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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region North Rhine-Westphalia (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
4332
12469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
4330
12467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
420
4225
12202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
3513
10630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
634
2116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
538
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
185
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
31
87
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Rhine-Westphalia
1 Family width 87 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants87SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Rhine-Westphalia
31 Genera with 87 Species
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Anergates Forel, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1837Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Cremastogaster arthuri-müll..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Epitritus Emery, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1915And Field Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Harpagoxenus Forel, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1992Citronella ants13SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 17989SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1917Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Manica Jurine, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 184614SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Poneropsis Heer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Prionomyrmex Mayr, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1798Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1941Fierce Ants4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Rhine-Westphalia
87 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798Many-line lucine
Aphaenogaster archaica ♰ Meunier, 1915
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus lignitus ♰ E. F. Germar, 1837
Cremastogaster (Acrocoelia) scutellaris Emery, 1869
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) quadripunctatus Linnaeus, 1771
Epitritus argiolus (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys argiola Emery, 1869
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Formica) polyctena Förster, 1850European Red Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Formica) truncorum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) lusatica (Seifert, 1997)⇒ Formica clara Forel, 1886
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica (Serviformica) transkaucasica (Nasonov, 1889)⇒ Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
Formica bauckhorni ♰ Meunier, 1915
Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846Shining guest ant
Harpagoxenus sublaevis Nylander, 1849
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) bicornis Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) sabularum Bondroit, 1918Indented macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) gredleri Mayr, 1855
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Myrafant) affinis (Mayr, 1855)⇒ Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855
Leptothorax (Myrafant) interruptus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852
Leptothorax (Myrafant) nigriceps (Mayr, 1855)⇒ Temnothorax nigriceps Mayr, 1855
Leptothorax (Myrafant) parvulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852
Leptothorax (Myrafant) unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)⇒ Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Liometopum rhenanum ♰ Meunier, 1917
Manica rubida Latreille, 1802
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmica archaica Meunier, 1915
Myrmica bibikoffi Kutter, 1963
Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920Disk dosinia
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica lonae Finzi, 1926
Myrmica microrubra Seifert, 1993
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica rugulosa (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846Micro-whip scorpions
Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Ponera elegantissima ♰ Meunier, 1923Striate piddock
Poneropsis rhenana ♰ Meunier, 1917
Prionomyrmex wappleri ♰ G. M. Dlussky, 2012
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Strongylognathus testaceus Schenck, 1852Surinam strigilla
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) ambiguum (Emery, 1925)⇒ Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium impurum Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Tetramorium moravicum Kratochvíl, 1941

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in North Rhine-Westphalia
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
31
87
Genera
Species

Taxom