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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1283
1575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
257
1283
1575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1259
1550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1093
1350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
28
213
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
200
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
41
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
11
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Breton County
1 Family width 19 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Breton County
11 Genera with 19 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Harpagoxenus Forel, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Breton County
19 Species
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
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) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Harpagoxenus canadensis Smith, 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Cape Breton County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom