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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Southeast Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
638
10421
42784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
634
10403
42747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
601
10265
42432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
390
8244
36333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
71
1267
5157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
60
1111
4267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
429
2634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
90
725
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
90
725
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
26
235
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Europe
26 Genera with 235 Species
#ABCFGHILMNOP
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1866Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotites Dlussky, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 2019Black carpenter ant60SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1787Desert ants17SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1849And Field Ants53SpeciesTaxom
Gesomyrmex Mayr, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Heeridris Dlussky & Pu..., 20142SpeciesTaxom
Iberoformica Tinaut, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1922Citronella ants49SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18818SpeciesTaxom
Metalasius Boudinot, Bo..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1908Honeypot Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1849Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 192011SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1853False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 191110SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Europe
235 Species and 12 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acropyga paleartica Menozzi, 1936Salina mucket
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Camponotites induratus Heer, 1849
Camponotites lignitus Germar, 1837
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) aktaci Karaman, 2013
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) anatolicus Karaman & Ak..., 2013
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) boghossiani Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) candiotes Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) concavus Kim & Kim, 1994
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) dalmaticus Nylander, 1849
Camponotus dalmaticus rhodius Santschi, 1934
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) gestroi Emery, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) honaziensis Karaman & Ak..., 2013
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) kiesenwetteri Roger, 1859Yellow pricklycockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) libanicus André, 1881Eggcockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) tergestinus Müller, 1921
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) vogti Forel, 1906
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) nitidiceps (Viehmeyer, 1925)⇒ Camponotus peseshus Bolton, 1995
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) andrius Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) baldaccii Emery, 1908
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bonariensis Mayr, 1868
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) cecconii Emery, 1908
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festai Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) foreli Emery, 1881
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ionius Emery, 1920
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) jaliensis Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) laconicus Emery, 1920
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oertzeni Forel, 1889Yellow pricklycockle
Camponotus pilicornis siculus Grandi, 1935
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) samius Forel, 1889Yellow pricklycockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sanctus Forel, 1904
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sylvaticus Olivier, 1792
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) universitatis Forel, 1890
Camponotus aegaeus Emery, 1915
Camponotus atricolor Nylander, 1849
Camponotus heidrunvogtae Seifert, 2019
Camponotus heracleus O. Heer, 1849
Camponotus induratus O. Heer, 1849
Camponotus lignitus E. F. Germar, 1837
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus nitidescens Forel, 1888
Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus peseshus Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Camponotus sannini Tohmé, G. & ..., 1999
Camponotus schulzi Salata et al., 2019
Cataglyphis aenescens Nylander, 1849
Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859Dwarf surfclam
Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius, 1793Sahara Desert ant
Cataglyphis bicolor bicolor Fabricius, 1793
Cataglyphis bombycinus bombycinus Roger, 1859
Cataglyphis cretica Forel, 1910
Cataglyphis emmae emmae Forel, 1909
Cataglyphis hellenica Forel, 1886
Cataglyphis hellenicus Forel, 1886Transverse micro-cockle
Cataglyphis iberica Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis mauritanicus Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis minos Borowiec & S..., 2022
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis viatica Fabricius, 1787
Cataglyphis viaticoides André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cataglyphis viaticus viaticus Fabricius, 1787
Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808
Formica (Coptoformica) bruni Kutter, 1967
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Coptoformica) foreli Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Coptoformica) pressilabris Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) paralugubris Seifert, 1996
Formica (Formica) polyctena Förster, 1850European Red Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Formica) truncorum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) fuscocinerea Forel, 1874
Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
Formica (Serviformica) glauca Ruzsky, 1896
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) lusatica (Seifert, 1997)⇒ Formica clara Forel, 1886
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica (Serviformica) selysi Bondroit, 1918
Formica aemula Heer, 1867Pacific duckclam
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica atavina Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica fragilis O. Heer, 1867Pacific duckclam
Formica kollari Heer, 1867Pacific duckclam
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica lavateri O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica lavateri major Heer, 1867
Formica longiventris Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica nasuta (Nylander, 1856)⇒ Proformica nasuta Nylander, 1856
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica oblita Heer, 1867Pacific duckclam
Formica obscura (O. Heer, 1849)⇒ Dolichoderus satanus Bolton, 1995
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obtecta O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica obvoluta O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica ocella Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica oculata (O. Heer, 1849)⇒ Opisthopsis panops Bolton, 1995
Formica ophthalmica Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica parexsecta Dlussky & Pu..., 2014
Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica ungeri O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Gesomyrmex bremii Heer, 1849
Heeridris croatica (Dlussky, 2014)⇒ Heeridris croaticus G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Heeridris croaticus G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Austrolasius) carniolicus Mayr, 1861Wrinkled montacutid
Lasius (Austrolasius) reginae Faber, 1967
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Cautolasius) myrmidon Mei, 1998
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) balcanicus Seifert, 1988Pointed macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) bicornis Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) citrinus Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Lasius (Chthonolasius) distinguendus Emery, 1916Constricted macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) jensi Seifert, 1982Pointed macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) nitidigaster Seifert, 1996
Lasius (Chthonolasius) sabularum Bondroit, 1918Indented macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) karpinisi Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) lasioides Emery, 1869Cheating macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) paralienus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius anthracinus Heer, 1867
Lasius bombycina Seifert & Ga..., 2016
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Lasius creticus Seifert, 2020
Lasius globularis Heer, 1849
Lasius illyricus Zimmermann, 1935
Lasius kritikos Seifert, 2020
Lasius longaevus Heer, 1849
Lasius longipennis Heer, 1849
Lasius mixtoumbratus (Forel, 1874)⇒ Lasius mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius nitidigaser
Lasius obscurus Heer, 1849
Lasius occultatus Heer, 1849
Lasius ophthalmicus Heer, 1849
Lasius precursor Seifert, 2020
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius tapinomoides Salata & Bor..., 2018
Lasius viehmeyeri Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Lepisiota bipartita Smith, F., 1861
Lepisiota caucasica Emery, 1917
Lepisiota dolabellae Forel, 1911
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota melas Emery, 1915
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Lepisiota splendens Karavaiev, 1912
Lepisiota syriaca André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Metalasius myrmidon Mei, 1998
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Oecophylla obesa O. Heer, 1849
Opisthopsis panops Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis (Paraplagiolepis) xene Stärcke, 1936
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) obscuriscapa Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) vindobonensis (Lomnicki, 1925)⇒ Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis ampeloni Faber, 1969Cuneate tellin
Plagiolepis ancyrensis Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis karawajewi Radchenko, 1989
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis perperamus Salata, Boro..., 2018
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis conops conops Forel, 1901
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis annosa Wappler, & al., 2009
Polyrhachis annosus Wappler & al., 2009
Polyrhachis atossa Forel, 1913
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Prenolepis nitens Mayr, 1853
Proformica borowieci Lebas, Galko..., 2023
Proformica chelmosensis Lebas & Galk..., 2019
Proformica epinotalis Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Proformica kobachidzei Arnoldi, 1968
Proformica korbi Emery, 1909
Proformica lebasi Borowiec & S..., 2022
Proformica nasuta Nylander, 1856
Proformica oculatissima Forel, 1886Transverse micro-cockle
Proformica pilosiscapa Dlussky, 1969
Proformica striaticeps Forel, 1911

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Southeast Europe
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
4
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
5
80
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGesomyrmecini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
6
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Formicinae at artfakta.se
Formicinae at dyntaxa.se
Formicinae at itis.gov