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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
82
2125
9466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
70
1965
8919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
27
692
5489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
133
763
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
133
763
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
22
254
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
22 Genera with 254 Species
#ABCFLMNOPRT
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893Citronella ants11SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants4SpeciesTaxom
Camponotites Dlussky, 18775SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1877Black carpenter ant61SpeciesTaxom
Chariomyrma Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1939And Field Ants92SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1994Citronella ants27SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1912Honeypot Ants25SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1849Green ants2SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosminthurus Pierce & Gibron, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants7SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 2013Amazon ants6SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocamponotus Carpenter, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Rossomyrmex Arnol´di, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
254 Species and 13 Subspecies
Acanthomyops claviger Roger, 1862Smaller yellow ant
Acanthomyops colei Wing, 1968
Acanthomyops coloradensis Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops creightoni Wing, 1968
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Acanthomyops occidentalis Wheeler, 1909
Acanthomyops pogonogynus Buren, 1950
Acanthomyops pubescens Buren, 1942Santo Domingo carditid
Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex depilis flavescens Grundmann, 1952
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotites fuscipennis Carpenter, 1930
Camponotites kraussei ♰ G. M. Dlussky, 1999
Camponotites microcephalus Carpenter, 1930
Camponotites petrifactus Carpenter, 1930
Camponotites vetus Scudder, 1877
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) laevigatus Smith, F., 1858Giant carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Camponotus) quercicola Smith, M.R., 1954Frilled papercockle
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus sphaericus sphaericus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) yogi Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) anthrax Wheeler, W.M., 1911
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) bakeri Wheeler, W.M., 1904
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) clarithorax Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) discolor Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) essigi Smith, M.R., 1923
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) hyatti Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mina Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) trapezoideus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus petersii janus Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus maculatus hesperinus Emery, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dumetorum Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fragilis (Pergande, 1893)⇒ Camponotus festinata Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fumidus Roger, 1863Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865Sculptured pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ocreatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pilicornis Roger, 1859
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) semitestaceus Snelling, R.R., 1970
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus feai Emery, 1882
Camponotus festinata Buckley, 1866
Camponotus fuscipennis ♰ F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Camponotus hemichlaena Yasumatsu & ..., 1951Low-rib cockle
Camponotus juliae ♰ Emery, 1903
Camponotus maritimus (Ward, 2005)⇒ Camponotus vicinus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus microcephalus ♰ F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus petrifactus ♰ F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Camponotus pudorosus Emery, 1925
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus vetus ♰ Scudder, 1877Shrubby primrose-willow
Chariomyrma trophimus Smith, 1863
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Iberoformica) subrufa (Roger, 1859)⇒ Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909Sickle jackknife
Formica aerata Francoeur, 1973Grey field ant
Formica altipetens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica annosa ♰ LaPolla & Gr..., 2015
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica biophilica Trager, 2007
Formica bradleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica ciliata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica cockerelli ♰ F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Formica coloradensis Creighton, 1940
Formica comata Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Formica criniventris Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Formica curiosa Creighton, 1935Concentric ervilia
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica francoeuri Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Formica gnava Buckley, 1866
Formica grandis ♰ F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Formica gynocrates Snelling, R...., 1985
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica integroides Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica knighti Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife
Formica laeviceps Creighton, 1940
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica lepida Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica longipilosa Francoeur, 1973
Formica manni Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica microgyna Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Formica microphthalma Francoeur, 1973
Formica moki Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica montigena (Wheeler, 1904)⇒ Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893
Formica mucescens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica nevadensis Wheeler, W.M., 1904
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica occulta Francoeur, 1973
Formica opaciventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Formica oregonensis Cole, 1938
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica propinqua Creighton, 1940
Formica puberula Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica querquetulana Kennedy & De..., 1937Sleek macoma
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica robusta ♰ F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica sibylla Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica spatulata Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subelongata Francoeur, 1973
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subnitens Creighton, 1940
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica transmontanis Francoeur, 1973
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica vinculans Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica wheeleri Creighton, 1935
Formica whymperi (Wheeler, 1917)⇒ Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Formica xerophila Smith, M.R., 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) fallax Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) atopus Cole, 1958Bent-nose macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) humilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Lasius (Chthonolasius) nevadensis Cole, 1956Triangular macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) speculiventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) vestitus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate 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) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius (Lasius) paralienus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Lasius californicus Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Lasius glom ♰ LaPolla & Gr..., 2015
Lasius peritulus ♰ Cockerell, 1927
Lasius pilosus (Smith, 1934)⇒ Lasius vestitus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius xerophilus Mackay, W.P...., 1994
Myrmecocystus christineae Snelling, R.R., 1982Many-colored tellin
Myrmecocystus colei Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus creightoni Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmecocystus depilis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmecocystus ewarti Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmecocystus hammettensis Cole, 1938
Myrmecocystus kathjuli Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus kennedyi Snelling, R.R., 1969
Myrmecocystus koso Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus lugubris Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Myrmecocystus melliger Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus navajo Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908
Myrmecocystus pyramicus Smith, M.R., 1951Graytwig
Myrmecocystus romainei Snelling, 1975
Myrmecocystus semirufus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus snellingi Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Myrmecocystus tenuinodis Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus wheeleri Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmecocystus yuma Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Oecophylla kraussei Dlussky & Ra..., 1999
Oecophylla obesa ♰ O. Heer, 1849
Palaeosminthurus juliae ♰ Pierce & Gibron, 1962
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Paratrechina hystrix Trager, 1984
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina pubens Forel, 1893Ant
Paratrechina terricola Buckley, 1866
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyergus montivagus (Wheeler, 1915)⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870
Polyergus texana Buckley, 1866
Polyergus vinosus Trager, 2013Wine-red Amazon ant
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis mayri (Emery, 1889)⇒ Polyrhachis illaudata Walker, 1859
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pseudocamponotus elkoanus ♰ F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Pseudolasius amblyops amblyops Forel, 1901
Rossomyrmex minuchae Tinaut, 1981

Subnodes of Formicinae with occurrences in West USA
TribeBrachymyrmecini
Wheeler, 1929
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
5
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
4
99
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
6
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOecophyllini
Emery, 1895
1
2
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