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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Banff District (Alberta´s Rockies, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
285
1545
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
284
1544
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1517
2284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
1314
2035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
40
259
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
237
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
72
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
20
60
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Banff District
1 Family width 60 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants60SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Banff District
20 Genera with 60 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Doleromyrma Forel, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Epopostruma Forel, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants20SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1938Rainbow ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 2017Honey carrier1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1858Bull ants5SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 191310SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratopula Wheeler, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 2003Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1861
Acorn Ants0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Banff District
60 Species
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Myrmophyma) ceriseipes Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Epopostruma quadrispinosa Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica altipetens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica bradleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica integroides Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formicoxenus provancheri Emery, 1895Shampoo ant
Iridomyrmex bicknelli Emery, 1898Black Trail Ant
Iridomyrmex chasei Forel, 1902Cumberland leafshell
Iridomyrmex discors Forel, 1902Cumberland leafshell
Iridomyrmex dromus Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax calderoni (Creighton, 1950)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Melophorus inconspicuus Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmecia dichospila Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Myrmecia mandibularis Smith, 1858Toothless Bull Ant
Myrmecia nigriceps Mayr, 1862Black-headed bull ant
Myrmecia nigriscapa Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Myrmecia pilosula Smith, 1858Hopper Ant
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica discontinua Weber, 1939
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica pinetorum Wheeler, 1905Ant Of The Pines
Myrmica tahoensis Weber, 1948
Myrmica whymperi Forel, 1913
Paratopula catocha Bolton, 1988
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole alexeter Wilson, 2003
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Banff District
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
20
60
Genera
Species

Taxom