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Checklist for Tribe Lasiini Ashmead, 1905
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
100
5398
55044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
85
5058
53360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
31
1768
28241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
355
6541
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
355
6541
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
51
1165
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
7
164
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
7 Genera with 164 Species
Acanthomyops Mayr, 1893Citronella ants20SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1994Citronella ants68SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1912Honeypot Ants32SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1984Crazy ants46SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1866False Honey Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Protrechina Wilson, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19133SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
164 Species and 21 Subspecies
Acanthomyops arizonicus Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops bureni Wing, 1968
Acanthomyops californicus Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops clavige
Acanthomyops claviger Roger, 1862Smaller yellow ant
Acanthomyops claviger claviger Roger, 1862
Acanthomyops clavigera Roger, 1862
Acanthomyops colei Wing, 1968
Acanthomyops coloradensis Wheeler, 1917
Acanthomyops creightoni Wing, 1968
Acanthomyops interjectus Mayr, 1866Larger yellow ant
Acanthomyops latipes Walsh, 1863
Acanthomyops mexicanus Wheeler, 1914
Acanthomyops murphii Forel, 1901
Acanthomyops murphyi Forel, 1901
Acanthomyops occidentalis Wheeler, 1909
Acanthomyops plumopilosus Buren, 1941
Acanthomyops pogonogynus Buren, 1950
Acanthomyops pubescens Buren, 1942Santo Domingo carditid
Acanthomyops subglaber Emery, 1893
Lasius (Acanthomyops) arizonicus Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Lasius (Acanthomyops) claviger Roger, 1862Common Citronella Ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) interjectus Mayr, 1866Large yellow ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) latipes Walsh, 1863Wide-Footed Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Acanthomyops) murphyi (Forel, 1901)⇒ Acanthomyops murphii Forel, 1901
Lasius (Cautolasius) fallax Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius flavus nearcticus Wheeler, 1906
Lasius (Cautolasius) nearcticus Wheeler, W.M., 1906New World Fuzzy Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) talpa Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) atopus Cole, 1958Bent-nose macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) bicornis Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Lasius bicornis minutus Emery, 1893
Lasius (Chthonolasius) humilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) minutus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) nevadensis Cole, 1956Triangular macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) speculiventris Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Lasius (Chthonolasius) subumbratus Viereck, 1903
Lasius subumbratus epinotalis Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius umbratus aphidcola
Lasius (Chthonolasius) vestitus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius alienus americanus Foerster, 1850
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) neoniger Emery, 1893Cornfield ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius niger neoniger Emery, 1893
Lasius (Lasius) pallitarsis Provancher, 1881Subterranean Aphid-Tending Ant
Lasius (Lasius) paralienus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius aliena Förster, 1850
Lasius americanus (Emery, 1893)⇒ Lasius aliena Förster, 1850
Lasius aphidicola Walsh, 1863
Lasius brevicornis (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Lasius flavus Fabricius, 1782
Lasius bureni Wing, 1968
Lasius californicus Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Lasius citrina Emery, 1922
Lasius clavigeroides (Buren, 1942)⇒ Lasius subglaber Emery, 1893
Lasius colei Wing, 1968
Lasius coloradensis Wheeler, W.M., 1917
Lasius coloratus Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Lasius creightoni Wing, 1968
Lasius escamole Reza, 1925Delta macoma
Lasius flava Fabricius, 1781
Lasius glom LaPolla & Gr..., 2015
Lasius mexicanus Wheeler, W.M., 1914
Lasius monticola Buckley, 1866
Lasius nigra Linnaeus, 1758
Lasius occidentalis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Lasius parvula (Smith, 1934)⇒ Acanthomyops clavigera Roger, 1862
Lasius peritulus Cockerell, 1927
Lasius pilosus (Smith, 1934)⇒ Lasius vestitus Wheeler, W.M., 1910
