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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Alicante (Valencian Community, Spain)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
160
947
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
159
946
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
920
1477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
828
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
17
62
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
14
59
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
44
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
21
59
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alicante
1 Family width 59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants59SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alicante
21 Genera with 59 Species
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Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1908Collared Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1916Black carpenter ant13SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1906Desert ants1SpeciesTaxom
Chalepoxenus Menozzi, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1849Acrobat Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Epimyrma Ruzsky, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1798And Field Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Goniomma Emery, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19977SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1849Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1926Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1861
Acorn Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1883Fierce Ants5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alicante
59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) senilis Mayr, 1853
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster dulciniae (Emery, 1924)⇒ Aphaenogaster dulcineae Santschi, 1919
Aphaenogaster iberica Emery, 1908
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sicheli Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cruentatus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) micans Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbaricus Emery, 1905
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) foreli Emery, 1881
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pilicornis Roger, 1859
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sylvaticus Olivier, 1792
Camponotus haroi Espadaler, 1997
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Cardiocondyla batesii Forel, 1894
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cataglyphis ibericus Emery, 1906
Chalepoxenus kutteri (Cagniant, 1973)⇒ Temnothorax kutteri Cagniant, 1973
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) sordidula Nylander, 1849Southern acornshell
Epimyrma kraussei (Emery, 1915)⇒ Temnothorax mediterraneus Ward & al., 2014
Formica (Formica) frontalis Santschi, 1919
Formica (Iberoformica) subrufa (Roger, 1859)⇒ Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Goniomma hispanicum André, 1883
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Leptothorax (Goniothorax) formosus (Santschi, 1909)⇒ Temnothorax formosus Santschi, 1909
Leptothorax (Myrafant) niger (Forel, 1894)⇒ Temnothorax niger Forel, 1894
Leptothorax (Myrafant) racovitzai (Bondroit, 1918)⇒ Temnothorax racovitzai Bondroit, 1918
Leptothorax (Myrafant) unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)⇒ Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Leptothorax (Temnothorax) recedens (Nylander, 1856)⇒ Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Leptothorax specularis (Emery, 1916)⇒ Temnothorax specularis Emery, 1916
Leptothorax universitatis (Espadaler, 1997)⇒ Temnothorax universitatis Espadaler, 1997
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor bouvieri Bondroit, 1918
Messor capitatus Latreille, 1798European Seed Harvesting Ant
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Myrmica aloba Forel, 1909Lilliput
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Solenopsis fairchildi Wheeler, W.M., 1926
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) nigerrimum Nylander, 1856
Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904Horseshoe crabs
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium semilaeve André, 1883Cuba transennella

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Alicante
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
21
59
Genera
Species

Taxom