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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Desert Center (Riverside County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
32
63
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
32
63
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
30
61
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
22
48
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
11
30
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
11
30
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
29
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
9
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Desert Center
1 Family width 15 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Desert Center
9 Genera with 15 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1942Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1919Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838Honeypot Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1977Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1908Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1879Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Veromessor Forel, 1886Smooth Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Desert Center
15 Species
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ocreatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) davisi Smith, M.R., 1942Wright's silktassel
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) depilis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Neivamyrmex nyensis Watkins, 1977
Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole vistana Forel, 1914
Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886Black harvester ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Desert Center
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom