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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Santa Barbara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
976
1387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
976
1387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
217
960
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
808
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
173
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
166
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
123
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
31
69
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Barbara County
1 Family width 69 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants69SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Barbara County
31 Genera with 69 Species
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Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1895Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1870Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1906Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1973And Field Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1955Citronella ants5SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Manica Jurine, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838Honeypot Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1865Harvester Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1866Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1879Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1863Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1896Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1895Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Veromessor Forel, 1886Smooth Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Barbara County
69 Species
Aphaenogaster andrei Mayr, 1886
Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868Dark rover ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dumetorum Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) semitestaceus Snelling, R.R., 1970
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) emeryana Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica altipetens Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica limata Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica moki Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Formica neoclara Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Formica podzolica Francoeur, 1973
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum apiculatum Mayr, 1870
Liometopum luctuosum Wheeler, W.M., 1905Pine tree ant
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Manica invidia Emery, 1895Lens lucine
Messor chamberlini Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium viride Brown, 1943
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecina californica (Smith, 1948)⇒ Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica monticola Creighton, 1950Lunate crassinella
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Polyergus texana Buckley, 1866
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax andrei Emery, 1895
Temnothorax caguatan Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax nitens Emery, 1895
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895
Tetramorium spinosum Pergande, 1896
Tetraponera andrei Mayr, 1895
Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886Black harvester ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Santa Barbara County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
31
69
Genera
Species

Taxom