Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 114
387
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 79
328
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 20
79
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 20
79
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 9
55
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
33
55 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for US Virgin Islands
1 Family width 55 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for US Virgin Islands
33 Genera with 55 Species
| Anochetus Mayr, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1879 | Black carpenter ant | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephalotes Latreille, 1853 | Turtle ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapachys Smith, 1907 | Ant-raiding ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1881 | Acrobat Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discothyrea Roger, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866 | Cone ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1894 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mycocepurus Forel, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmelachista Roger, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1906 | Crazy ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1758 | Trap-jaw ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1804 | Panther Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1886 | Big-headed Ants | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rogeria Emery, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1972 | Fire ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmatomma Roger, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1890 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaemyrmex Ashmead, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 | Acorn Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1892 | Fierce Ants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wasmannia Forel, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for US Virgin Islands
55 Species and 3 Subspecies | Anochetus inermis André, 1889 | | | Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884 | Ant | | Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) saussurei ♰ Forel, 1879 | Granulose cleftclam | | Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793 | Hatchet surfclam | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ustus Forel, 1879 | Cumberland leafshell | | Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 | Ant | | Cephalotes unimaculatus Smith, 1853 | Neighbor tagelus | | Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907 | Ant | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862 | | | Crematogaster (Orthocrema) steinheili Forel, 1881 | | | Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862 | Ant | | Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890 | Round combshell | | Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851 | | Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891 | Ant | | Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 | Bicolored trailing ant | | Monomorium salomonis didonis Santschi, 1921 | | | Monomorium subcoecum Emery, 1894 | | | Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893 | Orbicular axinopsid | | Myrmelachista ramulorum Wheeler, W.M., 1908 | Ant | | Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894 | | | Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758 | Two-spined trapjaw ant | | Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804) | ⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804 | | Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 | Black Crazy Ant | | Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893 | | Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884 | | | Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851 | | Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908 | Big-headed ant | | Pheidole rufipilis dione (Forel, 1913) | ⇒ Pheidole dione Forel, 1913 | | Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884 | | | Pheidole susannae Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Polyrhachis rastellata fulakora Mann, 1919 | | | Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890 | Ant | | Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890 | Ant | | Pyramica margaritae Forel, 1893 | Ant | | Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869) | ⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869 | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Rogeria curvipubens Emery, 1894 | | | Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894 | | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) corticalis Forel, 1881 | Fire ant | | Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804 | Fire Ant | | Solenopsis indet | | | Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 | Argentine Fire Ant | | Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863 | | | Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890 | Ant | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892 | Ant | | Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846 | Bicoloured Pennant Ant | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870 | Ant | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium steinheili Forel, 1892 | | | Trachymyrmex jamaicensis André, 1893 | Ant | | Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863 | Electric ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
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