Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Canyon (Contra Costa County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 134
352
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 134
352
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
340
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
301
276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 22
70
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 21
68
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 13
36
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
11
18 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Canyon (Contra Costa County)
1 Family width 18 Species
Genera for Canyon (Contra Costa County)
11 Genera with 18 Species | Camponotus Mayr, 1910 | Black carpenter ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866 | Cone ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forelius Emery, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1893 | And Field Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1758 | Citronella ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1908 | Honeypot Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1908 | Big-headed Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895 | Harvester Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1972 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Canyon (Contra Costa County)
18 Species | Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910 | Carpenter ant | | Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866 | Pyramid ant | | Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879 | | | Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863 | High noon ant | | Formica aserva Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903 | | | Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Garden Ant | | Monomorium viride Brown, 1943 | | | Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908 | Rough razor | | Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908 | Rough razor | | Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881 | Incomplete Ant | | Pheidole cockerelli Wheeler, 1908 | Rough razor | | Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858 | Agricultural ant | | Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867 | California harvester ant | | Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914 | Maricopa harvester ant | | Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895 | Rough harvester ant | | Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 | Argentine Fire Ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Canyon (Contra Costa County)
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