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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Scotland (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
4542
11076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
494
4539
11073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4461
10920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
329
3859
9906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
50
542
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
467
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
193
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
53
127
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
53
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
13
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scotland
13 Genera with 42 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant15SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1991Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecorhynchus André, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1922Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1853False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scotland
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acropyga (Rhizomyrma) lauta Mann, 1919
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) suffusus Smith, F., 1858Golden flumed sugar ant
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) consobrinus Erichson, 1842Banded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) socius Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus cognatus Fabricius, 1782
Camponotus loweryi McArthur, 1996
Camponotus minimus Crawley, 1922
Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica archboldi Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica francoeuri Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hexacantha Erichson, 1842
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Prenolepis nitens Mayr, 1853

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Scotland
TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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