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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Iowa (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
308
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
43
269
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
147
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
29
79
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
29
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
9 Genera with 42 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1950Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant8SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1977And Field Ants20SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1941Citronella ants6SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1915Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops plumopilosus Buren, 1941
Acanthomyops pogonogynus Buren, 1950
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica bradleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica knighti Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica nepticula Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica prociliata Kennedy & De..., 1937Chalky macoma
Formica reflexa Buren, 1942
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica spatulata Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife
Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977Thick macoma
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius plumopilosus Buren, 1941
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus montivagus (Wheeler, 1915)⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Iowa
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
2
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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