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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Panama (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
8352
22776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
544
8349
22773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
522
8231
22503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
6473
18670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
700
2119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
50
672
2099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
377
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
118
907
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
118
907
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Panama
9 Genera with 101 Species
Acropyga Roger, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1927Rover ants19SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1894Black carpenter ant64SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1850Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 18967SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1893Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama
101 Species and 14 Subspecies
Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Acropyga oreithauma LaPolla, Wil..., 2017
Acropyga panamensis Weber, 1944
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Brachymyrmex admotus Mayr, 1887
Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Brachymyrmex cavernicola Wheeler, W.M., 1938
Brachymyrmex coactus Mayr, 1887Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex degener Emery, 1906
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex gagates Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912
Brachymyrmex laevis Emery, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex longicornis Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Brachymyrmex longicornis hemiops Santschi, 1923
Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893Minute rover ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Brachymyrmex pictus balboae Wheeler, 1942
Brachymyrmex santschii Menozzi, 1927
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) chartifex Smith, F., 1860
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nitidior Santschi, 1921
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) traili Mayr, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912Much-compressed montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus blandus pronotalis Santschi, 1936
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus sericeiventris otoquensis Wheeler, 1931
Camponotus sericeiventris satrapus Wheeler, 1931
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) abscisus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) arboreus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brasiliensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brettesi Forel, 1899
Camponotus brettesi canalis Forel, 1912
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
Camponotus brevis obscurifrons Santschi, 1936
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) canescens Mayr, 1870Giant cleftclam
Camponotus canescens stomatus Santschi, 1925
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) excisus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) lindigi Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) trapezoideus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) zoc Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) bidens Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) mucronatus Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bonariensis Mayr, 1868
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) conspicuus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus conspicuus zonatus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) coruscus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) lespesii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) microps Snelling, R.R., 2006
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) morosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) simillimus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus simillimus indianus Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) substitutus Emery, 1894Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus bispinosus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus brevipilis Mackay, 2025
Camponotus championi Forel, 1899
Camponotus christopherseni Forel, 1912
Camponotus constructor Forel, 1899
Camponotus cordincola Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Camponotus cuneidorsus Emery, 1920
Camponotus godmani Forel, 1899
Camponotus indianus Forel, 1879
Camponotus integellus Forel, 1899
Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879
Camponotus linnaei Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus obreptivus Forel, 1899
Camponotus panamensis Fernández, 2002
Camponotus salvini Forel, 1899
Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus textor Forel, 1899
Camponotus tonduzi Forel, 1899
Camponotus zonatus Emery, 1894
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Myrmelachista cooperi Gregg, 1951Crystal tellin
Myrmelachista lauropacifica Longino, 2006
Myrmelachista longinoda Forel, 1899
Myrmelachista mexicana Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Myrmelachista plebecula Menozzi, 1927
Myrmelachista ramulorum Wheeler, W.M., 1908Ant
Myrmelachista zeledoni Emery, 1896False spike
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis paromala tobias Forel, 1911
Polyrhachis caeciliae Forel, 1912
Polyrhachis flavicornis Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Panama
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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