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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region San Diego County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
369
2560
4467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
2557
4464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2508
4361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
241
2136
3859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
398
1043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
379
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
256
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
46
161
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Diego County
1 Family width 161 Species and 3 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants161SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Diego County
46 Genera with 161 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1942Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1895Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant21SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1903Acrobat Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants4SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1939And Field Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1917Citronella ants6SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19436SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1971Honeypot Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19437SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Novomessor Emery, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Orectognathus Smith, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants18SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Podomyrma Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 2013Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1901Fire ants8SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1906Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1902Fierce Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1895Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Veromessor Forel, 1886Smooth Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Diego County
161 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthomyops pubescens Buren, 1942Santo Domingo carditid
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster (Ischnomyrmex) cockerelli André, 1893
Aphaenogaster andrei Mayr, 1886
Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) yogi Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) anthrax Wheeler, W.M., 1911
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) clarithorax Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) essigi Smith, M.R., 1923
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) hyatti Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dumetorum Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fragilis (Pergande, 1893)⇒ Camponotus festinata Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ocreatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pilicornis Roger, 1859
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) semitestaceus Snelling, R.R., 1970
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Camponotus maritimus (Ward, 2005)⇒ Camponotus vicinus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Carebara reticulata Fernández, 2004
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) depilis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) emeryana Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster hespera Buren, 1968
Crematogaster mormonum Wheeler, 1919
Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
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 (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica francoeuri Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Formica integroides Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica moki Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formica xerophila Smith, M.R., 1939Eggleaf silktassel
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius californicus Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Myrafant) obliquicanthus (Cole, 1953)⇒ Temnothorax obliquicanthus Cole, 1953
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Messor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)⇒ Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886
Monomorium antipodum Forel, 1901Round combshell
Monomorium ergatogyna Wheeler, 1904
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium viride Brown, 1943
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecocystus depilis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmecocystus kennedyi Snelling, R.R., 1969
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus wheeleri Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica punctinops Francoeur, 2007
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica rugiventris Smith, 1943Santa Barbara cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex leonardi Wheeler, 1915
Neivamyrmex minor Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Orectognathus mjobergi Forel, 1915
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) clydei Gregg, 1950
Pheidole barbata Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole cerebrosior Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole clementensis Gregg, 1969
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole paiute Gregg”Ž, 1959
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pheidole rufipilis dione (Forel, 1913)⇒ Pheidole dione Forel, 1913
Pheidole soritis (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole sitarches Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884
Pheidole vaslitii (Pergande, 1896)⇒ Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895
Pheidole vistana Forel, 1914
Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955
Pheidole yaqui Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Podomyrma gratiosa Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867California harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex magnacanthus Cole, 1968
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Polyergus texana Buckley, 1866
Polyergus vinosus Trager, 2013Wine-red Amazon ant
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pseudomyrmex apache Creighton, 1953
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhoptromyrmex wroughtonii Forel, 1902
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) salina Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) amblychila Wheeler, W.M., 1915Many-line lucine
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) aurea Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Solenopsis truncorum Forel, 1901Round combshell
Stenamma punctatoventre Snelling, R.R., 1973
Stenamma snellingi Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma schreiberi Hamm, 2010
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax andrei Emery, 1895
Temnothorax arboreus Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax caguatan Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax morongo Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax nevadensis Wheeler, 1903
Temnothorax nitens Emery, 1895
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium spinosum Pergande, 1896
Tetramorium wroughtonii Forel, 1902
Tetraponera andrei Mayr, 1895
Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886Black harvester ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in San Diego County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
46
161
Genera
Species

Taxom