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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
242
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
241
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
121
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
60
173
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
60
173
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
8 Genera with 29 Species
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1998Black carpenter ant9SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants6SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1937False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Zatania LaPolla, Kal..., 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
29 Species and 2 Subspecies
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mina Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ustus Forel, 1879Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus boriquen Duarte & Breto, 2024
Camponotus kaura Snelling & T..., 1998
Camponotus taino Snelling & T..., 1998
Myrmelachista ambigua Forel, 1893
Myrmelachista ramulorum Wheeler, W.M., 1908Ant
Myrmelachista ramulorum fortior Wheeler, 1934
Nylanderia microps Smith, M.R., 1937
Nylanderia myops Mann, 1920
Nylanderia pubens A. Forel, 1893Ant
Nylanderia semitincta Kallal, 2019
Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Paratrechina cisipa Smith & Lavigne, 1973Boreal kellyclam
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina microps Smith, 1937
Paratrechina pubens Forel, 1893Ant
Paratrechina steinheili Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Prenolepis microps Smith, 1937
Zatania cisipa Smith, D.R. ..., 1973

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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