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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Kennebec County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
269
1205
1725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
268
1203
1723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
255
1154
1624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
187
996
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
132
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
24
113
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
81
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
20
46
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kennebec County
1 Family width 46 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants46SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kennebec County
20 Genera with 46 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1947Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1773Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1836Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Harpagoxenus Forel, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants7SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19038SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1839
Big-headed Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1836Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kennebec County
46 Species
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870Mottled Dolichoderus
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Harpagoxenus canadensis Smith, 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) minutus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Kennebec County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
20
46
Genera
Species

Taxom