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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3097
6568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3093
6563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
394
3002
6364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2479
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
50
331
799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
293
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
146
577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
24
80
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
24
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
6
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Virginia
6 Genera with 29 Species
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1846Citronella ants7SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
29 Species
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter ant
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 (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella 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) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

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

Taxom

TribeCamponotini
Forel, 1878
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicini
Latreille, 1809
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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