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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Posey County (Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
229
973
1282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
971
1280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
217
933
1215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
790
1050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
125
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
27
112
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
76
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
24
48
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Posey County
1 Family width 48 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants48SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Posey County
24 Genera with 48 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1865Black carpenter ant8SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1881Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866
Cone ants0SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1886Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1863Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1866Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1870Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Posey County
48 Species
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter 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 (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) nicobarensis Mayr, 1865Sculptured pigtoe
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) steinheili Forel, 1881
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica glacialis Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica querquetulana Kennedy & De..., 1937Sleek macoma
Formica ulkei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) speculiventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Posey County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
24
48
Genera
Species

Taxom