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Checklist of Superfamily Formicoidea Latreille, 1802 (Ants)
for World Oceans


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
3094
6876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
395
3089
6869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
379
3014
6724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
2519
5926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
248
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
234
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
122
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
62
137
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for World Oceans
1 Family width 137 Species and 9 Subspecies
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ant137SpeciesTaxom


Genera for World Oceans
62 Genera with 137 Species
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Acanthomyops Mayr, 1863Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Acropyga Roger, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Amblyopone Erichson, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Calomyrmex Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1858Black carpenter ant7SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1895Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1973And Field Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1910Rainbow ants6SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1881Citronella ants1SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lordomyrma Emery, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Melophorus Lubbock, 1910Honey carrier1SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19159SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1902Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1900Trap-jaw ants3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Opisthopsis Emery, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Orectognathus Smith, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Philidris Shattuck, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1914Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Romblonella Wheeler, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants3SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1955Miniature Trap-jaw Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1903Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1890Fierce Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1877Slender ants3SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
137 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga pallida Donisthorpe, 1938
Aenictus prolixus Shattuck, 2008
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842Southern michelin ant
Amblyopone leae Wheeler, W.M., 1927Iridescent lilliput
Anochetus isolatus Mann, 1919
Anochetus rectangularis Mayr, 1876
Anochetus turneri Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Calomyrmex albertisi Emery, 1887
Camponotus (Camponotus) modoc Wheeler, W.M., 1910Carpenter ant
Camponotus (Colobopsis) howensis Wheeler, W.M., 1927Iridescent lilliput
Camponotus (Colobopsis) hunteri Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) novaehollandiae Mayr, 1870Northern common sugar ant
Camponotus wellmani gamma Santschi, 1926
Camponotus fabricator Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Cardiocondyla compressa Seifert, 2017
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla itsukii Seifert, Oki..., 2017
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890Yellow sneaking ant
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Colobopsis dentata Mayr, 1866
Crematogaster obscurata Emery, 1895Ant
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Erromyrma latinodis Mayr, 1872
Formica accreta Francoeur, 1973
Formica dakotensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica neorufibarbis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica oreas Wheeler, W.M., 1903Orcutt nakedclam
Formica pacifica Francoeur, 1973
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Iridomyrmex albitarsus (Wheeler, 1927)⇒ Iridomyrmex calvus Emery, 1914
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex calvus Emery, 1914
Iridomyrmex dromus Clark, 1938Periscope erycina
Iridomyrmex mjobergi Forel, 1915
Iridomyrmex sanguineus Forel, 1910Northern meat ant
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax nylanderi euxanthus (Plateaux, 1981)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Lordomyrma leae Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Melophorus turneri Forel, 1910Furnace Ant
Meranoplus armatus Smith, 1862Fragile surfclam
Messor barbarum pseudo Mayr, 1862
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium fieldi Forel, 1910Little black mono ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium latinode Mayr, 1872Wasp
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium sechellense (Emery, 1894)⇒ Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium tambourinense Forel, 1915Tambourine Mountain mono ant
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica tahoensis Weber, 1948
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia glabrior Forel, 1902
Ochetellus glaber glaber Mayr, 1862
Odontomachus cephalotes Smith, F., 1863
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Odontomachus turneri Forel, 1900Garden snappy ant
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Opisthopsis haddoni Emery, 1893Red-headed strobe ant
Opisthopsis major Forel, 1902Tufted strobe ant
Orectognathus howensis Wheeler, 1927Iridescent lilliput
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina obscura Mayr, 1862Swamp parrot ants
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidole fabricator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Philidris cordata Smith, F., 1859Orbicular axinopsid
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859Northern broadnosed killer ant
Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914Maricopa harvester ant
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) appendiculata Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) vermiculosa Mayr, 1876
Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) robsoni Kohout, 2006
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) penelope Forel, 1895
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) schenkii Forel, 1886
Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) trapezoidea Mayr, 1876
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Ponera leae Forel, 1913Blind crypt ants
Pseudolasius amblyops amblyops Forel, 1901
Pseudomyrmex curacaensis Forel, 1912
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Rhytidoponera aurata Roger, 1861Lesser horned pony ant
Rhytidoponera barnardi Clark, 1936
Rhytidoponera barretti Clark, 1941
Rhytidoponera victoriae André, 1896Equal cleftclam
Rogeria curvipubens Emery, 1894
Romblonella heatwolei Taylor, 1991
Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys perplexa Smith, F., 1876Purplish tagelus
Strumigenys schmalzi Emery, 1906
Strumigenys xenos Brown, 1955
Syllophopsis sechellensis Emery, 1894
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862Dwarf pecdicel ant
Tapinoma minutum minutum Mayr, 1862
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892Ant
Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921Ant
Temnothorax nevadensis Wheeler, 1903
Tetramorium antipodum Wheeler, W.M., 1927Iridescent lilliput
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium walshi Forel, 1890
Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895Horseshoe crabs
Tetraponera punctulata Smith, F., 1877Savanna black tree ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicoidea with occurrences in World Oceans
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants
62
137
Genera
Species
 
Taxom