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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
534
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
514
1379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
277
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
110
732
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
110
732
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
10
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
9 Genera with 71 Species
Acropyga Roger, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1887Rover ants8SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1862Black carpenter ant36SpeciesTaxom
Gigantiops Roger, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18634SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
71 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Brachymyrmex admotus Mayr, 1887
Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893Minute rover ant
Brachymyrmex musculus Forel, 1899Ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) apicalis Mann, 1916
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nidulans Smith, F., 1860
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) traili Mayr, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912Much-compressed montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus blandus aequinotus Forel, 1902
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brettesi Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) lindigi Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) zoc Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) femoratus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) rufipes Fabricius, 1775
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) orthocephalus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) semoni Forel, 1905
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) balzani Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) coruscus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fumidus Roger, 1863Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) simillimus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) substitutus Emery, 1894Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus alboannulatus Mayr, 1887
Camponotus coloratus Forel, 1904
Camponotus ethicus Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Camponotus flavobregmus Mackay, 2025
Camponotus integellus Forel, 1899
Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879
Camponotus melanocephalus Roger, 1863
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Gigantiops destructor Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Myrmelachista dalmasi Forel, 1912
Myrmelachista nigella Roger, 1863
Myrmelachista plebecula Menozzi, 1927
Myrmelachista reclusi Forel, 1903
Myrmelachista schumanni Emery, 1890Lemon ant
Myrmelachista zeledoni Emery, 1896False spike
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina nodifera Mayr, 1870
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in Venezuela
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGigantiopini
Ashmead, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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