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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
472
3929
8125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
469
3924
8120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
438
3823
7916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3145
6528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
49
310
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
290
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
164
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
48
175
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alabama
1 Family width 175 Species and 2 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant175SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alabama
48 Genera with 175 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants3SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1863Black carpenter ant12SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1936Cone ants8SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eurythmopteryx Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1894Legionary Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1984Crazy ants6SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1860Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants19SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1802Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1899Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Poneracantha Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19668SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1989Fire ants12SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1906Miniature Trap-jaw Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1903Acorn Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1892Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
175 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) floridana Smith, M.R., 1941Canyon silktassel
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster carolinensis (Wheeler, W.M., 1915)⇒ Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915
Aphaenogaster flemingi Smith, 1928
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Aphaenogaster miamiana Wheeler, 1932
Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) impressus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) snellingi Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) floridanus Buckley, 1866Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) socius Roger, 1863
Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886Acrobat ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) pilosa Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) vermiculata Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima Mayr, 1870Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster missouriensis Emery, 1895
Cryptopone gilva Roger, 1863
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863
Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870Mottled Dolichoderus
Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Dorymyrmex bureni Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex flavopectus Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Dorymyrmex grandulus Forel, 1922
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Dorymyrmex smithi (Cole, 1936)⇒ Dorymyrmex insana Buckley, 1866
Eurythmopteryx antiqua A. Handlirsch, 1906
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica biophilica Trager, 2007
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Gnamptogenys triangularis Mayr, 1887South American grooved ant
Hypoponera inexorata Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Myrafant) ambiguus (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) tuscaloosae (Wilson, 1951)⇒ Temnothorax tuscaloosae Wilson, 1951
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Monomorium guineense Bernard, 1953
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium trageri DuBois, 1986Stephens dwarf-venus
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Nylanderia concinna Trager, 1984
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Nylanderia phantasma Trager, 1984
Nylanderia trageri Kallal & LaP..., 2012
Nylanderia wojciki Trager, 1984
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla solitaria Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina phantasma Trager, 1984
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole adrianoi Naves, 1985
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole crassicornis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole davisi Wheeler, 1905
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole dentigula Smith, 1927
Pheidole floridana Emery, 1895Round combshell
Pheidole lamia Wheeler, 1901Yellow nightshade groundcherry
Pheidole metallescens Emery, 1895Rough razor
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole navigans Forel, 1901Navigating big-headed ant
Pheidole obscurithorax Naves, 1985Obscure big-headed ant
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pheidole tetra Creighton, 1950
Pheidole tysoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pogonomyrmex badius Latreille, 1802Florida harvester ant
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962Ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Poneracantha triangularis Mayr, 1887
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proceratium crassicorne (Emery, 1895)⇒ Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium croceum Roger, 1860
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex seminole Ward, 1985Cupped shipworm
Pyramica angulata Smith, 1931
Pyramica creightoni Smith, 1931
Pyramica dietrichi Smith, 1931
Pyramica hexamera Brown, 1958Ant
Pyramica margaritae Forel, 1893Ant
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica pilinasis Forel, 1901
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) carolinensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) pergandei Forel, 1901Round combshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picta Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) tennesseensis Smith, M.R., 1951Graytwig
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) texana (Emery, 1895)⇒ Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) richteri Forel, 1909BIFA
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Solenopsis tonsa Thompson, 1989
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Strumigenys brevisetosa (Smith, 1935)⇒ Smithistruma pilinasis Forel, 1901
Strumigenys clipeata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys creightoni Smith, M.R., 1931
Strumigenys epinotalis Weber, 1934
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax bradleyi Wheeler, 1913
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Temnothorax texanus Wheeler, 1903
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium steinheili Forel, 1892
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant
Trachymyrmex turrifex Wheeler, 1903Lamellar venus

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Alabama
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
48
175
Genera
Species
 
Taxom