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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Litchfield County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
1277
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
268
1273
1936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
251
1226
1836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1079
1644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
177
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
27
146
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
102
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
17
44
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Litchfield County
1 Family width 44 Species
Formicidae (Latreille, 1809)Ants44SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Litchfield County
17 Genera with 44 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1947Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1773Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1836Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1802And Field Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants7SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Litchfield County
44 Species
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica integra Nylander, 1856Oblique jackknife clam
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica nepticula Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formicoxenus provancheri Emery, 1895Shampoo ant
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) minutus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax emersoni (Emery, 1895)⇒ Formicoxenus provancheri Emery, 1895
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Litchfield County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
17
44
Genera
Species

Taxom