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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for West Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
2907
6200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
2903
6195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
2819
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
269
2329
4871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
48
300
726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
266
683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
136
525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
19
49
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Virginia
1 Family width 49 Species
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant49SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Virginia
19 Genera with 49 Species
Amblyopone Erichson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1862Collared Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1893Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1855Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1879Cone ants1SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1846Citronella ants4SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1894Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1836False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1863Acorn Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1758Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
49 Species
Amblyopone pallipes Haldeman, 1844
Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Brachymyrmex depilis Emery, 1893Hairless Rover Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr, 1862American Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes Bolton, 1995Ferruginous carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Camponotus (Colobopsis) impressus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Colobopsis impressa Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) nearcticus Emery, 1893Smaller carpenter ant
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) subbarbatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cerasi Fitch, 1855
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica aserva Forel, 1901Round combshell
Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886Allegheny mound ant
Formica incerta Buren, 1944Uncertain Field Ant
Formica neogagates Viereck, 1903New World Black Ant
Formica obscuriventris Mayr, 1870Northern Red Wood Ant
Formica rubicunda Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Myrafant) longispinosus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma impar Forel, 1901Round combshell
Stenamma meridionale Smith, M.R., 1957Arana
Stenamma schmitti Wheeler, 1903
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis McCook, 1881Northern Fungus Farming Ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in West Virginia
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
19
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom