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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
647
11006
52621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
643
10985
52537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
613
10885
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8889
45652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
73
1770
9499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
62
1626
8672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
439
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
95
487
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
95
487
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
19
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
19 Genera with 117 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1913Black carpenter ant35SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1787Desert ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cautolasius Wilson, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1925And Field Ants37SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 2020Citronella ants27SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1849Honeypot Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1886Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1891Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1853False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Sicelomyrmex Wheeler, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Sicilomyrmex Wheeler, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
117 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acropyga (Rhizomyrma) wheeleri (Mann, 1922)⇒ Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus vagus vagus Scopoli, 1763
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) dalmaticus Nylander, 1849
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) gestroi Emery, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus piceus piceus Leach, 1825
Camponotus piceus spissinodis Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) ruber Emery, 1925
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sichelii Mayr, 1866
Camponotus sichelii ruber Karawajew, 1912
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) tergestinus Müller, 1921
Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) cristatus Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cruentatus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) micans Nylander, 1856
Camponotus petersii janus Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbaricus Emery, 1905
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) marginatus (Latreille, 1798)⇒ Camponotus aethiops Latreille, 1798
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nylanderi Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pilicornis Roger, 1859
Camponotus pilicornis siculus Grandi, 1935
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sylvaticus Olivier, 1792
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) universitatis Forel, 1890
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis italica Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis italicus Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis viatica Fabricius, 1787
Colobopsis imitans Schifani, Gi..., 2021
Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808
Formica (Coptoformica) bruni Kutter, 1967
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica exsecta etrusca (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846
Formica exsecta exsecta Nylander, 1846
Formica (Coptoformica) foreli Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Coptoformica) pressilabris Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) nigricans (Emery, 1909)⇒ Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783
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 (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica cinerea cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica cinerea fuscocinerea Forel, 1874
Formica cinerea italica (Finzi, 1928)⇒ Formica cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) cinereorufibarbis Forel, 1874
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) fuscocinerea Forel, 1874
Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) lefrancoisi (Bondroit, 1918)⇒ Formica fuscocinerea Forel, 1874
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Formica (Serviformica) pyrenaea Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica (Serviformica) selysi Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Serviformica) subrufoides Forel, 1913
Formica (Serviformica) transkaucasica (Nasonov, 1889)⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica pices Emery, 1925
Lasius (Austrolasius) carniolicus Mayr, 1861Wrinkled montacutid
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) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) rabaudi Bondroit, 1917
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 brunneus brunneus Latreille, 1798
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) lasioides Emery, 1869Cheating macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) paralienus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius bombycina Seifert & Ga..., 2016
Lasius casevitzi Seifert & Ga..., 2016
Lasius himalayanus Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Lasius maltaeus Seifert, 2020
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Myrmecocystus cursor Nylander, 1849
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Oecophylla sicula C. Emery, 1891
Opisthopsis rufithorax Emery, 1895Black-headed strobe ant
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis (Paraplagiolepis) xene Stärcke, 1936
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) obscuriscapa Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) vindobonensis (Lomnicki, 1925)⇒ Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis grassei Le Masne, 1956Speckled tellin
Plagiolepis labilis Emery, 1891
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Prenolepis nitens Mayr, 1853
Sicelomyrmex corniger Emery, 1891
Sicilomyrmex corniger C. Emery, 1891

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Italy
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
3
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSicilomyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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