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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
346
2290
4188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
344
2285
4183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
329
2252
4144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1691
3098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
210
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
184
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
55
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
21
42
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Ireland
1 Family width 42 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants42SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Ireland
21 Genera with 42 Species
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Anoplolepis Santschi, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1763Black carpenter ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1792Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1917And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1921Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1862Bull ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1890Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Ireland
42 Species
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792Cocktail Ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera schauinslandi Emery, 1899
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium springvalense Forel, 1913
Myrmecia nigriceps Mayr, 1862Black-headed bull ant
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Tapinoma ibericum Latreille, 1798
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921Ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Northern Ireland
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
21
42
Genera
Species

Taxom