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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Chicago (Northern Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
1104
1585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
1104
1585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
210
1070
1528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
951
1382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
266
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
245
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
148
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
23
45
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chicago
1 Family width 45 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant45SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chicago
23 Genera with 45 Species
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Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1858Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1836Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1913And Field Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Neoformica Wheeler, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1893Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 0Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chicago
45 Species
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
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) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica vinculans Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Monomorium guineense Bernard, 1953
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis indet
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Chicago
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
23
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom