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Checklist for Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809
and region Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
77
699
1493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
67
641
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
258
837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
52
159
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
52
159
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
15
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
15 Genera with 64 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1901Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant14SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants23SpeciesTaxom
Kyromyrma Grimaldi & A..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants8SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1883
Honey carrier0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1922Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1870Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 2013Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
64 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthomyops claviger Roger, 1862Smaller yellow ant
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) impressus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) yogi Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) hyatti Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica biophilica Trager, 2007
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica postoculata Kennedy & De..., 1937Chalky macoma
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Kyromyrma neffi D. Grimaldi, 2000Charlotte macoma
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia concinna Trager, 1984
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Paratrechina faisonensis Forel, 1922
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Paratrechina parvula Mayr, 1870
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyergus ruber Trager, 2013Ruby amazon ant
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
2
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
2
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