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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Kansas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
4968
10480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
4962
10473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
4804
10089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
336
3968
8340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
609
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
57
570
1253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
256
894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
52
192
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kansas
1 Family width 192 Species and 10 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants192SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kansas
52 Genera with 192 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Calomyrmex Emery, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1773Black carpenter ant17SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Diplorhoptrum Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1936Cone ants5SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1913And Field Ants22SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Harpagoxenus Forel, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants8SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19437SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeceocystus3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19306SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Neoformica Wheeler, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1890Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1908Big-headed Ants14SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1899Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 0Hairy Curltail Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Protomognathus Wheeler, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Smithistruma Brown, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1879Fire ants5SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1939Miniature Trap-jaw Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kansas
192 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acanthomyops claviger Roger, 1862Smaller yellow ant
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster treatae pluteicornis Wheeler & Wh..., 1934
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster mariae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster mayri Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Calomyrmex albopilosus wienandsi Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ferrugineus Fabricius, 1798
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) impressus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) discolor Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmogonia) ferrugineus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Camponotus chromaiodes Bolton, 1995
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886Acrobat ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) atkinsoni Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) depilis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) punctulata (Emery, 1895)⇒ Crematogaster lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima Mayr, 1870Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster minutissima missouriensis Emery, 1895
Crematogaster (Oxygyne) daisyi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Crematogaster clara (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Crematogaster laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster missouriensis Emery, 1895
Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) taschenbergi Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885Sister diplodon
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Dorymyrmex smithi (Cole, 1936)⇒ Dorymyrmex insana Buckley, 1866
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Forelius pruinosus analis André, 1893
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica bradleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica integroides Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910)⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica ntidiventris
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica schaufussi dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica vinculans Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formicoxenus provancheri Emery, 1895Shampoo ant
Harpagoxenus americanus (Emery, 1895)⇒ Protomognathus americanus Emery, 1895
Harpagoxenus canadensis Smith, 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Hypoponera inexorata Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Hypoponera opacior Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) interjectus Mayr, 1866Large yellow ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) speculiventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Leptothorax (Dichothorax) pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) schaumi (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) ambiguus (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Myrafant) curvispinosus (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) tricarinatus (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax tricarinatus Emery, 1895
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Monomorium compressum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium rubriceps Mayr, 1876Sickle jackknife
Monomorium viride Brown, 1943
Myrmeceocystus mimicus Wheeler, 1908
Myrmeceocystus navajo Wheeler, 1908
Myrmeceocystus romainei Cole, 1936
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica pinetorum Wheeler, 1905Ant Of The Pines
Myrmica spatulata Smith, 1930
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex fallax Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex fuscipennis Smith, 1942
Neivamyrmex kiowapache Snelling, G...., 2007
Neivamyrmex minor Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Papyrius nitidus Mayr, 1862Great tellin
Paratrechina parvula Mayr, 1870
Paratrechina terricola Buckley, 1866
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole crassicornis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole desertorum Wheeler, 1906
Pheidole hayesi (Smith, 1924)⇒ Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole lamia Wheeler, 1901Yellow nightshade groundcherry
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pheidole pilifera coloradensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863
Pheidole pilifera pilifera Roger, 1863
Pheidole senex Gregg, 1952
Pheidole sitarches Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole sitarches campestris Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole soritis (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole sitarches Wheeler, 1908
Platythyrea arnoldi Forel, 1913
Pogonomyrmex apache Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex comanche Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex fossilis Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914Maricopa harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pristomyrmex fuscipennis Smith, 1861
Proceratium pergandei Emery, 1895
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proceratium sileeeeceum
Protomognathus americanus Emery, 1895
Pyramica reflexa Wesson & Wesson, 1939Pismo clam
Pyramica trieces Brown, 1960Boring petricola
Smithistruma dietrichi (Smith, 1931)⇒ Strumigenys dietrichi Smith, M.R., 1931
Smithistruma laevinasis Smith, 1931
Smithistruma ohioensis Kennedy & Sc..., 1933
Smithistruma pilinasis Forel, 1901
Smithistruma pulchella Emery, 1895
Smithistruma reflexa Wesson & Wesson, 1939
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) carolinensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) tennesseensis Smith, M.R., 1951Graytwig
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) texana (Emery, 1895)⇒ Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stigmatomma pallipes Haldeman, 1844Vampire Ant
Strumigenys clipeata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys dietrichi Smith, M.R., 1931
Strumigenys laevinasis Smith, M.R., 1931
Strumigenys ohioensis Kennedy & Sc..., 1933
Strumigenys pilinasis Forel, 1901
Strumigenys pulchella Emery, 1895
Strumigenys reflexa Wesson, L.G...., 1939
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863Schaum'S Acorn Ant
Temnothorax tricarinatus Emery, 1895
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Kansas
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
52
192
Genera
Species

Taxom