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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3229
6440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
50
609
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
595
1095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
280
842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
64
230
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
64
230
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
15
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Mexico
15 Genera with 38 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1862
Citronella ants0SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1896Black carpenter ant18SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1913And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1934Honey carrier1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1886Honeypot Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
38 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acropyga epedana Snelling, R.R., 1973
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Colobopsis) mathildeae Smith, M.R., 1949Olax
Camponotus (Manniella) ulcerosus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) trepidulus Creighton, 1965
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) conspicuus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) picipes Olivier, 1792Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) punctulatus Mayr, 1868Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus frontalis Pergande, 1896
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus pudorosus Emery, 1925
Camponotus rubrithorax Forel, 1899Globular peaclam
Camponotus socorroensis Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus tepicanus Pergande, 1896
Formica browni Francoeur, 1973
Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Melophorus insularis Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Myrmecocystus melliger Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Myrmelachista skwarrae Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina laevigata Mac Kay, 1998
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Polyrhachis flavicornis Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Polyrhachis scutulata Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelophorini
Forel, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmelachistini
Forel, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
4
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