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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
437
3437
6024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
435
3435
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3371
5900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2874
5170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
55
510
1223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
47
466
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
237
955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
50
168
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
50
168
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
11
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Los Angeles County
11 Genera with 57 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1909Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant17SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1973And Field Ants17SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1917Citronella ants7SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1971Honeypot Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1866Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles County
57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthomyops occidentalis Wheeler, 1909
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Colobopsis) pylartes Wheeler, W.M., 1904
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) bakeri Wheeler, W.M., 1904
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) clarithorax Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) essigi Smith, M.R., 1923
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fragilis (Pergande, 1893)⇒ Camponotus festinata Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pilicornis Roger, 1859
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica francoeuri Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica gnava Buckley, 1866
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica lepida Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica moki Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) humilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius californicus Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Myrmecocystus colei Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus creightoni Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmecocystus lugubris Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Myrmecocystus melliger Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus romainei Snelling, 1975
Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus wheeleri Snelling, R.R., 1971
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Polyergus texana Buckley, 1866
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Los Angeles County
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
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