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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
49
647
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
641
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
260
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
54
135
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buenos Aires
1 Family width 135 Species and 8 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants135SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buenos Aires
54 Genera with 135 Species
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Acromyrmex Mayr, 1899Leaf-cutting Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Adelomyrmex Fernández, 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1919Rover ants3SpeciesTaxom
Bruchomyrma Santschi, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Buteo1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1894Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1894Turtle ants1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1903Acrobat Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Daceton Perty, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1911Cone ants4SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Macromischa Roger, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1939Legionary Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1861Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1863Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1906Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1886Big-headed Ants19SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1887Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Poneracantha Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoatta Gallardo, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18997SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 2014
0SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1894Fire ants18SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyrmex Emery, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1906Miniature Trap-jaw Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1861
Acorn Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Zatania LaPolla, Kal..., 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
135 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) ambiguus Emery, 1888Square sportella
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) lundii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) heyeri Forel, 1899
Apterostigma bruchi Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Azteca constructor Emery, 1896False spike
Azteca pittieri Forel, 1899Simple cleftclam
Brachymyrmex brevicornis Emery, 1906Ant
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachymyrmex oculatus Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Bruchomyrma acutidens Santschi, 1922
Buteo albicaudatus colonus Berlepsch, 1892
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) orthocephalus Emery, 1894
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bonariensis Mayr, 1868
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nitens Mayr, 1870Simple cleftclam
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) punctulatus Mayr, 1868Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) santosi Forel, 1908
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) substitutus Emery, 1894Cumberland leafshell
Cephalotes jheringi Emery, 1894
Crematogaster (Eucrema) acuta Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) atra Mayr, 1870Florida marshclam
Crematogaster borneensis harpyia Forel, 1911
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) nigropilosa Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) quadriformis Roger, 1863Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster spengeli compacta Crawley, 1924
Crematogaster cisplatinalis Mayr, 1887
Crematogaster coriaria Mayr, 1872Southern acornshell
Crematogaster corticicola Mayr, 1887
Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
Cyphomyrmex daguerrei Santschi, 1933
Daceton armigerum Latreille, 1802
Dolichoderus bispinosus Olivier, 1792Desert fairy shrimp
Dolichoderus lutosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Dorymyrmex breviscapis Forel, 1912Tennessee riffleshell
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Dorymyrmex steigeri Santschi, 1912Florida marshclam
Dorymyrmex wolffhuegeli Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Forelius breviscapus Forel, 1914
Gnamptogenys triangularis Mayr, 1887South American grooved ant
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Kalathomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1907
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys australis Emery, 1888Square sportella
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Linepithema micans Forel, 1908
Linepithema neotropicum Wild, 2007
Linepithema piliferum Mayr, 1870
Macromischa chloana (Wheeler, 1937)⇒ Temnothorax dissimilis Aguayo, 1932
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Mycetophylax bruchi Santschi, 1916Inflated axinopsid
Mycetophylax morschi Emery, 1888
Myrmelachista gallicola Mayr, 1887
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex dorbignii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex pertii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex spatulatus Borgmeier, 1939Cut cyclocardia
Nesomyrmex pittieri Forel, 1899
Nesomyrmex vicinus Mayr, 1887
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863
Paratrechina silvestrii Emery, 1906
Pheidole (Easmopheidole) aberrans Mayr, 1868Inflated axinopsid
Pheidole atticola Forel, 1912
Pheidole bakeri Forel, 1912
Pheidole bergi Mayr, 1887
Pheidole cavifrons Emery, 1906
Pheidole cordiceps Mayr, 1868
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole humeridens Wilson, 2003
Pheidole laevinota Forel, 1908
Pheidole nitidula Emery, 1888Grooved fingernailclam
Pheidole quadriceps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole radoszkowskii Mayr, 1884Round combshell
Pheidole risii Forel, 1892
Pheidole rosae Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pheidole rosula Wilson, 2003
Pheidole similigena Wheeler, 1937
Pheidole spininodis Mayr, 1887Inflated axinopsid
Pheidole taurus Emery, 1906
Pheidole triconstricta Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pogonomyrmex coarctatus Mayr, 1868
Pogonomyrmex cunicularius Mayr, 1887
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Poneracantha triangularis Mayr, 1887
Procryptocerus mayri Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899
Pseudoatta argentina Gallardo, 1916Texas lilliput
Pseudomyrmex acanthobius Emery, 1896Gaudy sanguin
Pseudomyrmex boopis Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex rochai Forel, 1912
Pseudomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rogeria bruchi Santschi, 1922
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) basalis Forel, 1895Tennessee riffleshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) clytemnestra Emery, 1896False spike
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) minutissima Emery, 1906
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picea Emery, 1896False spike
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) metanotalis Emery, 1896False spike
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) nigella Emery, 1888Round combshell
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) daguerrei Santschi, 1930
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) interrupta Santschi, 1916Fire ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) quinquecuspis Forel, 1913Fire ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) richteri Forel, 1909BIFA
Solenopsis bruchi
Solenopsis decipiens Emery, 1906
Solenopsis macrops Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Solenopsis major Theobald, 1937Granulose cleftclam
Solenopsis parva Mayr, 1868
Solenopsis sulfurea Roger, 1862
Solenopsis tetracantha Emery, 1906
Solenopsis westwoodi Forel, 1894
Stenamma felixi Mann, 1922
Stenamma schmidti Menozzi, 1931
Strumigenys glenognatha Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906Ant
Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Wasmannia sulcaticeps Emery, 1894
Zatania gibberosa Roger, 1863

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Buenos Aires
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
54
135
Genera
Species

Taxom