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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
52
597
1999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
470
1320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
233
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
68
292
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
68
292
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
15
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
15 Genera with 107 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotites Dlussky, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1913Black carpenter ant23SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants46SpeciesTaxom
Imhoffia Heer, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1992Citronella ants22SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1901Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19206SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18943SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
107 Species and 8 Subspecies
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Camponotites heracleus Heer, 1849
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) dalmaticus Nylander, 1849
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) eugeniae Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sexpunctatus Forel, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) universitatis Forel, 1890
Camponotus aegaeus Emery, 1915
Camponotus brevisetosus Forel, 1910
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808
Formica (Coptoformica) bruni Kutter, 1967
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Coptoformica) foreli Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Coptoformica) forsslundi Lohmander, 1949Gilded wedgeclam
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 pratensis pratensis Retzius, 1783
Formica pratensis rufoides Retzius, 1783
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica rufa rufopratensoides Forel, 1874
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 fusca fusca Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) fuscocinerea Forel, 1874
Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica (Serviformica) selysi Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Serviformica) uralensis Ruzsky, 1895Western strawberry-cockle
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica demersa O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica globiventris O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica gravida O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica helvetica Seifert, 2021
Formica immersa Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica lavateri O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica longicollis Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica macrophthalma Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica moki Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Formica orbata Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica primitiva O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica primordialis O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica procera O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica pulchella O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Formica rubescens (Leach, 1825)⇒ Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica seuberti Heer, 1850Channeled duckclam
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Imhoffia nigra O. Heer, 1849Channeled duckclam
Imhoffia pallida O. Heer, 1865Pacific duckclam
Lasius (Austrolasius) carniolicus Mayr, 1861Wrinkled montacutid
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Chthonolasius) bicornis Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) citrinus Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Lasius (Chthonolasius) distinguendus Emery, 1916Constricted macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
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 brunneus brunneus Latreille, 1798
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius niger niger Linnaeus, 1758
Lasius (Lasius) paralienus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901Forest parrot ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Plagiolepis (Paraplagiolepis) xene Stärcke, 1936
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) vindobonensis (Lomnicki, 1925)⇒ Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis (Myrma) gagates Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) spinicola Forel, 1894

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
3
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
2
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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