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Checklist for Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
and region Ward County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
216
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
216
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
213
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
184
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
15
60
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
15
60
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
57
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
13
26
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ward County (Texas)
1 Family width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants26SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ward County (Texas)
13 Genera with 26 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1893Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1870Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1879Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1908Honeypot Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Novomessor Emery, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1908Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1895Harvester Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1879Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Veromessor Forel, 1886Smooth Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ward County (Texas)
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Ischnomyrmex) cockerelli André, 1893
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) vicinus Mayr, 1870Maculate carpenter ant
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Forelius mccooki McCook, 1879
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887Carolina marshclam
Myrmecocystus depilis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867California harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex desertorum Wheeler, 1902Large Seed Harvesting Ant
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914Maricopa harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) salina Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) aurea Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886Black harvester ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in Ward County (Texas)
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
13
26
Genera
Species

Taxom