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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Great Britain (United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
867
12703
43499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
864
12693
43484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
785
12404
42840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
474
10107
37605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
88
1821
8464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
1681
7768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
493
2475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
126
661
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
126
661
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
27
202
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Britain
27 Genera with 202 Species
#ABCFKLMNOPS
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1887Rover ants5SpeciesTaxom
Calomyrmex Emery, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Camponotites Dlussky, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1925Black carpenter ant57SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1939And Field Ants49SpeciesTaxom
Kyromyrma Grimaldi & A..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1798Citronella ants22SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucotaphus Donisthorpe, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1910Honey carrier3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1893Honeypot Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecorhynchus André, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants4SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1866Amazon ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 186320SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1853False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Prolasius Forel, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Stigmacros Forel, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
202 Species and 11 Subspecies
Acanthomyops brunneus Latreille, 1798
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops niger Emery, 1869
Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893
Acropyga (Rhizomyrma) lauta Mann, 1919
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Calomyrmex albertisi Emery, 1887
Calomyrmex albopilosus Mayr, 1876Rotund cleftclam
Camponotites cockerelli Donisthorpe, 1920
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) brodiei H. St. J. Do..., 1920Orb diplodon
Camponotus (Colobopsis) gasseri Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitreus Smith, F., 1860Common northern plug ant
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) leydigi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) snellingi Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr, 1895False spike
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) cristatus Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) aeneopilosus Mayr, 1862Golden black sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) gouldianus Forel, 1922Nuttall cockle
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) hartogi Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) innexus Forel, 1902Antarctic sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) nigroaeneus Smith, F., 1858Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus quadrisectus orthocephalus Forel, 1907
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) intrepidus Kirby, W., 1819Coastal flumed sugar ant
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) suffusus Smith, F., 1858Golden flumed sugar ant
Camponotus petersii janus Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) floridanus Buckley, 1866Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) hannani Forel, 1899
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) lamborni Donisthorpe, 1933
Camponotus maculatus liocnemis Fabricius, 1782
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macrocephalus Erichson, 1842Southern rectangle plug ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) consobrinus Erichson, 1842Banded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) socius Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) wiederkehri Forel, 1894Moneybox sugar ant
Camponotus (Thlipsepinotus) claripes Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus claripes claripes Mayr, 1876
Camponotus cockerelli H. St. J. Do..., 1920
Camponotus cognatus Fabricius, 1782
Camponotus humilior Forel, 1902Household sugar ant
Camponotus loweryi McArthur, 1996
Camponotus minimus Crawley, 1922
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus prostans Forel, 1910Western sugar ant
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Camponotus xuthus Emery, 1925
Colobopsis brodiei Donisthorpe, 1920
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
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 altipetens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica archboldi Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica biophilica Trager, 2007
Formica bradleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica francoeuri Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica heteroptera T. D. A. Coc..., 1920
Formica laeviceps Creighton, 1940
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica nepticula Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pallidefulva nitidiventris (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica querquetulana Kennedy & De..., 1937Sleek macoma
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica vinculans Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica xerophila Smith, M.R., 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Kyromyrma neffi D. Grimaldi, 2000Charlotte macoma
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) humilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) minutus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) sabularum Bondroit, 1918Indented macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) speculiventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
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) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius fuliginosa Latreille, 1798
Leucotaphus cockerelli Donisthorpe, 1920Orb diplodon
Leucotaphus donisthorpei G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Leucotaphus gurnetensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Leucotaphus permancus T. D. A. Coc..., 1927Rainbow tellin
Melophorus nitidissimus André, 1896
Melophorus propebiroi Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910Furnace Ant
Myrmecocystus depilis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Notoncus capitatus Forel, 1915
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Oecophylla atavina Cockerell, 1915
Oecophylla bartoniana T. D. A. Coc..., 1920
Oecophylla megarche T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
Opisthopsis pictus Emery, 1895Painted strobe ant
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyergus texana Buckley, 1866
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hexacantha Erichson, 1842
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) patiens Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) prometheus Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) pseudothrinax Hung, 1967Unicorn spiny ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) pyrrhus Forel, 1910
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) contemta Mayr, 1876
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) australis Mayr, 1870Dome-backed Spiny Ant
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) ammon Fabricius, 1775Golden-spined Ant
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) ammonoeides Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) semiobscura Donisthorpe, 1944
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) clio Forel, 1902
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) cupreata Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) daemeli Mayr, 1876Daemel´s Spiny Ant
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) rufifemur Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) sexspinosa Latreille, 1802
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Prenolepis nitens Mayr, 1853
Prolasius advenus (Fr. Smith, 1862)⇒ Prolasius advena Smith, 1862
Prolasius flavicornis Clark, 1934
Stigmacros aemula Forel, 1907

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Great Britain
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
5
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
3
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
5
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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