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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Denmark (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
605
7287
25296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
602
7278
25280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
575
7181
25071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
6004
22218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
1440
6202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
57
1317
5529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
269
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
109
401
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
109
401
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
24
115
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Denmark
24 Genera with 115 Species
#CDEFGLMNOPS
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant15SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphoides Dlussky, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Conoformica Dlussky, 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Drymomyrmex Wheeler, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Eocamponotus Boudinout, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eridanomyrma Dubovikoff &..., 20251SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 2008And Field Ants45SpeciesTaxom
Gesomyrmex Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyromyrmex Wheeler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1868Citronella ants19SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1865Honey carrier1SpeciesTaxom
Metalasius Boudinot, Bo..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants3SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 20109SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1868False Honey Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Prodimorphomyrmex Wheeler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Protoformica Dlussky, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Sussudio Boudinot, Bo..., 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denmark
115 Species and 2 Subspecies
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) ceriseipes Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) novaehollandiae Mayr, 1870Northern common sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus constrictus Mayr, 1868
Camponotus mengei G. L. Mayr, 1868
Camponotus prostans Forel, 1910Western sugar ant
Cataglyphoides dlusskyi Radchenko & ..., 2020
Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808
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) 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 (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
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 (Serviformica) transkaucasica (Nasonov, 1889)⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
Formica (Serviformica) uralensis Ruzsky, 1895Western strawberry-cockle
Formica arenicola Buckley, 1866
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
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 nigriceps (Smith, 1858)⇒ Camponotus nigriceps Smith, F., 1858
Formica palaeopolonica Dlussky, 2008
Formica phaethusa W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Formica pices Emery, 1925
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 truncicola (Creighton, 1940)⇒ Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804
Formica zherikhini G. M. Dlussky, 2008
Gesomyrmex hoernesi Mayr, 1868
Glaphyromyrmex oligocenicus W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) rabaudi Bondroit, 1917
Lasius (Chthonolasius) sabularum Bondroit, 1918Indented macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius nemorivagus Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Lasius pumilus Mayr, 1868
Lasius punctulatus Mayr, 1868
Lasius schiefferdeckeri Mayr, 1868
Melophorus aeneovirens Lowne, 1865Furnace Ant
Metalasius pumilus Mayr, 1868
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Nylanderia pygmaea Mayr, 1868
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Oecophylla brischkei G. L. Mayr, 1868
Oecophylla crassinoda W. M. Wheeler, 1915
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis klinsmanni Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis kuenowi Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis minutissima Dlussky & Pe..., 2002
Plagiolepis paradoxa Dlussky, 2010
Plagiolepis singularis Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis solitaria Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis squamifera Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis succini André, 1895Martinique tellin
Plagiolepis wheeleri Dlussky, 2010
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) ops Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) senilis Forel, 1902Savanna spiny ant
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis hauxwelli Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Prenolepis henschei Mayr, 1868
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
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 Denmark
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
5
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEridanomyrmini
Dubovikoff & Zharkov, 2025
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
5
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGesomyrmecini
Ashmead, 1905
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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