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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Ireland (British Isles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
4724
11892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
487
4717
11885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
4660
11771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3774
10009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
558
1406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
470
1054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
170
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
32
77
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ireland
1 Family width 77 Species and 2 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants77SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ireland
32 Genera with 77 Species
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Anochetus Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1763Black carpenter ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1792Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1793And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1928Rainbow ants2SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1921Citronella ants10SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1862Bull ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Plectroctena F.Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1922Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Stigmacros Forel, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ireland
77 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792Cocktail Ant
Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera schauinslandi Emery, 1899
Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915
Iridomyrmex riograndensis (Borgmeier, 1928)⇒ Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868
Labidus coeca Latreille, 1802
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870Ant
Monomorium fieldi Forel, 1910Little black mono ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium micron (Crawley, 1925)⇒ Monomorium sordidum Forel, 1902
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium springvalense Forel, 1913
Monomorium sydneyense Forel, 1902Sydney mono ant
Myrmecia nigriceps Mayr, 1862Black-headed bull ant
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896
Solenopsis clarki Crawley, 1922
Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839Fiddleleaf tobacco
Stigmacros pilosella Viehmeyer, 1925Great tellin
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Tapinoma ibericum Latreille, 1798
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921Ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Ireland
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
32
77
Genera
Species

Taxom