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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
1030
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
967
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
22
124
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
124
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
79
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
44
84
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunapuna-Piarco
1 Family width 84 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants84SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunapuna-Piarco
44 Genera with 84 Species
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Acromyrmex Mayr, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1758Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Basiceros Schulz, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1858Black carpenter ant4SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Carebarella Emery, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1804Turtle ants3SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1939Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1903Acrobat Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1858Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1844Trap-jaw ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1884Big-headed Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Procryptocerus Emery, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18589SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Simopelta Mann, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1922Miniature Trap-jaw Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Tranopelta Mayr, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna-Piarco
84 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Anochetus inermis André, 1889
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Basiceros militaris Weber, 1950
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) mus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892Round combshell
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Centromyrmex brachycola Roger, 1861
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes maculatus Smith, 1876Purplish tagelus
Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Cerapachys ierensis (Weber, 1939)⇒ Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster carinata Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
Cyphomyrmex hamulatus Weber, 1938
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Discothyrea humilis Weber, 1939
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) bidens Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichoderus attelaboides Fabricius, 1775
Dolichoderus bispinosus Olivier, 1792Desert fairy shrimp
Dolichoderus diversus Emery, 1894
Dolichoderus lutosus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Ectatomma (Ectatomma) tuberculatum Olivier, 1792Ant
Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860
Gnamptogenys concinna Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Hypoponera trigona trigona Mayr, 1887
Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890Round combshell
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884
Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
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
Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Neoponera apicalis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla crassinoda Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804Ant
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla unidentata (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Neoponera vilosa Fabricius, 1804
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884
Procryptocerus spiniperdus Forel, 1899
Pseudomyrmex boopis Roger, 1863
Pseudomyrmex curacaensis Forel, 1912
Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804Elongate twig ant
Pseudomyrmex holmgreni Wheeler, W.M., 1925Fitch piddock
Pseudomyrmex laevifrons Ward, 1989
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex pupa Forel, 1911
Pseudomyrmex termitarius Smith, F., 1855
Pseudomyrmex viduus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica margaritae Forel, 1893Ant
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys trinidadensis Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Trachymyrmex ruthae Weber, 1937
Trachymyrmex urichii Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Tunapuna-Piarco
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
44
84
Genera
Species

Taxom