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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
709
2096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
686
2082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
374
1698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
125
1053
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
125
1053
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
13
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
13 Genera with 120 Species
Acropyga Roger, 20046SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1887Rover ants13SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1894Black carpenter ant96SpeciesTaxom
Dendromyrmex Emery, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1917And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Gigantiops Roger, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1893Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1893Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1893False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
120 Species and 24 Subspecies
Acropyga decedens Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Acropyga donisthorpei Weber, 1944
Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Acropyga guianensis Weber, 1944
Acropyga hirsutula LaPolla, 2004
Brachymyrmex antennatus Santschi, 1929
Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Brachymyrmex brasiliensis Ortiz & Fern..., 2014
Brachymyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
Brachymyrmex cavernicola Wheeler, W.M., 1938
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex donisthorpei Santschi, 1939
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893Minute rover ant
Brachymyrmex modestus Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
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 (Myrmentoma) hyatti Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
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) beebei Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brasiliensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brettesi Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) canescens Mayr, 1870Giant cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) excisus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) formiciformis Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) trapezoideus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) bidens Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) latangulus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) planus Smith, F., 1877Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus planus fernandinensis Wheeler, 1919
Camponotus planus fidelis Wheeler, 1919
Camponotus planus hephaestus Wheeler, 1933
Camponotus planus isabelensis Wheeler, 1919
Camponotus planus peregrinus Emery, 1893
Camponotus planus pinzonensis Wheeler, 1919
Camponotus planus sansalvadorensis Wheeler, 1924
Camponotus planus santacruzensis Wheeler, 1919
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmodirachis) heathi Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmomalis) emeryodicatus Forel, 1901Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmoplatypus) mocsaryi Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus sexguttatus albotaeniolatus Forel, 1921
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) femoratus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) renggeri Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes Fabricius, 1775
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) wheeleri Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus bonariensis naevius Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) holzi Forel, 1921Simple cleftclam
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macilentus Smith, F., 1877Galapagos carpenter ant
Camponotus macilentus albemarlensis Wheeler, 1919
Camponotus macilentus bindloensis Wheeler, 1919
Camponotus macilentus castellanus Wheeler, 1924
Camponotus macilentus vulcanalis Wheeler, 1919
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) orthocephalus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) balzani Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) conspicuus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus conspicuus zonatus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) melanoticus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) picipes Olivier, 1792Dirty mysella
Camponotus pompeius pompeius Forel, 1886
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) rapax Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) silvicola Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) simillimus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) substitutus Emery, 1894Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus banghaasi Emery, 1903
Camponotus bispinosus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus bradleyi
Camponotus branneri Mann, 1916Narrow-hinge astarte
Camponotus cacicus Emery, 1903
Camponotus callistus Emery, 1911
Camponotus callistus bradleyi Wheeler, 1934
Camponotus cameroni Forel, 1892
Camponotus coloratus Forel, 1904
Camponotus constructor Forel, 1899
Camponotus cuneidorsus Emery, 1920
Camponotus dimorphus Emery, 1894
Camponotus ethicus Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Camponotus eurynotus Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus fiebrigi Forel, 1906
Camponotus helleri Emery, 1903
Camponotus hippocrepis Emery, 1920
Camponotus integellus Forel, 1899
Camponotus linnaei Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus macrochaeta Emery, 1903
Camponotus maritimus (Ward, 2005)⇒ Camponotus vicinus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus micrositus Wheeler, W.M., 1937
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus reburrus Media
Camponotus rubidus Xiao & Wang, 1989
Camponotus santschii Forel, 1899
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Camponotus wytsmani Emery, 1920
Camponotus zonatus Emery, 1894
Formica (Iberoformica) gerardi (Bondroit, 1917)⇒ Iberoformica gerardi Bondroit, 1917
Gigantiops destructor Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Myrmelachista plebecula Menozzi, 1927
Myrmelachista schumanni Emery, 1890Lemon ant
Notoncus ectatommoides Forel, 1892Pronged epaulet ant
Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862Rasberry ant
Nylanderia fulva nesiotis Wheeler, 1919
Nylanderia guatemalensis Forel, 1885Ant
Nylanderia guatemalensis edenensis Forel, 1885
Nylanderia guatemalensis itinerans Forel, 1901
Nylanderia pubens A. Forel, 1893Ant
Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina pubens Forel, 1893Ant
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) annae Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Myrma) labella Smith, F., 1860Atlantic galeommatid
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis (Myrma) relucens Latreille, 1802Heart axinopsid
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prenolepis fulva (Forel, 1893)⇒ Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Ecuador
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGigantiopini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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