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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Wales (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
4876
13111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4870
13102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
485
4793
12943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
330
4054
11605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
552
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
460
1085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
164
606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
44
112
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wales
1 Family width 112 Species and 7 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants112SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wales
44 Genera with 112 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1890Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1887Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Calomyrmex Emery, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 0Black carpenter ant12SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1824Turtle ants2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1904Acrobat Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Doleromyrma Forel, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Eciton Latreille, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Ectatomma Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1886And Field Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Froggattella Forel, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1898Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1992Citronella ants12SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1915Spider ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1858Bull ants3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 184610SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1933Legionary Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1846Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1867Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1870Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1879Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1911Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wales
112 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone longidens Forel, 1910
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Aphaenogaster phalangium phalangium Emery, 1890
Brachymyrmex pictus Mayr, 1887
Calomyrmex albopilosus Mayr, 1876Rotund cleftclam
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Colobopsis) gasseri Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) leydigi Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sayi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) brevis Forel, 1899
Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) lamborni Donisthorpe, 1933
Camponotus maculatus liocnemis Fabricius, 1782
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) terebrans Lowne, 1865Brown bearded sugar ant
Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
Camponotus rufifrons leucopis
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) depilis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster stadelmanni dolichocephala Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) erecta Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Crematogaster carinata Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster tenuicula Forel, 1904
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Ectatomma brunneum Smith, F., 1858
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Formica bradleyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica laeviceps Creighton, 1940
Formica subpolita Mayr, 1886Cande diplodon
Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846Shining guest ant
Froggattella kirbii Lowne, 1865Common froglet ant
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Iridomyrmex bicknelli Emery, 1898Black Trail Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) sabularum Bondroit, 1918Indented macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Leptomyrmex cnemidatus Wheeler, 1915
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Leptothorax (Myrafant) interruptus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium sydneyense Forel, 1902Sydney mono ant
Myrmecia forficata Fabricius, 1787Bulldog Ant
Myrmecia gulosa Fabricius, 1775Giant Bull Ant
Myrmecia tarsata Smith, 1858
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846Micro-whip scorpions
Neivamyrmex minor Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex orthonotus Borgmeier, 1933Stout cyclocardia
Nesomyrmex tonsuratus Kempf, 1959
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Pheidole desertorum Wheeler, 1906
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867California harvester ant
Polyergus lucidus Mayr, 1870Shining Amazon ant
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Pseudomyrmex holmgreni Wheeler, W.M., 1925Fitch piddock
Pseudomyrmex laevifrons Ward, 1989
Pseudomyrmex sericeus Mayr, 1870Gaudy sanguin
Pseudomyrmex termitarius Smith, F., 1855
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839Fiddleleaf tobacco
Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892Ant
Technomyrmex jocosus Forel, 1910White-footed house ant
Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax silvestrii Santschi, 1911
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Wales
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
44
112
Genera
Species

Taxom