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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Lake Erie Islands (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
781
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
779
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
213
755
1085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
153
606
880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
164
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
141
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
104
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
27
49
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lake Erie Islands
1 Family width 49 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant49SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lake Erie Islands
27 Genera with 49 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1866Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1855Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1911Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1846Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1862Bull ants2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1836Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1860Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1860Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Turneria Forel, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Erie Islands
49 Species
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitreus Smith, F., 1860Common northern plug ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855Humpbacked peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Leptothorax (Myrafant) ambiguus (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895
Myrmecia desertorum Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Myrmecia nigriceps Mayr, 1862Black-headed bull ant
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) creusa Emery, 1897
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) yorkana Forel, 1915
Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) daemeli Mayr, 1876Daemel´s Spiny Ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Pyramica abdita Wesson & Wesson, 1939Pismo clam
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetraponera nitida Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Turneria bidentata Forel, 1895

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Lake Erie Islands
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
27
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom