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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Northwest England (North England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
363
2399
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2399
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
346
2336
4374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
263
2060
3989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
203
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
177
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
135
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
35
72
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest England
1 Family width 72 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants72SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest England
35 Genera with 72 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1866Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868
Rover ants0SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1865Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1893Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Doleromyrma Forel, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1817driver ant2SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Froggattella Forel, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1998Rainbow ants5SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 2017Honey carrier1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19028SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1943Bull ants8SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18466SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1861
False Honey Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1918Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest England
72 Species
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Aenictus alluaudi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr, 1895False spike
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) hannani Forel, 1899
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cataulacus wissmannii Forel, 1894
Crematogaster vicina André, 1893
Doleromyrma darwiniana Forel, 1907Brown house ant
Dolichoderus clusor Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Dolichoderus nigricornis Clark, 1930
Dolichoderus scabridus Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis Shuckard, 1840Catspaw
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica difficilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Froggattella kirbii Lowne, 1865Common froglet ant
Iridomyrmex bicknelli Emery, 1898Black Trail Ant
Iridomyrmex conifer Forel, 1902Coned tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex prismatis Shattuck, 1993
Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858Australian meat ant
Iridomyrmex turbineus Shattuck & M..., 1998
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870Ant
Melophorus propebiroi Heterick, Ca..., 2017
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium laeve Mayr, 1876Yellow mono ant
Monomorium longiceps (Wheeler, W.M., 1934)⇒ Monomorium annamense Donisthorpe, 1941
Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium rubriceps Mayr, 1876Sickle jackknife
Monomorium sordidum Forel, 1902
Myrmecia chasei Forel, 1894
Myrmecia dichospila Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Myrmecia ludlowi Crawley, 1922
Myrmecia nigriscapa Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Myrmecia rufinodis Smith, 1858
Myrmecia rugosa Wheeler, W.M., 1933
Myrmecia swalei Crawley, 1922
Myrmecia testaceipes Clark, 1943
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia
Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)⇒ Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Pyramica gundlachi Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Rhytidoponera punctigera Crawley, 1925Atlantic strawberry-cockle
Tapinoma demissum Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Tetramorium longicorne Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Tetramorium sepositum Santschi, 1918
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Northwest England
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
35
72
Genera
Species

Taxom