Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Des Moines (Dallas County, Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 31
50
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 31
50
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 31
50
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 26
43
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 10
21
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 9
20
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 7
18
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
12
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Des Moines (Iowa)
1 Family width 15 Species
Genera for Des Moines (Iowa)
12 Genera with 15 Species | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862 | Collared Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1893 | Black carpenter ant | 3 | Species | Taxom | Crematogaster Lund, 1831 | Acrobat Ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1802 | And Field Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1893 | Citronella ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1870 | Big-headed Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1836 | False Honey Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1866 | Acorn Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Des Moines (Iowa)
15 Species | Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862 | | Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862 | American Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893 | Smaller carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802 | Peony | | Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862 | Common Citronella Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893 | Cornfield ant | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863 | | Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870 | Atlantic diplodon | | Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836 | False Honey Ant | | Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836 | Coconut ant | | Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866 | |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Des Moines (Iowa)
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