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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Lexington (Fayette County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
288
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
288
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
280
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
248
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
20
44
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
16
35
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
9
24
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lexington (Kentucky)
1 Family width 8 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lexington (Kentucky)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1862Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1890Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lexington (Kentucky)
8 Species
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Lexington (Kentucky)
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom