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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Asheville (Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
156
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
156
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
149
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
134
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
16
29
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
13
26
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
20
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Asheville
1 Family width 12 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Asheville
8 Genera with 12 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1901Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1773Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asheville
12 Species
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole tysoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Asheville
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom