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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Mesa County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
931
1388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
930
1387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
896
1329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
731
1099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
161
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
148
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
133
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
24
48
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
24
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mesa County
6 Genera with 22 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1940And Field Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838Honeypot Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mesa County
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica ciliata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Mesa County
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
9
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