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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Tamaulipas (Northeast Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
343
3044
4418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
342
3043
4418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
326
2972
4291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
221
2528
3607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
617
699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
615
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
180
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
56
123
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamaulipas
1 Family width 123 Species and 6 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants123SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamaulipas
56 Genera with 123 Species
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Adelomyrmex Fernández, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1915Collared Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1858Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868
Rover ants0SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1899Black carpenter ant5SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1857
Ant-raiding ant0SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1903Acrobat Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1863Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1917Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1861Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 2003Big-headed Ants19SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1866Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrma Latreille, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18558SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Rasopone Schmidt & Sh..., 2014
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 20136SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 2000Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1861
Acorn Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1896Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Xenomyrmex Forel, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamaulipas
123 Species and 6 Subspecies
Adelomyrmex myops Wheeler, 1910
Adelomyrmex nortenyo Longino, 2012
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Amblyopone orizabana Brown, 1960
Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863
Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Colobopsis) etiolatus Wheeler, W.M., 1904
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899Dirty mysella
Cephalotes bimaculatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Crematogaster (Neocrema) corvina Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) atra Mayr, 1870Florida marshclam
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) minutissima Mayr, 1870Lunate crassinella
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) torosa Mayr, 1870Simple cleftclam
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Crematogaster patei Buren, 1968
Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Gnamptogenys hartmani Wheeler, W.M., 1915Ant
Hypoponera ergatandria Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Hypoponera parva Forel, 1909
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Lasius (Chthonolasius) humilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata Buckley, 1866
Megalomyrmex megadrifti Boudinot, Su..., 2013
Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmecina harrisoni Brown, 1967
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex leonardi Wheeler, 1915
Neivamyrmex melshaemeri Haldeman, 1852
Neivamyrmex spatulatus Borgmeier, 1939Cut cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex sumichrasti Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894
Octostruma excertirugis Longino, 2013
Octostruma megabalzani Longino, 2013
Octostruma planities Longino, 2013
Octostruma trithrix Longino, 2013
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Pheidole absurda Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole arctos Wilson, 2003
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole cielana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole constipata Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole crassicornis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole fariasana (Wilson, 2003)⇒ Pheidole mooreorum Wilson, 2003
Pheidole insipida Forel, 1899
Pheidole kingi (André, 1898)⇒ Pheidole insipida Forel, 1899
Pheidole megacephala megacephala Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole nubicola Wilson, 2003
Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole punctatissima (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole rectiluma Wilson, 2003
Pheidole simonsi Wilson, 2003
Pheidole tepicana Pergande, 1896
Pheidole tuxtlasana Wilson, 2003
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Polyergus texana Buckley, 1866
Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919
Polyrhachis caeciliae Forel, 1912
Polyrhachis flavicornis Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Polyrhachis scutulata Smith, F., 1859Spectaclecase
Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962Ant
Proceratium micrommatum Roger, 1863
Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899
Pseudomyrma bicolor (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804
Pseudomyrma mexicana (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804
Pseudomyrmex apache Creighton, 1953
Pseudomyrmex canescens Smith, 1877
Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex elongatulus Dalla Torre, 1892
Pseudomyrmex elongatus Mayr, 1870Ant
Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus Smith, F., 1877Acacia ant
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pyramica brevicornis Mann, 1922Thick cyclocardia
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Pyramica trieces Brown, 1960Boring petricola
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Rogeria creightoni Snelling, R.R., 1973
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picta Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) texana (Emery, 1895)⇒ Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Stenamma brujita Branstetter, 2013
Stenamma connectum Branstetter, 2013
Stenamma excisum Branstetter, 2013
Stenamma huachucanum Smith, M.R., 1957Arana
Stenamma lobinodus Branstetter, 2013
Stenamma pelophilum Branstetter, 2013
Strongylognathus silvestrii Menozzi, 1936Salina mucket
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium spinosum Pergande, 1896
Trachymyrmex turrifex Wheeler, 1903Lamellar venus
Xenomyrmex floridanus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Tamaulipas
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
56
123
Genera
Species

Taxom