Lasius plumopilosus Buren, 1941
Lasius pogonogynus Buren, 1950
Lasius ponderosae Schär, Talav..., 2022
Lasius pubescens Buren, 1942
Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius subglaber Emery, 1893
Lasius umbrata Nylander, 1846
Lasius xerophilus Mackay, W.P...., 1994
Myrmecocystus arenarius Snelling, R.R., 1982
Myrmecocystus baja Sankey-Alami..., 2024
Myrmecocystus californicus Creighton, 1950
Myrmecocystus christineae Snelling, R.R., 1982Many-colored tellin
Myrmecocystus colei Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus creightoni Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmecocystus depilis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmecocystus ewarti Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmecocystus hammettensis Cole, 1938
Myrmecocystus intonsus Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus kathjuli Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus kennedyi Snelling, R.R., 1969
Myrmecocystus koso Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus lugubris Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Myrmecocystus melanoticus Wheeler, W.M., 1914
Myrmecocystus melliger Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus navajo Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Myrmecocystus nequazcatl Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus perimeces Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908
Myrmecocystus pyramicus Smith, M.R., 1951Graytwig
Myrmecocystus romainei Snelling, 1975
Myrmecocystus semirufus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus snellingi Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Myrmecocystus tenuinodis Snelling, R.R., 1976Alternate tellin
Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Myrmecocystus wheeleri Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmecocystus yuma Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Paratrechina arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Paratrechina austroccidua Trager, 1984
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina bruesii Wheeler, 1903
Paratrechina caeciliae Forel, 1899
Paratrechina caeciliae elevata Forel, 1908
Paratrechina cisipa Smith & Lavigne, 1973Boreal kellyclam
Paratrechina concinna Trager, 1984
Paratrechina darlingtoni Wheeler, 1936Sybaritic tellin
Paratrechina docilis Forel, 0
Paratrechina faisonensis Forel, 1922
Paratrechina flavipes Smith, 1874Eastern Asian formicine ant
Paratrechina fulva Mayr, 1862Tawny crazy ant
Paratrechina fulva biolleyi Forel, 1908
Paratrechina fulva incisa Forel, 1908
Paratrechina fulva longiscapa Forel, 1908
Paratrechina goeldii Forel, 1912
Paratrechina gracilis Forel, 1892
Paratrechina guatemalensis Forel, 1885Ant
Paratrechina guatemalensis cocoensis Forel, 1902
Paratrechina guatemalensis itinerans Forel, 1901
Paratrechina hystrix Trager, 1984
Paratrechina laevigata Mac Kay, 1998
Paratrechina lietzi Forel, 1908
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina longicornis hagemanni Forel, 1901
Paratrechina madagascarensis Forel, 1886Ant
Paratrechina microps Smith, 1937
Paratrechina minutula Forel, 1901Baby parrot ants
Paratrechina myops Mann, 1920
Paratrechina nodifera Mayr, 1870
Paratrechina parvula Mayr, 1870
Paratrechina pearsei Wheeler, 1938
Paratrechina perminuta Buckley, 1866
Paratrechina phantasma Trager, 1984
Paratrechina pieli Santschi, 1928
Paratrechina pubens Forel, 1893Ant
Paratrechina silvestrii Emery, 1906
Paratrechina steinheili Forel, 1893Orbicular axinopsid
Paratrechina terricola Buckley, 1866
Paratrechina tococae Wheeler & Be..., 1929
Paratrechina troglodytes (Weber, 1934)⇒ Nylanderia myops Mann, 1920
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Paratrechina vividula antillana Forel, 1893
Paratrechina wojciki Trager, 1984
Prenolepis acuminata Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Prenolepis braueri (Mayr, 1868)⇒ Nylanderia braueri Mayr, 1868
Prenolepis fulva (Forel, 1893)⇒ Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862
Prenolepis gibberosa rogeri (Mann, 1920)⇒ Zatania gibberosa Roger, 1863
Prenolepis imparis Say, 1836False Honey Ant
Prenolepis imparis arizonica Wheeler, 1930
Prenolepis imparis colimana Wheeler, 1930
Prenolepis imparis coloradensis Wheeler, 1930
Prenolepis imparis veracruzensis Wheeler, 1930
Prenolepis melanderi (Wheeler, 1903)⇒ Nylanderia terricola Buckley, 1866
Prenolepis microps Smith, 1937
Prenolepis myops Mann, 1920
Prenolepis vividula Buckley, 1866
Protrechina carpenteri E. O. Wilson, 1985
Pseudolasius amblyops amblyops Forel, 1901
Pseudolasius binghami Emery, 1911
Pseudolasius sauteri Forel, 1913


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Lasiini at dyntaxa.se
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