Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Dorsetshire (Southwest England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 384
1761
2991 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 383
1760
2990 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 356
1704
2912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 252
1445
2552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 37
103
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 30
88
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 16
61
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
10
21 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dorsetshire
1 Family width 21 Species
Genera for Dorsetshire
10 Genera with 21 Species | Formica Linnaeus, 1920 | And Field Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Formicium Westwood, 1920 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1758 | Citronella ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megapterites Westwood, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1846 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicium Heer, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1920 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prionophana Handlirsch, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1798 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1758 | Fierce Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dorsetshire
21 Species | Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783 | Black-backed meadow ant | | Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761 | Davidson's bush-mallow | | Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798 | Blood-Red Ant | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Formica heteroptera ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1920 | | | Formicium berryi ♰ Carpenter, 1929 | | | Formicium brodiei ♰ Westwood, 1854 | Elongate carditid | | Formicium mirabile ♰ Cockerell, 1920 | | | Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798 | Jet Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893 | Cornfield ant | | Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Garden Ant | | Megapterites mirabilis Cockerell, 1920 | | | Myrmica hirsuta Elmes, 1978 | | | Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802 | | Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846 | Subcancellate ervilia | | Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846 | Ant | | Myrmicium heerii ♰ J. O. Westwood, 1854 | | | Oecophylla bartoniana ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1920 | | | Prionophana antiqua ♰ Giebel, 1856 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798 | Tellin semele | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Dorsetshire
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