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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Metro Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
269
1082
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
889
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
192
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
166
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
52
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
10
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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


Genera for Metro Vancouver
10 Genera with 15 Species
Crematogaster Lund, 1855Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1973And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1836Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1855
Fierce Ants0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metro Vancouver
15 Species
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Metro Vancouver
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
10
15
Genera
Species

Taxom