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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Prescott (Yavapai County, Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
100
330
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
100
330
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
97
326
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
269
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
16
47
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
15
46
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
39
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
11
25
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prescott (Arizona)
1 Family width 25 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prescott (Arizona)
11 Genera with 25 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1939And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838Honeypot Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1908Big-headed Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1865Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prescott (Arizona)
25 Species
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ocreatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Formica gnava Buckley, 1866
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica xerophila Smith, M.R., 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Liometopum apiculatum Mayr, 1870
Liometopum luctuosum Wheeler, W.M., 1905Pine tree ant
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Myrmecocystus melliger Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmica rugiventris Smith, 1943Santa Barbara cyclocardia
Myrmica striolagaster Cole, 1953Ubiquitous peaclam
Pheidole cockerelli Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole desertorum Wheeler, 1906
Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Prescott (Arizona)
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
11
25
Genera
Species

Taxom