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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Lexington County (South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
525
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
525
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
494
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
448
560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
67
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
18
62
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
54
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
17
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lexington County
1 Family width 24 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants24SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lexington County
17 Genera with 24 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1836Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1802And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1894Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1860
Miniature Trap-jaw Ants0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lexington County
24 Species
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Formica dolosa Buren, 1944
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Lexington County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
17
24
Genera
Species

Taxom