Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Richmond (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 115
295
370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 115
295
370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 104
272
342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 77
235
297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 12
38
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 12
38
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 9
34
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
13
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Richmond (Virginia)
1 Family width 12 Species
Genera for Richmond (Virginia)
13 Genera with 12 Species | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Crematogaster Lund, 1831 | Acrobat Ants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1858 | Rainbow ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1893 | Citronella ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1922 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1896 | Big-headed Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1836 | Fire ants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Richmond (Virginia)
12 Species | Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894 | Black pugnacious ant | | Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858 | Australian meat ant | | Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893 | Cornfield ant | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Messor capensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Myrmica americana Weber, 1939 | | | Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922 | | | Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896 | Anastasia's big-headed ant | | Rhytidoponera metallica Smith, 1858 | Green ant | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836) | ⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895 |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Richmond (Virginia)
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