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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
48
397
643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
357
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
120
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
25
83
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Alberta
1 Family width 83 Species and 4 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants83SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Alberta
25 Genera with 83 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant8SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1911Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants28SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants8SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 191313SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1934Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1893Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1836Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
83 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthomyops coloradensis Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893Obscure rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Crematogaster stadelmanni dolichocephala Santschi, 1911
Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica hewitti Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Formica integroides Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica puberula Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formica reflexa Buren, 1942
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Cautolasius) fallax Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Messor barbarum pseudo Mayr, 1862
Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica pinetorum Wheeler, 1905Ant Of The Pines
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica whymperi Forel, 1913
Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen, 1934Calico clam
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Northern Alberta
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
25
83
Genera
Species

Taxom