Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 343
2249
4122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 341
2244
4117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 326
2212
4079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 219
1667
3051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 36
208
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 29
182
293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 13
53
129 | 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
Genera for Northern Ireland
21 Genera with 42 Species
| Anoplolepis Santschi, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1874 | Rover ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1763 | Black carpenter ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1792 | Acrobat Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1917 | And Field Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1921 | Citronella ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecia Fabricius, 1862 | Bull ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846 | Crazy ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1793 | Big-headed Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1890 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1836 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1851 | Fierce Ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Wasmannia Forel, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Ireland
42 Species | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874 | Inflated axinopsid | | Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763 | Henslow peaclam | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792 | Cocktail Ant | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917 | | | Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893 | Orbicular axinopsid | | Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859 | Pantropical mini-ponerine ant | | Hypoponera schauinslandi Emery, 1899 | | | Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792 | Bicoloured ant | | Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990 | Invasive garden ant | | Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Garden Ant | | Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921 | | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium springvalense Forel, 1913 | | | Myrmecia nigriceps Mayr, 1862 | Black-headed bull ant | | Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846 | Subcancellate ervilia | | Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886) | ⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846) | ⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846 | | Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896 | Anastasia'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, 1894 | Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant | | Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802 | Indolent Ant | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890 | Ant | | Tapinoma ibericum Latreille, 1798 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836 | Coconut ant | | Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921 | Ant | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863 | Electric ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Northern Ireland
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