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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region South California (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
83
209
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
83
209
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
206
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
197
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
7
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
6
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South California
1 Family width 4 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South California
4 Genera with 4 Species
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1906Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1940And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South California
4 Species
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Formica planipilis Creighton, 1940
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in South California
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom