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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
47
114
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
47
114
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
109
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
37
96
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
11
33
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
9
28
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
4
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
10
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Des Plaines
1 Family width 14 Species
Formicidae (Latreille, 1809)Ants14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Des Plaines
10 Genera with 14 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1947Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Des Plaines
14 Species
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Des Plaines
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
10
14
Genera
Species

Taxom