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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Cook County (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
330
1969
3064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
330
1969
3064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1902
2947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
221
1642
2579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
58
435
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
50
385
663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
180
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
36
106
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cook County (Illinois)
1 Family width 106 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants106SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cook County (Illinois)
36 Genera with 106 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1858Black carpenter ant10SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1836Acrobat Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants20SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants7SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19435SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 17589SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1894Legionary Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Neoformica Wheeler, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1863Big-headed Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1868
Harvester Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants5SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cook County (Illinois)
106 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster albisetosa Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Aphaenogaster ashmeadi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
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) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter 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) discolor Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) emeryana Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field 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
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Monomorium guineense Bernard, 1953
Monomorium indet
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium viride Brown, 1943
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica discontinua Weber, 1939
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyergus montivagus (Wheeler, 1915)⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Pyramica creightoni Smith, 1931
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Cook County (Illinois)
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
36
106
Genera
Species

Taxom