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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Houston (Shelby County, Ohio, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
197
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
197
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
188
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
156
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
7
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
7
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
4
14
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
8
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Houston (Ohio)
1 Family width 16 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Houston (Ohio)
8 Genera with 16 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1855Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1870And Field Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1850Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1858Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houston (Ohio)
16 Species
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pyramica missouriensis Smith, 1931
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Houston (Ohio)
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom