Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 552
4888
10238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 550
4884
10233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 523
4755
9881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 357
3942
8143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 77
699
1493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 67
641
1399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 24
258
837 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
52
159 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Virginia
1 Family width 159 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Virginia
52 Genera with 159 Species #ABCDFIKLMNOPRST
| Acanthomyops Mayr, 1901 | Citronella ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyopone Erichson, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anergates Forel, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862 | Collared Ants | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893 | Rover ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyponera Emery, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brownimecia Grimaldi, Ag..., 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 0 | Black carpenter ant | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopsis Mayr, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1933 | Acrobat Ants | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichoderus Lund, 1886 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1911 | Cone ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forelius Emery, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1836 | And Field Ants | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1993 | Rainbow ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kyromyrma Grimaldi & A..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasius Fabricius, 1881 | Citronella ants | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1978 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Melophorus Lubbock, 1883 | Honey carrier | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1758 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecina Curtis, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmica Latreille, 1930 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmosericus Forel, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972 | Legionary Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nylanderia Emery, 1922 | Crazy ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1890 | Panther Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1870 | Crazy ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1863 | Big-headed Ants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1865 | Harvester Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyergus Latreille, 2013 | Amazon ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ponera Latreille, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prenolepis Mayr, 1836 | False Honey Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proceratium Roger, 1863 | Hairy Curltail Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomyrmex Lund, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhytidoponera Mayr, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenopsis Westwood, 1972 | Fire ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecomyrma Wilson & Brown, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenamma Westwood, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 1887 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnothorax Mayr, 1863 | Acorn Ants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1758 | Fierce Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1895 | Slender ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trachymyrmex Forel, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virginia
159 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acanthomyops claviger Roger, 1862 | Smaller yellow ant | | Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866 | Larger yellow ant | | Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901 | | | Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844 | | | Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) | ⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852 | | Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894 | Black pugnacious ant | | Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Aphaenogaster brevicornis (Forel, 1902) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster smythiesii Forel, 1902 | | Aphaenogaster carolinensis (Wheeler, W.M., 1915) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915 | | Aphaenogaster fulva Roger, 1863 | | | Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr, 1886 | Cande diplodon | | Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895 | | | Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908 | Broad lepton | | Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908 | | Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862) | ⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862 | | Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893 | Hairless Rover Ant | | Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893 | Obscure rover ant | | Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895 | Chinese Needle Ant | | Brownimecia clavata ♰ Grimaldi, Ag..., 1997 | | | Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862 | American Carpenter Ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) castaneus Latreille, 1802 | | | Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995 | Ferruginous carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773 | | Camponotus (Colobopsis) impressus (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863 | | Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) yogi Wheeler, W.M., 1915 | Many-line lucine | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) caryae Fitch, 1855 | Humpbacked peaclam | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) hyatti Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893 | Smaller carpenter ant | | Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sansabeanus Buckley, 1866 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870 | Maculate carpenter ant | | Camponotus rufifrons leucopis | | | Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886 | Acrobat ant | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) atkinsoni Wheeler, W.M., 1919 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) pilosa Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) vermiculata Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Crematogaster borneensis harpyia Forel, 1911 | | | Crematogaster creightoni (Wheeler, 1933) | ⇒ Crematogaster pilosa Emery, 1895 | | Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885 | Sister diplodon | | Dolichoderus plagiatus Mayr, 1870 | Mottled Dolichoderus | | Dolichoderus pustulatus Mayr, 1886 | Cande diplodon | | Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911 | | | Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863 | High noon ant | | Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973 | | | Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912 | Silvery Field Ant | | Formica biophilica Trager, 2007 | | | Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica difficilis Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica dolosa Buren, 1944 | | | Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886 | Allegheny mound ant | | Formica incerta Buren, 1944 | Uncertain Field Ant | | Formica integra Nylander, 1856 | Oblique jackknife clam | | Formica montana (Wheeler, W.M., 1910) | ⇒ Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838 | | Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903 | New World Black Ant | | Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica nitidiventris (Emery, 1893) | ⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977 | | Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870 | Northern Red Wood Ant | | Formica obtusopilosa Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802 | Peony | | Formica postoculata Kennedy & De..., 1937 | Chalky macoma | | Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893 | Tapered pigtoe | | Formica schaufussi (Mayr, 1866) | ⇒ Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977 | | Formica subintegra Wheeler, W.M., 1908 | Rough razor | | Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886 | Cande diplodon | | Formica subsericea Say, 1836 | Danglepod | | Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858 | Australian meat ant | | Iridomyrmex reburrus Shattuck, 1993 | Bearded meat ant | | Kyromyrma neffi ♰ D. Grimaldi, 2000 | Charlotte macoma | | Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862 | Common Citronella Ant | | Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782 | Blond Field Ant | | Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906 | New World Fuzzy Ant | | Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846 | Yellow ant | | Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850 | Alien field ant | | Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955 | Elongate macoma | | Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893 | Cornfield ant | | Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881 | Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant | | Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) longispinosus (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863) | ⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863 | | Leptothorax (Myrafant) smithi (Baroni Urbani, 1978) | ⇒ Temnothorax smithi Baroni Urbani, 1978 | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Messor capensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Monomorium australe Emery, 1886 | | | Monomorium emarginatum DuBois, 1986 | Stephens dwarf-venus | | Monomorium havilandi Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867) | ⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914 | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 | Egyptian red ant | | Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863 | | | Myrmica americana Weber, 1939 | | | Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921) | ⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901 | | Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927 | Corded pitar | | Myrmica pinetorum Wheeler, 1905 | Ant Of The Pines | | Myrmica spatulata Smith, 1930 | | | Myrmosericus rufoglaucus paria Emery, 1889 | | | Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972 | Ovate cyclocardia | | Nylanderia concinna Trager, 1984 | | | Nylanderia faisonensis Forel, 1922 | | | Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895 | | Pachycondyla rostrata Emery, 1890 | | | Paratrechina faisonensis Forel, 1922 | | | Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874 | Eastern Asian formicine ant | | Paratrechina parvula Mayr, 1870 | | | Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896 | Anastasia's big-headed ant | | Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870 | Atlantic diplodon | | Pheidole cockerelli Wheeler, 1908 | Rough razor | | Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916 | Inflated diplodon | | Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895 | Many-line lucine | | Pheidole morrisii Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863 | Hairy Big-Headed Ant | | Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858 | | | Pogonomyrmex badius Latreille, 1802 | Florida harvester ant | | Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865 | Western harvester ant | | Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870 | Shining Amazon ant | | Polyergus ruber Trager, 2013 | Ruby amazon ant | | Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857 | Dosinia lucine | | Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863 | | | Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866 | Pennsylvania Ponera | | Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836 | False Honey Ant | | Proceratium crassicorne (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863 | | Proceratium croceum Roger, 1860 | | | Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863 | | | Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855 | | | Pyramica abdita Wesson & Wesson, 1939 | Pismo clam | | Pyramica missouriensis Smith, 1931 | | | Pyramica pilinasis Forel, 1901 | | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Rhytidoponera metallica Smith, 1858 | Green ant | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836) | ⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895 | | Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) texana (Emery, 1895) | ⇒ Diplorhoptrum texanum Emery, 1895 | | Solenopsis indet | | | Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 | Argentine Fire Ant | | Sphecomyrma freyi ♰ Wilson & Brown, 1967 | | | Sphecomyrma mesaki ♰ Engel & Grim..., 2005 | | | Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886 | Aleutian cyclocardia | | Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Stenamma impar Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903 | | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887 | | | Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 | Ghost ant | | Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836 | Coconut ant | | Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895 | Doubtful Acorn Ant | | Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866 | | | Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863 | Long-Spined Acorn Ant | | Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | Carpenter carditid | | Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758 | | Tetraponera andrei Mayr, 1895 | | | Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881 | Northern Fungus Farming Ant |
Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Virginia
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