Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region North Carolina (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 528
4988
11427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 525
4982
11420 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 498
4855
11099 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 349
4006
9174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 59
516
1180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 51
468
1125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
225
863 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
52
179 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for North Carolina
1 Family width 179 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for North Carolina
52 Genera with 179 Species #ABCDEFHLMNOPRST
| Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893 | Citronella ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyopone Erichson, 1949 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915 | Collared Ants | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Baikuris Dlussky, 2024 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868 | Rover ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brownimecia Grimaldi, Ag..., 2024 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 0 | Black carpenter ant | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopsis Mayr, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 2007 | Acrobat Ants | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptopone Emery, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discothyrea Roger, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichoderus Lund, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1936 | Cone ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eciton Latreille, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forelius Emery, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1836 | And Field Ants | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1846 | Citronella ants | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1943 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1905 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmosericus Forel, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972 | Legionary Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1922 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Octostruma Forel, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1861 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1775 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1860 | Panther Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846 | Crazy ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1901 | Big-headed Ants | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1802 | Harvester Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyergus Latreille, 1947 | Amazon ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1836 | False Honey Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proceratium Roger, 1863 | Hairy Curltail Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomyrmex Lund, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalothrix Mayr, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1972 | Fire ants | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecomyrma Wilson & Brown, 2024 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenamma Westwood, 1903 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | Stigmatomma Roger, 1859 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1906 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1863 | Acorn Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1758 | Fierce Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trachymyrmex Forel, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Carolina
179 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866 | Larger yellow ant | | Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863 | | | Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901 | | | Acanthomyops plumopilosus Buren, 1941 | | | Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893 | | | Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844 | | | Amblyopone trigonignatha Brown, 1949 | Long abra | | Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) floridana Smith, M.R., 1941 | Canyon silktassel | | Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Aphaenogaster ashmeadi Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Aphaenogaster carolinensis (Wheeler, W.M., 1915) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915 | | Aphaenogaster flemingi Smith, 1928 | | | Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863 | | | Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr, 1886 | Cande diplodon | | Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908 | Broad lepton | | Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908 | | Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862 | | Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915 | Many-line lucine | | Baikuris ocellantis ♰ Sosiak, Cock..., 2024 | | | Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893 | Hairless Rover Ant | | Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868 | Dark rover ant | | Brownimecia inconspicua ♰ Sosiak, Cock..., 2024 | | | Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862 | American Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802 | | | Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995 | Ferruginous carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910 | Carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855 | New York Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773 | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855 | Humpbacked peaclam | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893 | Smaller carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) snellingi Bolton, 1995 | Lens lucine | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) socius Roger, 1863 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870 | Maculate carpenter ant | | Camponotus rufifrons leucopis | | | Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886 | Acrobat ant | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) atkinsoni Wheeler, W.M., 1919 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) pilosa Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) punctulata (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Crematogaster lineolata Say, 1836 | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima Mayr, 1870 | Lunate crassinella | | Crematogaster pinicola Deyrup & Cover, 2007 | | | Cryptopone gilva Roger, 1863 | | | Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863 | | | Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885 | Sister diplodon | | Dorymyrmex bureni Trager, 1988 | | | Dorymyrmex flavopectus Smith, M.R., 1944 | Flat diplodon | | Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879 | | | Dorymyrmex grandulus Forel, 1922 | | | Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866 | Pyramid ant | | Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911 | | | Dorymyrmex smithi (Cole, 1936) | ⇒ Dorymyrmex insana Buckley, 1866 | | Eciton carolinense Emery, 1894 | | | Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879 | | | Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863 | High noon ant | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973 | | | Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912 | Silvery Field Ant | | Formica biophilica Trager, 2007 | | | Formica difficilis Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica dolosa Buren, 1944 | | | Formica incerta Buren, 1944 | Uncertain Field Ant | | Formica integra Nylander, 1856 | Oblique jackknife clam | | Formica lasioides Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913 | Orcutt nakedclam | | Formica neoclara Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903 | New World Black Ant | | Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870 | Northern Red Wood Ant | | Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802 | Peony | | Formica postoculata Kennedy & De..., 1937 | Chalky macoma | | Formica querquetulana Kennedy & De..., 1937 | Sleek macoma | | Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908 | Rough razor | | Formica subsericea Say, 1836 | Danglepod | | Hypoponera inexorata Wheeler, W.M., 1903 | | | Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887 | Carolina marshclam | | Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862 | Common Citronella Ant | | Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782 | Blond Field Ant | | Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906 | New World Fuzzy Ant | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846 | Yellow ant | | Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850 | Alien field ant | | Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955 | Elongate macoma | | Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893 | Cornfield ant | | Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881 | Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant | | Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846) | ⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782 | | Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata Buckley, 1866 | | | Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863 | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Monomorium guineense Bernard, 1953 | | | Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867) | ⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914 | | Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913 | | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium trageri DuBois, 1986 | Stephens dwarf-venus | | Monomorium viride Brown, 1943 | | | Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863 | | | Myrmica americana Weber, 1939 | | | Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921) | ⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901 | | Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881 | Incomplete Ant | | Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927 | Corded pitar | | Myrmica pinetorum Wheeler, 1905 | Ant Of The Pines | | Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889 | | | Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894 | | | Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872 | | | Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894 | | | Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972 | Ovate cyclocardia | | Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922 | | | Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013 | | | Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Odontomachus clarus Roger, 1861 | Candystick tellin | | Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775 | Green ant | | Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895 | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890 | | | Pachycondyla solitaria Smith, F., 1860 | Pimpled diplodon | | Paratrechina bruesii Wheeler, 1903 | | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Paratrechina parvula Mayr, 1870 | | | Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846) | ⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846 | | Pheidole bahai Forel, 1922 | | | Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870 | Atlantic diplodon | | Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916 | Inflated diplodon | | Pheidole crassicornis (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908 | | Pheidole davisi Wheeler, 1905 | | | Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886 | Cande diplodon | | Pheidole dentigula Smith, 1927 | | | Pheidole floridana Emery, 1895 | Round combshell | | Pheidole metallescens Emery, 1895 | Rough razor | | Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863 | Hairy Big-Headed Ant | | Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908 | Rough razor | | Pheidole tysoni Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Pogonomyrmex badius Latreille, 1802 | Florida harvester ant | | Polyergus longicornis (Smith, 1947) | ⇒ Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870 | | Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962 | Ant | | Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866 | Pennsylvania Ponera | | Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836 | False Honey Ant | | Proceratium crassicorne (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863 | | Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863 | | | Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855 | | | Pyramica angulata Smith, 1931 | | | Pyramica dietrichi Smith, 1931 | | | Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869) | ⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869 | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) carolinensis Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836) | ⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895 | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) pergandei Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picta Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) salina Wheeler, W.M., 1908 | Rough razor | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) texana (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895 | | Solenopsis indet | | | Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 | Argentine Fire Ant | | Sphecomyrma nexa ♰ Sosiak, Cock..., 2024 | | | Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886 | Aleutian cyclocardia | | Stenamma carolinense (Smith, 1951) | ⇒ Stenamma foveolocephalum Smith, M.R., 1930 | | Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Stenamma impar Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Stenamma schmidti Menozzi, 1931 | | | Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903 | | | Strumigenys brevisetosa (Smith, 1935) | ⇒ Smithistruma pilinasis Forel, 1901 | | Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863 | | | Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887 | | | Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906 | Ant | | Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836 | Coconut ant | | Temnothorax bradleyi Wheeler, 1913 | | | Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866 | | | Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863 | Long-Spined Acorn Ant | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881 | Northern Fungus Farming Ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in North Carolina
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