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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Medellin (Antioquia Department, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
137
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
60
137
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
58
135
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
46
115
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
12
39
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
10
34
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
6
28
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
11
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Medellin
1 Family width 15 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Medellin
11 Genera with 15 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1868Turtle ants1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1862Acrobat Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilloides Mann, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1863Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Medellin
15 Species
Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, 1858Flattened carditid
Cephalotes multispinosus Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster coriaria Mayr, 1872Southern acornshell
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Dolichoderus schulzi Emery, 1894
Leptanilloides sculpturata Brandão, Din..., 1999
Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870Ant
Linepithema piliferum Mayr, 1870
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pyramica laevipleura Kempf, 1958Atlantic semele
Pyramica xenognatha Kempf, 1958Atlantic semele
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Medellin
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
11
15
Genera
Species

Taxom