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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Guatemala (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
478
5928
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
5927
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
455
5813
14403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4685
12244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
546
1371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
519
1354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
305
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
113
750
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
113
750
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
13
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guatemala
13 Genera with 83 Species
Acropyga Roger, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1887Rover ants12SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1862Black carpenter ant50SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lathidris Ward, Fisher..., 18952SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1908Honeypot Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1893Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1866Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1866False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Zatania LaPolla, Kal..., 20121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guatemala
83 Species and 14 Subspecies
Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Acropyga panamensis Weber, 1944
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Brachymyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
Brachymyrmex cavernicola Wheeler, W.M., 1938
Brachymyrmex coactus Mayr, 1887Inflated axinopsid
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 (Colobopsis) abditus Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Colobopsis) cerberulus Emery, 1920
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nitidior Santschi, 1921
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912Much-compressed montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) montivagus Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus sericeiventris rex Forel, 1907
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) abscisus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) auricomus Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brettesi Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) excisus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) formiciformis Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) peperi Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus planatus continentis Forel, 1901
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) zoc Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) mucronatus Emery, 1890
Camponotus mucronatus formaster Wheeler, 1934
Camponotus mucronatus hirsutinasus Wheeler, 1934
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) raphaelis Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus rectangularis aulicus Wheeler, 1933
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) abdominalis (Smith, 1858)⇒ Camponotus atriceps Smith, F., 1858
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899Dirty mysella
Camponotus claviscapus subcarinatus Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) conspicuus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) coruscus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus coruscus fulgens Forel, 1885
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) morosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) picipes Olivier, 1792Dirty mysella
Camponotus picipes guatemalensis Forel, 1885
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) substitutus Emery, 1894Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus albicoxis Forel, 1899
Camponotus christopherseni Forel, 1912
Camponotus crassiculus Mackay, 2025
Camponotus cuneidorsus Emery, 1920
Camponotus guatemalensis Forel, 1885
Camponotus integellus Forel, 1899
Camponotus linnaei Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus phytophilus Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Camponotus pudorosus Emery, 1925
Camponotus rectithorax Forel, 1895
Camponotus rubrithorax Forel, 1899Globular peaclam
Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Colobopsis abdita (Forel, 1899)⇒ Camponotus abditus Forel, 1899
Lathidris montivaga Forel, 1885
Lathidris rectithorax Forel, 1895
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmelachista longinoda Forel, 1899
Myrmelachista plebecula Menozzi, 1927
Myrmelachista skwarrae Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Myrmelachista skwarrae picea Wheeler, 1934
Myrmelachista zeledoni Emery, 1896False spike
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia acuminata Forel, 1911
Nylanderia dispar Forel, 1909
Nylanderia guatemalensis Forel, 1885Ant
Nylanderia lazulina Williams, Wi..., 2025
Nylanderia luceata Williams, Wi..., 2025
Nylanderia mendax Williams, Wi..., 2025
Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina terricola Buckley, 1866
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis caeciliae Forel, 1912
Polyrhachis flavicornis Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Polyrhachis scutulata Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Prenolepis vividula Buckley, 1866
Zatania gloriosa LaPolla, Kal..., 2012

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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