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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Buncombe County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
866
1180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
221
865
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
818
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
149
708
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
105
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
25
96
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
78
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
29
50
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buncombe County
1 Family width 50 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants50SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buncombe County
29 Genera with 50 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1901Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1831
Acrobat Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1936Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1802Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1863Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1855
Fierce Ants0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buncombe County
50 Species
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863
Dorymyrmex bureni Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex smithi (Cole, 1936)⇒ Dorymyrmex insana Buckley, 1866
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole dentigula Smith, 1927
Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole tysoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pogonomyrmex badius Latreille, 1802Florida harvester ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Buncombe County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
29
50
Genera
Species

Taxom