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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Rio Grande do Norte (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
333
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
333
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
328
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
254
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
19
92
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
19
92
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
81
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
20
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio Grande do Norte
1 Family width 27 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants27SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio Grande do Norte
20 Genera with 27 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1893Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1879Black carpenter ant1SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants4SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1903Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Dinoponera Roger, 1971Giant Amazonian ants1SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1925Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio Grande do Norte
27 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) rugosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) subterraneus Forel, 1893Corbula sportella
Anochetus ghilianii Spinola, 1851
Atta (Neoatta) opaciceps Borgmeier, 1939Gould beanclam
Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
Camponotus landolti Forel, 1879
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) pilosa Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Dinoponera quadriceps Kempf, 1971
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Ectatomma muticum Mayr, 1870
Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr, 1884
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pseudomyrmex flavidulus Smith, F., 1858Gaudy sanguin
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Solenopsis substituta Santschi, 1925
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Rio Grande do Norte
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
20
27
Genera
Species

Taxom