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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
77
1610
7500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1430
6347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
463
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
147
665
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
147
665
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
30
211
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
30 Genera with 211 Species
#ABCDEFGILMNOPS
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotites Dlussky, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1891Black carpenter ant30SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphoides Dlussky, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Conoformica Dlussky, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Drymomyrmex Wheeler, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Eocamponotus Boudinout, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eridanomyrma Dubovikoff &..., 20251SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 2008And Field Ants88SpeciesTaxom
Gesomyrmex Mayr, 20097SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyromyrmex Wheeler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Imhoffia Heer, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1868Citronella ants29SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Metalasius Boudinot, Bo..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1868Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1937Green ants6SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 201018SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1868False Honey Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Prodimorphomyrmex Wheeler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Protoformica Dlussky, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Serviformica Forel, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Sussudio Boudinot, Bo..., 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
211 Species and 11 Subspecies
Acanthomyops coloradensis Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Camponotites silvestris G. Steinbach, 1967
Camponotites steinbachi G. M. Dlussky, 2011
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus ligniperda nigrescens Gösswald, 1932
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus quadrisectus orthocephalus Forel, 1907
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) floridanus Buckley, 1866Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macrocephalus Erichson, 1842Southern rectangle plug ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) universitatis Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus heracleus O. Heer, 1849
Camponotus lignitus E. F. Germar, 1837
Camponotus mengei G. L. Mayr, 1868
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus oeningensis Heer, 1850
Camponotus pinguiculus O. Heer, 1849
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus roeseli Forel, 1910
Camponotus vehemens B. Förster, 1891
Cataglyphoides dlusskyi Radchenko & ..., 2020
Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808
Conoformica bitterfeldiana G. M. Dlussky, 2008
Drymomyrmex fuscipennis W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Drymomyrmex rasnitsyni Radchenko, 2021
Eocamponotus mengei Mayr, 1868
Eridanomyrma unipetropolitana Dubovikoff &..., 2025
Formica (Coptoformica) bruni Kutter, 1967
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) nigropratensis Betrem, 1962
Formica (Formica) paralugubris Seifert, 1996
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 truncorum finzii Stitz, 1939
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) antiqua Dlussky, 1967
Formica (Serviformica) baltica Dlussky, 1967
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 fusca alpicola Gredler, 1858
Formica (Serviformica) fuscocinerea Forel, 1874
Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) glauca Ruzsky, 1896
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) lusatica (Seifert, 1997)⇒ Formica clara Forel, 1886
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) selysi Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Serviformica) transkaucasica (Nasonov, 1889)⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
Formica (Serviformica) uralensis Ruzsky, 1895Western strawberry-cockle
Formica alsatica N. Theobald, 1937Granulose cleftclam
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica bauckhorni Meunier, 1915
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica clara clara
Formica demersa O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica flori G. L. Mayr, 1868
Formica gibbosa (J. S. Presl, 1822)⇒ Dolichoderus quadridenticulatus Roger, 1862
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica globiventris O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica gravida O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica gulosa (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Myrmecia gulosa Fabricius, 1775
Formica gustawi G. M. Dlussky, 2002
Formica horrida W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Formica immersa Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica kutscheri G. M. Dlussky, 2008
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica lavateri O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica lepida Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica longicollis Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica lucida C. G. Giebel, 1856Minor jackknife
Formica luteola J. S. Presl, 1822Atlantic razor
Formica macrocephala (Heer, 1850)⇒ Camponotus macrocephalus Erichson, 1842
Formica macrognatha J. S. Presl, 1822Atlantic razor
Formica macrophthalma Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica mucescens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica nigra J. S. Presl, 1822Atlantic razor
Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obvoluta O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica orbata Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica palaeopolonica Dlussky, 2008
Formica phaethusa W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Formica pices Emery, 1925
Formica primitiva O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica primordialis O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica procera O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica pulchella O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica quadrata F. Holl, 1829Beveled macoma
Formica radchenkoi G. M. Dlussky, 2008
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica ribbeckei Radchenko & ..., 2021
Formica rubescens (Leach, 1825)⇒ Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica sepulta N. Theobald, 1937Granulose cleftclam
Formica seuberti Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica strangulata W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Formica surinamensis G. C. Berendt, 1830
Formica transkaukasica Nasonov, 1889
Formica trigona J. S. Presl, 1822Atlantic razor
Formica tripartita N. Theobald, 1937Granulose cleftclam
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica wheeleri Creighton, 1935
Formica zherikhini G. M. Dlussky, 2008
Gesomyrmex breviceps Dlussky, G. ..., 2009
Gesomyrmex curiosus Dlussky, G. ..., 2009
Gesomyrmex expectans Theobald, 1937Granulose cleftclam
Gesomyrmex flavescens Dlussky, G. ..., 2009
Gesomyrmex germanicus Dlussky, G. ..., 2009
Gesomyrmex hoernesi Mayr, 1868
Gesomyrmex pulcher Dlussky, G. ..., 2009
Glaphyromyrmex oligocenicus W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Imhoffia nigra O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Imhoffia pallida O. Heer, 1865Pacific duckclam
Lasius (Austrolasius) carniolicus Mayr, 1861Wrinkled montacutid
Lasius (Austrolasius) reginae Faber, 1967
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Chthonolasius) bicornis Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) citrinus Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Lasius (Chthonolasius) distinguendus Emery, 1916Constricted macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) jensi Seifert, 1982Pointed macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) sabularum Bondroit, 1918Indented macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
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) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius (Lasius) paralienus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius nemorivagus Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Lasius pallescens Schenck, 1852
Lasius punctulatus Mayr, 1868
Lasius schiefferdeckeri Mayr, 1868
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Metalasius pumilus Mayr, 1868
Nylanderia concinna Trager, 1984
Nylanderia phantasma Trager, 1984
Nylanderia pygmaea Mayr, 1868
Oecophylla brischkei G. L. Mayr, 1868
Oecophylla crassinoda W. M. Wheeler, 1915
Oecophylla eckfeldiana G. M. Dlussky, 2008
Oecophylla longiceps G. M. Dlussky, 2008
Oecophylla obesa O. Heer, 1849
Oecophylla superba N. Theobald, 1937Granulose cleftclam
Paratrechina comorensis Forel, 1907
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis (Paraplagiolepis) xene Stärcke, 1936
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) vindobonensis (Lomnicki, 1925)⇒ Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis invadens Seifert, 2020
Plagiolepis klinsmanni Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis kuenowi Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis minutissima Dlussky & Pe..., 2002
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis paradoxa Dlussky, 2010
Plagiolepis singularis Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis solitaria Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis squamifera Mayr, 1868
Plagiolepis succini André, 1895Martinique tellin
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis wheeleri Dlussky, 2010
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prenolepis henschei Mayr, 1868
Prenolepis nitens Mayr, 1853
Prenolepis pygmaea Mayr, 1868
Prodimorphomyrmex primigenius W. M. Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Protoformica proformicoides G. M. Dlussky, 1967
Pseudolasius boreus Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Sussudio boreus Wheeler, W.M., 1915

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
5
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEridanomyrmini
Dubovikoff & Zharkov, 2025
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
7
91
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGesomyrmecini
Ashmead, 1905
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
6
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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