Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Benton County (Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 238
1017
1454 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 237
1016
1453 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
971
1366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
798
1115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 35
166
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 27
138
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 13
82
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
20
44 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Benton County (Iowa)
1 Family width 44 Species
Genera for Benton County (Iowa)
20 Genera with 44 Species | Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863 | Citronella ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862 | Collared Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1893 | Black carpenter ant | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1836 | Acrobat Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866 | Cone ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forelius Emery, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1893 | And Field Ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1893 | Citronella ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1863 | Big-headed Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1868 | Harvester Ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Polyergus Latreille, 1893 | Amazon ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1836 | False Honey Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenamma Westwood, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1863 | Acorn Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1758 | Fierce Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benton County (Iowa)
44 Species | Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866 | Larger yellow ant | | Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863 | | | Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908 | | Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862 | | Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862 | American Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802 | | | Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995 | Ferruginous carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855 | New York Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773 | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893 | Smaller carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836 | | | Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866 | Pyramid ant | | Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863 | High noon ant | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886 | Allegheny mound ant | | Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903 | New World Black Ant | | Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893) | ⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977 | | Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802 | Peony | | Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862 | Common Citronella Ant | | Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906 | New World Fuzzy Ant | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846 | Yellow ant | | Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850 | Alien field ant | | Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893 | Cornfield ant | | Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863 | | Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Myrmica americana Weber, 1939 | | | Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863 | Hairy Big-Headed Ant | | Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893 | Broad-headed Amazon ant | | Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866 | Pennsylvania Ponera | | Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836 | False Honey Ant | | Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886 | Aleutian cyclocardia | | Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836 | Coconut ant | | Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866 | | | Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863 | Long-Spined Acorn Ant | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Benton County (Iowa)
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