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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
225
1129
1457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
1127
1457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1104
1425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
163
1008
1323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
188
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
175
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
106
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
16
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Cruz County (California)
1 Family width 30 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants30SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Cruz County (California)
16 Genera with 30 Species
Camponotus Mayr, 2005Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1908Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1870Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1899Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1863Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz County (California)
30 Species
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) bakeri Wheeler, W.M., 1904
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) decipiens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) dumetorum Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus feai Emery, 1882
Camponotus maritimus (Ward, 2005)⇒ Camponotus vicinus Mayr, 1870
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Formica aerata Francoeur, 1973Grey field ant
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Formica subaenescens Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Monomorium ergatogyna Wheeler, 1904
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Myrmica discontinua Weber, 1939
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pogonomyrmex subdentatus Mayr, 1870
Polyergus breviceps Emery, 1893Broad-headed Amazon ant
Polyergus mexicanus Forel, 1899Western Amazon ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) carolinensis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) tennesseensis Smith, M.R., 1951Graytwig
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Santa Cruz County (California)
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
16
30
Genera
Species

Taxom