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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Riverside County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
318
1918
3616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
1917
3616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
303
1877
3536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1581
3103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
333
1030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
322
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
212
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
42
140
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Riverside County
1 Family width 140 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants140SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Riverside County
42 Genera with 140 Species
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Acromyrmex Mayr, 1893Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1963Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant11SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1942Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1919Acrobat Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Diplorhoptrum Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants4SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1940And Field Ants19SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1846Citronella ants7SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1893Honeypot Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1914Harvester Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1953Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants6SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1863Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1895Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Veromessor Forel, 1886Smooth Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Riverside County
140 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Moellerius) versicolor Pergande, 1893White strigilla
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster andrei Mayr, 1886
Aphaenogaster megommata Smith, 1963Tallow wood
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) anthrax Wheeler, W.M., 1911
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) clarithorax Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) hyatti Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ocreatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) davisi Smith, M.R., 1942Wright's silktassel
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) depilis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) emeryana Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster californica Wheeler, 1919
Crematogaster mormonum Wheeler, 1919
Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica francoeuri Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Formica gnava Buckley, 1866
Formica knighti Buren, 1944Atlantic jackknife
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica pergandei Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica perpilosa Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Formica propinqua Creighton, 1940
Formica ravida Creighton, 1940
Formicoxenus hirticornis Emery, 1895
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum luctuosum Wheeler, W.M., 1905Pine tree ant
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Messor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)⇒ Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886
Messor stoddardi Emery, 1895
Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecocystus colei Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus ewarti Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmecocystus kennedyi Snelling, R.R., 1969
Myrmecocystus lugubris Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus navajo Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus semirufus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Neivamyrmex leonardi Wheeler, 1915
Neivamyrmex mojave Smith, 1943Santa Barbara cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex nyensis Watkins, 1977
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) clydei Gregg, 1950
Pheidole barbata Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole cerebrosior Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole cockerelli Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole desertorum Wheeler, 1906
Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole gracilipes Motschoulsky, 1863
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole micula Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole plinii Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pheidole psammophila Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole soritis (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole sitarches Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole vistana Forel, 1914
Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955
Pheidole yaqui Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867California harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex hoelldobleri Johnson, Ove..., 2013
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex magnacanthus Cole, 1968
Pogonomyrmex montanus Mackay, 1980
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Pogonomyrmex tenuispinus Forel, 1914
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Proceratium californicum Cook, 1953
Pseudomyrmex apache Creighton, 1953
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) aurea Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax arboreus Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax gallae Smith, 1949
Temnothorax nitens Emery, 1895
Tetraponera andrei Mayr, 1895
Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886Black harvester ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Riverside County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
42
140
Genera
Species

Taxom