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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Shelby County (Tennessee, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
122
349
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
122
349
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
327
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
266
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
16
42
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
14
38
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
31
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
18
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shelby County (Tennessee)
1 Family width 32 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants32SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shelby County (Tennessee)
18 Genera with 32 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1988Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1802And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1850Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1922Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1901Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1906Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1903Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shelby County (Tennessee)
32 Species
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886Acrobat ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) pilosa Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Dorymyrmex bureni Trager, 1988
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica densiventris Viereck, 1903
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
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
Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922
Pheidole dentata Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Pheidole tysoni Forel, 1901Round combshell
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) texana (Emery, 1895)⇒ Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906Ant
Temnothorax texanus Wheeler, 1903
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Shelby County (Tennessee)
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
18
32
Genera
Species

Taxom