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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Des Moines County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
237
1020
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
236
1019
1396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
219
971
1306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
157
795
1082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
116
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
24
98
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
74
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
22
41
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Des Moines County
1 Family width 41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae (Latreille, 1809)Ants41SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Des Moines County
22 Genera with 41 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1947Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1836Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1802And Field Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1870Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1865Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Des Moines County
41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black 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
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella 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
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut 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

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Des Moines County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
22
41
Genera
Species

Taxom