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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
291
994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
284
989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
187
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
96
614
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
96
614
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
12
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
12 Genera with 88 Species
Acropyga Roger, 200411SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1887Rover ants13SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1862Black carpenter ant48SpeciesTaxom
Dendromyrmex Emery, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1775And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Gigantiops Roger, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1908Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1860
Green ants0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18634SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
88 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acropyga ayanganna LaPolla, 2004
Acropyga donisthorpei Weber, 1944
Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Acropyga guianensis Weber, 1944
Acropyga panamensis Weber, 1944
Acropyga robae (Donisthorpe, 1936)⇒ Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga romeo LaPolla, 2004
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Acropyga stenotes LaPolla, 2004
Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Brachymyrmex brevicornis Emery, 1906Ant
Brachymyrmex coactus Mayr, 1887Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex degener Emery, 1906
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex heeri basalis Wheeler, 1921
Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912
Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893Minute rover ant
Brachymyrmex musculus Forel, 1899Ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Camponotus (Colobopsis) coriolanus Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) apicalis Mann, 1916
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) chartifex Smith, F., 1860
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nidulans Smith, F., 1860
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912Much-compressed montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) cressoni André, 1887
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) fastigatus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) leydigi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) westermanni Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) auricomus Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) beebei Wheeler, W.M., 1918
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
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) corniculatus Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) latangulus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus heathi gilvigaster Wheeler, 1923
Camponotus (Myrmoplatypus) mocsaryi Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
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 (Paracolobopsis) patimae Wheeler, W.M., 1942
Camponotus patimae dolentulus Wheeler, 1942
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) picipes Olivier, 1792Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) rapax Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) simillimus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) substitutus Emery, 1894Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus coloratus Forel, 1904
Camponotus ethicus Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Camponotus fasciatellus Dalla Torre, 1892
Camponotus ignestii Menozzi, 1935Aleutian cockle
Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879
Camponotus latidorsalis Mackay, 2025
Camponotus linnaei maccus Wheeler, 1934
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus pittieri poenalis Wheeler, 1921
Camponotus platytarsus Roger, 1863
Camponotus plutus Santschi, 1922
Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Dendromyrmex chartifex Smith, 1860Crenulate tellin
Dendromyrmex chartifex felis Wheeler, 1916
Dendromyrmex fabricii rufescens Wheeler, 1916
Dendromyrmex nidulans nigripes Wheeler, 1916
Formica gulosa (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Myrmecia gulosa Fabricius, 1775
Gigantiops destructor Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Myrmelachista donisthorpei Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Myrmelachista flavida Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Myrmelachista guyanenesis Wheeler, 0
Myrmelachista guyanensis Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Nylanderia caeciliae Forel, 1899
Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862Rasberry ant
Nylanderia lietzi Forel, 1908
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
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 Guyana
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGigantiopini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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