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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
1553
2536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
303
1553
2536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
1521
2474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1095
1779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
202
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
201
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
137
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
38
117
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baja California
1 Family width 117 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant117SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baja California
38 Genera with 117 Species
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Acromyrmex Mayr, 1893Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1886Collared Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1910Black carpenter ant18SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1919Acrobat Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1939And Field Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1912Honeypot Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1914Harvester Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 2013Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1879Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1887Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Syscia Roger, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1915Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Veromessor Forel, 1886Smooth Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
117 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) versicolor Pergande, 1893White strigilla
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) boulderensis Smith, M.R., 1941Canyon silktassel
Aphaenogaster andrei Mayr, 1886
Aphaenogaster megommata Smith, 1963Tallow wood
Aphaenogaster patruelis Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) keiferi Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Camponotus (Camponotus) quercicola Smith, M.R., 1954Frilled papercockle
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) yogi Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) clarithorax Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) essigi Smith, M.R., 1923
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) hyatti Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mina Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) conspicuus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dumetorum Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fragilis (Pergande, 1893)⇒ Camponotus festinata Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ocreatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) semitestaceus Snelling, R.R., 1970
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus acutirostris Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) depilis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) emeryana Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) vermiculata Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Crematogaster californica Wheeler, 1919
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica francoeuri Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Formica integroides Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica xerophila Smith, M.R., 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Leptogenys (Leptogenys) peninsularis Mann, 1926Atlantic geoduck
Leptothorax (Myrafant) obliquicanthus (Cole, 1953)⇒ Temnothorax obliquicanthus Cole, 1953
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum luctuosum Wheeler, W.M., 1905Pine tree ant
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Messor julianus Pergande, 1894White strigilla
Messor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)⇒ Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886
Messor stoddardi Emery, 1895
Monomorium ergatogyna Wheeler, 1904
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium viride Brown, 1943
Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmecocystus kennedyi Snelling, R.R., 1969
Myrmecocystus lugubris Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Myrmecocystus melliger Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus navajo Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus perimeces Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus semirufus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus yuma Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Neivamyrmex leonardi Wheeler, 1915
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex nyensis Watkins, 1977
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) clydei Gregg, 1950
Pheidole barbata Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole cerebrosior Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole clementensis Gregg, 1969
Pheidole desertorum Wheeler, 1906
Pheidole gracilipes Motschoulsky, 1863
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole macrops Wilson, 2003
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pheidole psammophila Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole sciophila Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole vistana Forel, 1914
Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955
Pheidole yaqui Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867California harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex laevinodis Snelling, 1982Many-colored tellin
Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914Maricopa harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex tenuispinus Forel, 1914
Polyergus vinosus Trager, 2013Wine-red Amazon ant
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pseudomyrmex apache Creighton, 1953
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) aurea Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Stenamma californicum Snelling, R.R., 1973
Strumigenys cordovensis Mayr, 1887
Syscia augustae Wheeler, W.M., 1902
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax anaphalantus Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax andrei Emery, 1895
Temnothorax caguatan Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax morongo Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax myrmiciformis Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax nitens Emery, 1895
Tetramorium hispidum Wheeler, W.M., 1915
Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886Black harvester ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Baja California
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
38
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom