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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Tortuguero Plains (Limon, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
236
2586
3315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
235
2585
3315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
230
2560
3273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
2232
2971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
368
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
365
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
174
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
61
139
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tortuguero Plains
1 Family width 139 Species and 7 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants139SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tortuguero Plains
61 Genera with 139 Species
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Acanthognathus Mayr, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Acanthoponera Mayr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1890Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 18638SpeciesTaxom
Basiceros Schulz, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant13SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 2003Acrobat Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dendromyrmex Emery, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1911Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Hylomyrma Forel, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Lachnomyrmex Wheeler, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmelachista Roger, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosericus Forel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1955Legionary Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1899Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants7SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Paraponera Smith, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 2003Big-headed Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18047SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1960Miniature Trap-jaw Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1895Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyrmex Mayr, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tortuguero Plains
139 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acanthognathus teledectus Brown & Kempf, 1969
Acanthoponera minor Forel, 1899
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex volcanus Wheeler, 1937
Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Aphaenogaster araneoides Emery, 1890Gypsy ant
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma dentigerum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Azteca alfari Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca constructor Emery, 1896False spike
Azteca gnava Forel, 1906
Azteca instabilis Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Azteca nigra Forel, 1912
Azteca pittieri Forel, 1899Simple cleftclam
Azteca quadraticeps Longino, 2007
Azteca xanthochroa Roger, 1863
Basiceros manni Brown, 1960
Camponotus (Dendromyrmex) nitidior Santschi, 1921
Camponotus (Myrmepomis) sericeiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) planatus Roger, 1863Compact Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) trapezoideus Mayr, 1870
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) rectangularis Emery, 1890
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Camponotus olivieri osiris Forel, 1911
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) claviscapus Forel, 1899Dirty mysella
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ager Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus linnaei Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Carebara reina Fernández, 2004
Cephalotes basalis Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) limata Smith, F., 1858
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) longispina Emery, 1890Blake lucine
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) nigropilosa Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster carinata Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Crematogaster raptor Longino, 2003
Crematogaster sotobosque Longino, 2003
Cryptopone guatemalensis Forel, 1899
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Dendromyrmex chartifex Smith, 1860Crenulate tellin
Dolichoderus gibbifer gibbifer Emery, 1887
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton lucanoides Emery, 1894
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Gnamptogenys annulata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr, 1884
Gnamptogenys strigata Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Gnamptogenys wheeleri Santschi, 1929
Hylomyrma dentiloba Santschi, 1931California mahogany-clam
Hypoponera nitidula Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Lachnomyrmex plaumanni Borgmeier, 1957Little-comb lucine
Lachnomyrmex scrobiculatus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, 1909
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Myrmelachista lauroatlantica Longino, 2006
Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889
Neivamyrmex adnepos Wheeler, 1922
Neivamyrmex asper Borgmeier, 1955
Neoponera striatinodis Emery, 1890
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nylanderia caeciliae Forel, 1899
Octostruma amrishi Makhan, 2007
Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894
Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)⇒ Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus erythrocephalus Emery, 1890
Odontomachus hastatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Odontomachus laticeps Roger, 1861Candystick tellin
Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
Odontomachus opaciventris Forel, 1899
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Oligomyrmex urichi (Wheeler, 1922)⇒ Carebara urichi Wheeler, 1922
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)⇒ Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
Pachycondyla foetida (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Neoponera foetida Linnaeus, 1758
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla harpax montezumia Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Paraponera clavata Fabricius, 1775Bullet Ant
Pheidole (Macropheidole) fimbriata Roger, 1863
Pheidole amabilis Wilson, 2003
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole fiorii Emery, 1890
Pheidole kukrana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole megacephala megacephala Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole nigricula Wilson, 2003
Pheidole prattorum Wilson, 2003
Pheidole rugiceps Wilson, 2003
Polyrhachis (Myrma) monista Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Procryptocerus pictipes Emery, 1896False spike
Pseudomyrmex beccarii Menozzi, 1935
Pseudomyrmex elongatus Mayr, 1870Ant
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex oculatus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877
Pseudomyrmex spiculus Ward, 1989
Pseudomyrmex tenuis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Pyramica alberti (Forel, 1893)⇒ Strumigenys alberti Forel, 1893
Pyramica brevicornis Mann, 1922Thick cyclocardia
Pyramica subedentata Mayr, 1887Threetooth carditid
Rogeria inermis Mann, 1922
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Solenopsis azteca azteca Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picea Emery, 1896False spike
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) zeteki Wheeler, W.M., 1942
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Strumigenys biolleyi Forel, 1908
Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys gundlachi Roger, 1862Ant
Strumigenys micretes Brown, 1959Smooth abra
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Strumigenys trieces Brown, 1960
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma ramulorum Emery, 1896False spike
Technomyrmex fulvus Wheeler, W.M., 1934
Tetramorium curtulum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Wasmannia scrobifera Kempf, 1961New England cyclocardia

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Tortuguero Plains
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
61
139
Genera
Species

Taxom