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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1708
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1706
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1672
2106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1386
1764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
302
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
291
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
160
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
35
76
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Clara County
1 Family width 76 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants76SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Clara County
35 Genera with 76 Species
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Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1895Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868
Rover ants0SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1866Black carpenter ant6SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1919Acrobat Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants3SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1940And Field Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1908Honeypot Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1959Big-headed Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1870Harvester Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1866Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants5SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1895Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyrmex Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara County
76 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster andrei Mayr, 1886
Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fragilis (Pergande, 1893)⇒ Camponotus festinata Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster mormonum Wheeler, 1919
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica aerata Francoeur, 1973Grey field ant
Formica canadensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica gnava Buckley, 1866
Formica moki Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica propinqua Creighton, 1940
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870Ant
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium viride Brown, 1943
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole rugulosa Gregg, 1959
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867California harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914Maricopa harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex subdentatus Mayr, 1870
Polyergus texana Buckley, 1866
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pseudomyrmex apache Creighton, 1953
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) aurea Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax andrei Emery, 1895
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Santa Clara County
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
35
76
Genera
Species

Taxom