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912Much-compressed montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus blandus semiceps Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) fastigatus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus sericeiventris rex Forel, 1907
Camponotus sericeiventris satrapus Wheeler, 1931
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) abscisus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brasiliensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus brasiliensis costaricanus Özdikmen, 2010
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brettesi Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
Camponotus brevis pauli Forel, 1908
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) canescens Mayr, 1870Giant cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) excisus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) formiciformis Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) lindigi Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus planatus acaciae Emery, 1920
Camponotus planatus continentis Forel, 1901
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) propinquus Mayr, 1887
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex Smith, F., 1858Louisiana 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 (Myrmocladoecus) raphaelis Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) abdominalis (Smith, 1858)⇒ Camponotus atriceps Smith, F., 1858
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Paracolobopsis) patimae Wheeler, W.M., 1942
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) curviscapus Emery, 1896False spike
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) orthocephalus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) apostolus Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) conspicuus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus conspicuus zonatus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) coruscus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pilicornis Roger, 1859
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) simillimus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus simillimus impatibilis Forel, 1899
Camponotus substitutus coloratus Forel, 1904
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ustus Forel, 1879Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus albicoxis Forel, 1899
Camponotus biolleyi Forel, 1902
Camponotus championi Forel, 1899
Camponotus christopherseni Forel, 1912
Camponotus chriswilsoni Mackay, 2025
Camponotus coloratus Forel, 1904
Camponotus constructor Forel, 1899
Camponotus cuneidorsus Emery, 1920
Camponotus dolabratus Menozzi, 1927
Camponotus elevatus Forel, 1899
Camponotus integellus Forel, 1899
Camponotus juliae Emery, 1903
Camponotus laeviceps Mackay, 2025
Camponotus lancifer Emery, 1894
Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879
Camponotus linnaei Forel, 1886Atlantic 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 pellitus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus pittieri Forel, 1899
Camponotus salvini Forel, 1899
Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus textor Forel, 1899
Camponotus tonduzi Forel, 1899
Camponotus ulvarum Forel, 1899
Camponotus zonatus Emery, 1894
Dendromyrmex chartifex Smith, 1860Crenulate tellin
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish 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., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Gigantiops destructor Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Myrmelachista cooperi Gregg, 1951Crystal 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 meganaranja Longino, 2006
Myrmelachista mexicana Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Myrmelachista nigrocotea Longino, 2006
Myrmelachista osa Longino, 2006
Myrmelachista plebecula Menozzi, 1927
Myrmelachista zeledoni Emery, 1896False 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 fulva biolleyi Forel, 1908
Nylanderia fulva incisa Forel, 1908
Nylanderia fulva longiscapa Forel, 1908
Nylanderia guatemalensis Forel, 1885Ant
Nylanderia guatemalensis cocoensis Forel, 1902
Nylanderia lietzi Forel, 1908
Nylanderia mosaica Williams, Wi..., 2025
Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893
Nylanderia usul Williams, Wi..., 2025
Paratrechina austroccidua Trager, 1984
Paratrechina caeciliae Forel, 1899
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina guatemalensis Forel, 1885Ant
Paratrechina lietzi Forel, 1908
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis caeciliae Forel, 1912
Polyrhachis flavicornis Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Polyrhachis scutulata Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Costa Rica
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGigantiopini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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