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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
442
3819
9647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
440
3814
9640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
422
3747
9515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
3204
8304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
50
681
1435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
617
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
104
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
21
49
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alaska
1 Family width 49 Species and 2 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant49SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alaska
21 Genera with 49 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Emplastus Donisthorpe, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Manica Jurine, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Paratopula Wheeler, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
49 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus maculatus hesperinus Emery, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Emplastus hypolithus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica adamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1909Sickle jackknife
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax retractus Francoeur, 1986Fat peaclam
Leptothorax wilsoni Heinze, 1989Ornamented peaclam
Manica invidia Emery, 1895Lens lucine
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica monticola Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Myrmica whymperi Forel, 1913
Paratopula catocha Bolton, 1988
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera araneoides Le Guillou, 1842Spider pony ant
Rhytidoponera victoriae André, 1896Equal cleftclam
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Strumigenys pnyxia Bolton, 2000
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Alaska
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
21
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom