Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
434
680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 69
274
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 16
33
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 16
33
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 7
23
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
14
23 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cayman Islands
1 Family width 23 Species
Genera for Cayman Islands
14 Genera with 23 Species | Aenictus Shuckard, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1922 | Black carpenter ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1881 | Acrobat Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomyrmex Lund, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1972 | Fire ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1890 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1931 | Acorn Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1851 | Fierce Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cayman Islands
23 Species | Aenictus artipus Wilson, 1964 | | | Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) genatus Santschi, 1922 | | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) steinheili Forel, 1881 | | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891 | Ant | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886) | ⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901 | Ant | | Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877 | | | Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890 | Ant | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) corticalis Forel, 1881 | Fire ant | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 | Argentine Fire Ant | | Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890 | Emma's Dacetine Ant | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892 | Ant | | Temnothorax subditivus Wheeler, 1903 | | | Temnothorax torrei Aguayo, 1931 | | | Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905 | | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | Destroyer Ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Cayman Islands
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