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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Tunapuna (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
86
369
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
86
369
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
350
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
321
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
14
58
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
14
58
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
7
35
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
24
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunapuna
1 Family width 30 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants30SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunapuna
24 Genera with 30 Species
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Acromyrmex Mayr, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1858Black carpenter ant1SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1758Turtle ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1858Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1802Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1884Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna
30 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Centromyrmex brachycola Roger, 1861
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Dolichoderus attelaboides Fabricius, 1775
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)⇒ Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus chelifer Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla crassinoda Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pseudomyrmex boopis Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex holmgreni Wheeler, W.M., 1925Fitch piddock
Pseudomyrmex laevifrons Ward, 1989
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Trachymyrmex ruthae Weber, 1937
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Tunapuna
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
24
30
Genera
Species

Taxom