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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Union County (New Jersey, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
181
742
1008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
181
742
1008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
710
954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
129
622
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
28
91
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
24
79
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
59
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
14
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Union County (New Jersey)
1 Family width 21 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Union County (New Jersey)
14 Genera with 21 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1866Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1947Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1855Black carpenter ant3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1802And Field Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1893Citronella ants3SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1863Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Union County (New Jersey)
21 Species
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) taschenbergi Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica obscuripes Forel, 1886Thatching ant
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Union County (New Jersey)
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
14
21
Genera
Species

Taxom