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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Dakota County (Minnesota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
182
751
1119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
182
751
1119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
168
710
1041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
618
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
102
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
77
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
60
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
14
36
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dakota County (Minnesota)
1 Family width 36 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants36SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dakota County (Minnesota)
14 Genera with 36 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1862Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1907Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1855Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1860
Miniature Trap-jaw Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dakota County (Minnesota)
36 Species
Acanthomyops claviger Roger, 1862Smaller yellow ant
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nigriceps Smith, F., 1858Black-headed sugar ant
Camponotus michaelseni Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Eurhopalothrix floridana (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros floridanum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Myrafant) longispinosus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica nearctica Weber, 1939
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Dakota County (Minnesota)
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
14
36
Genera
Species

Taxom