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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Carara National Park (Brunca Region, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
236
2305
2630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
236
2305
2630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
232
2300
2625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
166
2025
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
390
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
389
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
166
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
65
189
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Carara National Park
1 Family width 189 Species and 8 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants189SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Carara National Park
65 Genera with 189 Species
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Acanthognathus Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Adelomyrmex Fernández, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1890Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1844Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 186310SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1887Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1862Black carpenter ant17SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants5SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1857
Ant-raiding ant0SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1904Acrobat Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyrmex Mayr, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Dendromyrmex Emery, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Hylomyrma Forel, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18876SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Lachnomyrmex Wheeler, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1858Bull ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neocerapachys Borowiec, 2016
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1899Trap-jaw ants6SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 2003Big-headed Ants19SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 185811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoponera Emery, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 2014
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1901Fire ants8SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyrmex Emery, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1959Miniature Trap-jaw Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1892Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1877Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Xenomyrmex Forel, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Carara National Park
189 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acanthognathus ocellatus Mayr, 1887
Adelomyrmex longinoi Fernández, 2003
Aphaenogaster phalangium Emery, 1890
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma mayri Forel, 1893
Atta colombica Guirin-Minev..., 1844
Azteca alfari Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca coeruleipennis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca constructor Emery, 1896False spike
Azteca flavigaster Longino, 2007
Azteca instabilis Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Azteca longiceps Emery, 1893Simple cleftclam
Azteca pittieri Forel, 1899Simple cleftclam
Azteca tonduzi Forel, 1899
Azteca velox Forel, 1899
Azteca xanthochroa Roger, 1863
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brettesi Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) excisus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) trapezoideus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) mucronatus Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) coruscus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Camponotus obreptivus Forel, 1899
Camponotus striatus Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Cephalotes cordiventris Santschi, 1931California mahogany-clam
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes multispinosus Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Crematogaster (Eucrema) acuta Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Crematogaster (Neocrema) montezumia Smith, F., 1858
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) brasiliensis Mayr, 1878Fossor coquina
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) erecta Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) limata Smith, F., 1858
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) nigropilosa Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) stollii Forel, 1885Arthropods
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) torosa Mayr, 1870Simple cleftclam
Crematogaster spengeli compacta Crawley, 1924
Crematogaster difformis physothorax Emery, 1889
Crematogaster carinata Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
Crematogaster snellingi Longino, 2003
Crematogaster tenuicula Forel, 1904
Cryptopone guatemalensis Forel, 1899
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Dendromyrmex chartifex Smith, 1860Crenulate tellin
Dolichoderus (Monacis) debilis Emery, 1890Moore fairy shrimp
Dolichoderus curvilobus Lattke, 1987
Dolichoderus laminatus Mayr, 1870
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma edentatum Roger, 1863
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Eurhopalothrix bolaui (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Basiceros bolaui Mayr, 1870
Gnamptogenys annulata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys concinna Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Gnamptogenys minuta Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Gnamptogenys regularis Mayr, 1870
Hylomyrma versuta Kempf, 1973
Hypoponera creola Menozzi, 1931Gould cyclocardia
Hypoponera distinguenda Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera nitidula Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera parva Forel, 1909
Hypoponera trigona Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Lachnomyrmex longinoi Feitosa & Br..., 2008
Lachnomyrmex plaumanni Borgmeier, 1957Little-comb lucine
Lachnomyrmex scrobiculatus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) echinatinodis (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nesomyrmex echinatinodis Forel, 1886
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecia pilosula Smith, 1858Hopper Ant
Myrmelachista lauropacifica Longino, 2006
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neoponera venerae Forel, 1922
Nesomyrmex tonsuratus Kempf, 1959
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842
Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894
Octostruma excertirugis Longino, 2013
Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)⇒ Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
Odontomachus opaciventris Forel, 1899
Oligomyrmex urichi (Wheeler, 1922)⇒ Carebara urichi Wheeler, 1922
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla carinulata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera carinulata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla harpax montezumia Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla impressa Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Pheidole arachnion Wilson, 2003
Pheidole belonorte Longino, 2019
Pheidole bicornis Forel, 1899
Pheidole celaena Wilson, 2003
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole glomericeps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole hirsuta Emery, 1896False spike
Pheidole indagatrix Wilson, 2003
Pheidole karolmorae Longino, 2009
Pheidole multispina Wilson, 2003
Pheidole otisi Wilson, 2003
Pheidole plebecula Forel, 1899
Pheidole potosiana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole pugnax Dalla Torre, 1892
Pheidole punctatissima (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole rhinoceros Forel, 1899
Pheidole rugiceps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole simonsi Wilson, 2003
Pheidole traini Wilson, 2003
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prionopelta modesta Forel, 1909Lilliput
Proceratium micrommatum Roger, 1863
Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899
Procryptocerus paleatus Emery, 1896False spike
Pseudomyrmex boopis Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex elongatus Mayr, 1870Ant
Pseudomyrmex filiformis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex ita Forel, 1906
Pseudomyrmex obtusus Ward, 2017
Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877
Pseudomyrmex spiculus Ward, 1989
Pseudomyrmex spinicola Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Pseudomyrmex tenuis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Pseudomyrmex viduus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pyramica alberti (Forel, 1893)⇒ Strumigenys alberti Forel, 1893
Pyramica brevicornis Mann, 1922Thick cyclocardia
Pyramica fridericimuelleri Forel, 1886Transverse micro-cockle
Pyramica subedentata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Rogeria belti Mann, 1922
Rogeria cuneola Kugler, C., 1994
Rogeria innotabilis Kugler, C., 1994
Rogeria leptonana Kugler, C., 1994
Rogeria tonduzi Forel, 1899
Solenopsis azteca azteca Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) brevicornis Emery, 1888Inflated axinopsid
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) castor Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) stricta Emery, 1896False spike
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) zeteki Wheeler, W.M., 1942
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis bicolor Emery, 1906
Solenopsis pygmaea (Forel, 1901)⇒ Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798
Stegomyrmex manni Smith, M.R., 1946
Stenamma schmidti Menozzi, 1931
Strongylognathus silvestrii Menozzi, 1936Salina mucket
Strumigenys cordovensis Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys gundlachi Roger, 1862Ant
Strumigenys lanuginosa Wheeler, W.M., 1905Ant
Strumigenys longispinosa Brown, 1958
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys marginiventris Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam
Strumigenys micretes Brown, 1959Smooth abra
Strumigenys pariensis Lattke & Goitia, 1997
Strumigenys precava Brown, 1954
Strumigenys zeteki Brown, 1959
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium steinheili Forel, 1892
Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877Toughleaf dogwood
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Wasmannia rochai Forel, 1912
Xenomyrmex panamanus Wheeler, 1922Atlantic cleftclam

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Carara National Park
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
65
189
Genera
Species

Taxom