Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Iowa (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 411
3216
6497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 409
3212
6493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 389
3145
6339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 282
2542
5081 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 52
302
556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 42
265
503 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 16
145
365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
28
78 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Iowa
1 Family width 78 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Iowa
28 Genera with 78 Species
| Acanthomyops Mayr, 1950 | Citronella ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862 | Collared Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1893 | Black carpenter ant | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1895 | Acrobat Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866 | Cone ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forelius Emery, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1977 | And Field Ants | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1941 | Citronella ants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1944 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmosericus Forel, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1906 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1863 | Big-headed Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1865 | Harvester Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyergus Latreille, 1915 | Amazon ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1836 | False Honey Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenamma Westwood, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1863 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1895 | Acorn Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1758 | Fierce Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iowa
78 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866 | Larger yellow ant | | Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863 | | | Acanthomyops plumopilosus Buren, 1941 | | | Acanthomyops pogonogynus Buren, 1950 | | | Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908 | | Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862 | | Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862 | American Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802 | | | Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995 | Ferruginous carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855 | New York Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773 | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893 | Smaller carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836 | | | Crematogaster missouriensis Emery, 1895 | | | Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866 | Pyramid ant | | Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863 | High noon ant | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Formica bradleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913 | Orcutt nakedclam | | Formica difficilis Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886 | Allegheny mound ant | | Formica fossaceps Buren, 1942 | | | Formica incerta Buren, 1944 | Uncertain Field Ant | | Formica integra Nylander, 1856 | Oblique jackknife clam | | Formica knighti Buren, 1944 | Atlantic jackknife | | Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910) | ⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838 | | Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903 | New World Black Ant | | Formica nepticula Wheeler, W.M., 1905 | | | Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893) | ⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977 | | Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886 | Thatching ant | | Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870 | Northern Red Wood Ant | | Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802 | Peony | | Formica prociliata Kennedy & De..., 1937 | Chalky macoma | | Formica reflexa Buren, 1942 | | | Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica spatulata Buren, 1944 | Atlantic jackknife | | Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977 | Thick macoma | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862 | Common Citronella Ant | | Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906 | New World Fuzzy Ant | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846 | Yellow ant | | Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850 | Alien field ant | | Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893 | Cornfield ant | | Lasius plumopilosus Buren, 1941 | | | Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863 | | Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867) | ⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914 | | Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Myrmica americana Weber, 1939 | | | Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Myrmica hamulata Weber, 1939 | Atlantic jackknife | | Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846 | Subcancellate ervilia | | Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900) | ⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846 | | Myrmica trullicornis Buren, 1944 | | | Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889 | | | Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870 | Atlantic diplodon | | Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863 | Hairy Big-Headed Ant | | Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865 | Western harvester ant | | Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893 | Broad-headed Amazon ant | | Polyergus montivagus (Wheeler, 1915) | ⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870 | | Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866 | Pennsylvania Ponera | | Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836 | False Honey Ant | | Pyramica missouriensis Smith, 1931 | | | Pyramica ornata Mayr, 1887 | Threetooth carditid | | Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886 | Aleutian cyclocardia | | Stenamma impar Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903 | | | Strumigenys clipeata Roger, 1863 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836 | Coconut ant | | Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866 | | | Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863 | Long-Spined Acorn Ant | | Temnothorax tricarinatus Emery, 1895 | | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Iowa
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