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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
369
2517
4844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
2514
4842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2465
4750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
270
2183
4308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
290
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
246
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
153
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
43
89
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scottish Highlands
1 Family width 89 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant89SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scottish Highlands
43 Genera with 89 Species
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Amblyopone Erichson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1858Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1865Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1876Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1988Cone ants3SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1802And Field Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Froggattella Forel, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1902Rainbow ants5SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1758Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1929Bull ants2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18466SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1894Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Notoncus Emery, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1922Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 2004Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1886Big-headed Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1802Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1982Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1887Miniature Trap-jaw Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1902Fierce Ants3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
89 Species
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Aphaenogaster ashmeadi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Aphaenogaster longiceps Smith, 1858Elegant dwarf cockle
Brachyponera lutea Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778South African Golden Desert Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) consobrinus Erichson, 1842Banded sugar ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) socius Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Crematogaster rufotestacea Mayr, 1876
Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863
Dorymyrmex bossutus Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex bureni Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex elegans Trager, 1988
Eurhopalothrix floridana (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros floridanum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica archboldi Smith, M.R., 1944Flat diplodon
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846Shining guest ant
Froggattella kirbii Lowne, 1865Common froglet ant
Iridomyrmex bicknelli Emery, 1898Black Trail Ant
Iridomyrmex conifer Forel, 1902Coned tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915
Iridomyrmex nitida Forel, 1901
Iridomyrmex rubriceps Forel, 1902
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Meranoplus fenestratus Smith, 1867California tagelus
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium viride Brown, 1943
Myrmecia gulosa Fabricius, 1775Giant Bull Ant
Myrmecia pulchra Clark, 1929
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846Micro-whip scorpions
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930Yellow epaulet ant
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Ocymyrmex cilliei Prins & Roux, 1989
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Odontomachus relictus Deyrup & Cover, 2004
Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Papyrius nitidus Mayr, 1862Great tellin
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole dentigula Smith, 1927
Pheidole littoralis Cole, 1952
Pheidole metallescens Emery, 1895Rough razor
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Platythyrea turneri Forel, 1895Southern broadnosed killer ant
Pogonomyrmex badius Latreille, 1802Florida harvester ant
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) hexacantha Erichson, 1842
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pyramica creightoni Smith, 1931
Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhytidoponera metallica Smith, 1858Green ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picta Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) tennesseensis Smith, M.R., 1951Graytwig
Solenopsis abdita Thompson, 1989
Solenopsis nickersoni Thompson, 1982Cherry jewelbox
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma sequoiarum Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Strumigenys clipeata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Tetramorium dichroum Santschi, 1932
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium turneri Forel, 1902

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
43
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom