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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Mason County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
89
253
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
89
253
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
243
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
194
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
17
64
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
14
60
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
55
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
17
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mason County (Texas)
1 Family width 30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants30SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mason County (Texas)
17 Genera with 30 Species
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1866Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1870Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1879Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1802And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1850Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1908Honeypot Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1861Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1895Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mason County (Texas)
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica biophilica Trager, 2007
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Odontomachus clarus Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pogonomyrmex apache Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex desertorum Wheeler, 1902Large Seed Harvesting Ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Mason County (Texas)
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
17
30
Genera
Species

Taxom