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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
64
944
3434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
57
901
3407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
563
2915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
119
904
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
119
904
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
12
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
12 Genera with 120 Species
Acropyga Roger, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 2019Rover ants12SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1920Black carpenter ant88SpeciesTaxom
Gigantiops Roger, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1846Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 2017Honey carrier2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1912Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1928Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18635SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
120 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acropyga donisthorpei Weber, 1944
Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Acropyga hirsutula LaPolla, 2004
Acropyga manuense LaPolla & Sc..., 2023
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Brachymyrmex antennatus Santschi, 1929
Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909
Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Brachymyrmex cavernicola Wheeler, W.M., 1938
Brachymyrmex coactus Mayr, 1887Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893Minute rover ant
Brachymyrmex musculus Forel, 1899Ant
Brachymyrmex myops Emery, 1906
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Brachymyrmex sosai Ortiz-Sepulv..., 2019
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) apicalis Mann, 1916
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nidulans Smith, F., 1860
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nitidior Santschi, 1921
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) leydigi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus sericeiventris satrapus Wheeler, 1931
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brasiliensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) cameranoi Emery, 1894Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) canescens Mayr, 1870Giant cleftclam
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) circularis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus circularis rufitibia Emery, 1920
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) crassus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) iheringi Forel, 1908
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) lindigi Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mus Roger, 1863
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) latangulus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus rectangularis sordidatus Wheeler, 1934
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmodirachis) heathi Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) ceriseipes Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Camponotus (Myrmoplatypus) mocsaryi Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus sexguttatus unitaeniatus Wheeler, 1923
Camponotus (Myrmostenus) convexiclypeus Mackay, 1997
Camponotus (Myrmostenus) longipilis Emery, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmostenus) mirabilis Emery, 1903
Camponotus (Myrmostenus) postangulatus Emery, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmostenus) sphenocephalus Emery, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) abdominalis (Smith, 1858)⇒ Camponotus atriceps Smith, F., 1858
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) cingulatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) femoratus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) renggeri Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes Fabricius, 1775
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) postoculatus Forel, 1914
Camponotus (Neomyrmamblys) inca Emery, 1903Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macrocephalus Erichson, 1842Southern rectangle plug ant
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) orthocephalus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) balzani Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bruchi Forel, 1912Tennessee riffleshell
Camponotus bruchi titicacensis Emery, 1920
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chilensis Spinola, 1851
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) distinguendus Spinola, 1851
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) koseritzi Emery, 1888
Camponotus pompeius pompeius Forel, 1886
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) punctulatus Mayr, 1868Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus punctulatus andigenus Emery, 1903
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) silvicola Forel, 1902
Camponotus simillimus indianus Forel, 1879
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus amoris Forel, 1904
Camponotus banghaasi Emery, 1903
Camponotus bispinosus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus bradleyi
Camponotus cacicus Emery, 1903
Camponotus callistus bradleyi Wheeler, 1934
Camponotus cameroni Forel, 1892
Camponotus crispulus Santschi, 1922
Camponotus cuneidorsus Emery, 1920
Camponotus ethicus Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Camponotus geralensis Emery, 1920
Camponotus haematocephalus Emery, 1903
Camponotus helleri Emery, 1903
Camponotus helveolus Mackay, 2025
Camponotus hippocrepis Emery, 1920
Camponotus humeralis Emery, 1920
Camponotus indianus Forel, 1879
Camponotus integellus Forel, 1899
Camponotus linnaei Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus medeus Emery, 1920
Camponotus medeus fulvulus Emery, 1920
Camponotus minozzii Emery, 1920
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus obtritus Emery, 1911
Camponotus pachylepis Emery, 1920
Camponotus pittieri Forel, 1899
Camponotus pittieri fuscogaster Emery, 1920
Camponotus propinquellus Emery, 1920
Camponotus ulei Forel, 1904
Camponotus wytsmani Emery, 1920
Gigantiops destructor Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Melophorus castanopus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Melophorus chrysus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Myrmelachista brevicornis Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Myrmelachista dalmasi Forel, 1912
Myrmelachista nodigera Mayr, 1887False spike
Myrmelachista schumanni Emery, 1890Lemon ant
Myrmelachista ulei Forel, 1904
Myrmelachista zeledoni Emery, 1896False spike
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia burgesi Trager, 1984
Nylanderia caeciliae Forel, 1899
Nylanderia caeciliae elevata Forel, 1908
Nylanderia staudingeri Forel, 1912
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina pieli Santschi, 1928
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis flavicornis Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Peru
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
85
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGigantiopini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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