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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
1529
1982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1328
1731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
34
237
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
219
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
57
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
15
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Breton County
1 Family width 30 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants30SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Breton County
15 Genera with 30 Species
Amblyopone Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1947Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1836Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Harpagoxenus Forel, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Breton County
30 Species
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
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
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
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
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Cape Breton County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
15
30
Genera
Species

Taxom