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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
356
1378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
350
1370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
258
1253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
101
814
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
101
814
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
10
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
10 Genera with 98 Species
Acropyga Roger, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1887Rover ants12SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1899Black carpenter ant66SpeciesTaxom
Dendromyrmex Emery, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Gigantiops Roger, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1893Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18634SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
98 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acropyga decedens Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Acropyga guianensis Weber, 1944
Acropyga romeo LaPolla, 2004
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Brachymyrmex admotus Mayr, 1887
Brachymyrmex antennatus Santschi, 1929
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Brachymyrmex brevicornis Emery, 1906Ant
Brachymyrmex cavernicola Wheeler, W.M., 1938
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex degener Emery, 1906
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893Minute rover ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
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 (Hypercolobopsis) paradoxus Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) fastigatus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) leydigi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) auricomus Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) beebei Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brasiliensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) crassus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) excisus Mayr, 1870
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) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus rectangularis setipes Forel, 1904
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmodirachis) heathi Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmoplatypus) mocsaryi Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) cingulatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) femoratus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) renggeri Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes Fabricius, 1775
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) curviscapus Emery, 1896False spike
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) orthocephalus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) balzani Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) coruscus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) melanoticus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) picipes Olivier, 1792Dirty mysella
Camponotus punctulatus andigenus Emery, 1903
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) rapax Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) simillimus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) substitutus Emery, 1894Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vittatus Forel, 1904
Camponotus cacicus Emery, 1903
Camponotus casicus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Camponotus coloratus Forel, 1904
Camponotus coptobregma Kempf, 1968
Camponotus divergens Mayr, 1887
Camponotus fasciatellus Dalla Torre, 1892
Camponotus flavescens Fabricius, 1793
Camponotus geayi Santschi, 1922
Camponotus hippocrepis Emery, 1920
Camponotus indianus Forel, 1879
Camponotus indicatus Santschi, 1922
Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879
Camponotus linnaei Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus linnaei maccus Wheeler, 1934
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus patawa Mackay, 2025
Camponotus pittieri Forel, 1899
Camponotus platytarsus Roger, 1863
Camponotus plutus Santschi, 1922
Camponotus salvini Forel, 1899
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Camponotus urichi Forel, 1899
Dendromyrmex chartifex Smith, 1860Crenulate tellin
Gigantiops destructor Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Myrmelachista guyanensis Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Myrmelachista schumanni Emery, 1890Lemon ant
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia caeciliae Forel, 1899
Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862Rasberry ant
Nylanderia guatemalensis Forel, 1885Ant
Nylanderia lietzi Forel, 1908
Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in French Guiana
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGigantiopini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
2
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