Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Benton County (Mississippi, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
189
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
189
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 70
172
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 58
144
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 13
27
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 10
24
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 7
21
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
10
13 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Benton County (Mississippi)
1 Family width 13 Species
Genera for Benton County (Mississippi)
10 Genera with 13 Species | Acanthomyops Mayr, 1866 | Citronella ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1863 | Black carpenter ant | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1870 | Big-headed Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1836 | False Honey Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomyrmex Lund, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1804 | Fire ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benton County (Mississippi)
13 Species | Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866 | Larger yellow ant | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893 | Smaller carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863 | Compact Carpenter Ant | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870 | Atlantic diplodon | | Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836 | False Honey Ant | | Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804 | Elongate twig ant | | Pyramica margaritae Forel, 1893 | Ant | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) salina Wheeler, W.M., 1908 | Rough razor | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Benton County (Mississippi)
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