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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
247
1058
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
246
1057
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
232
1014
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
872
1113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
147
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
126
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
51
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
15
31
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colchester County
1 Family width 31 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants31SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colchester County
15 Genera with 31 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1947Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1836Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1903And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants6SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colchester County
31 Species
Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover 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 (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Colchester County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
15
31
Genera
Species

Taxom