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Checklist for Tribe Leptomyrmecini Emery, 1913
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
86
2887
18019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
73
2717
17744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
30
1206
13060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
243
3850
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
243
3850
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
18
268
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLeptomyrmecini
Emery, 1913
10
178
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
10 Genera with 178 Species
Anillidris Santschi, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 1863109SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 2011Cone ants76SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 191618SpeciesTaxom
Gracilidris Wild & Cuezzo, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1865Rainbow ants4SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrmex Mayr, 2016Spider ants1SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 200721SpeciesTaxom
Papyrius Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Turneria Forel, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
178 Species and 55 Subspecies
Anillidris bruchi Santschi, 1936
Azteca adrepens Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Azteca aesopus Forel, 1908
Azteca alfari Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca andreae Guerrero, De..., 2010
Azteca angusticeps Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca aragua Longino, 1992
Azteca aurita Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca australis Wheeler, W.M., 1942
Azteca barbifex Forel, 1906
Azteca beltii Emery, 1893
Azteca bequaerti Wheeler, W.M..., 1929
Azteca bicolor (Emery, 1893)⇒ Azteca alfari Emery, 1893
Azteca brevicornis Mayr, 1878
Azteca brevicornis boliviana Wheeler, 1942
Azteca brevis Forel, 1899
Azteca chartifex Forel, 1896False spike
Azteca chartifex cearensis Forel, 1903
Azteca chartifex decipiens Forel, 1906
Azteca chartifex lanians Emery, 1912
Azteca chartifex multinida Forel, 1899
Azteca chartifex spiriti Forel, 1912
Azteca chartifex stalactitica Emery, 1896
Azteca coeruleipennis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca constructor Emery, 1896False spike
Azteca cordincola Forel, 1921
Azteca coussapoae Forel, 1904
Azteca crassicornis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca delpini Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca delpini antillana Forel, 1899
Azteca depilis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca duckei Forel, 1906
Azteca duroiae Forel, 1904
Azteca emeryi Forel, 1904
Azteca fasciata Emery, 1893Inflated diplodon
Azteca fasciata similis Mann, 1916
Azteca fiebrigi (Forel, 1909)⇒ Azteca schimperi Emery, 1893
Azteca flavigaster Longino, 2007
Azteca forelii Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca forelii raptrix Forel, 1912
Azteca foveiceps Wheeler, W.M., 1921
Azteca gnava Forel, 1906
Azteca gnava cayennensis Forel, 1912
Azteca goeldii Forel, 1906
Azteca goeldii croceiscapa Forel, 1915
Azteca huberi Forel, 1906
Azteca hypophylla Forel, 1899
Azteca iheringi Forel, 1915
Azteca instabilis Smith, F., 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Azteca isthmica Wheeler, W.M., 1942
Azteca jelskii Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca juruensis Forel, 1904
Azteca lallemandi Forel, 1899
Azteca lanuginosa Emery, 1893Inflated diplodon
Azteca lanuginosa pruinosa (Mann, 1916)⇒ Azteca lallemandi Forel, 1899
Azteca lattke Longino, 1991
Azteca lattkei Longino, 1992
Azteca laurae Guerrero, De..., 2010
Azteca linamariae Guerrero, De..., 2010
Azteca luederwaldti Forel, 1909Lilliput
Azteca mayrii Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca merida Longino, 1992
Azteca minor Forel, 1904
Azteca muelleri Emery, 1893Globular peaclam
Azteca muelleri terminalis Mann, 1916
Azteca nigricans Forel, 1899
Azteca oecocordia Longino, 2007
Azteca olitrix Forel, 1904
Azteca ovaticeps Forel, 1904
Azteca paraensis Forel, 1904
Azteca paraensis bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Azteca petalocephala Longino, 1992
Azteca pilosula Forel, 1899
Azteca pittieri Forel, 1899Simple cleftclam
Azteca polymorpha Forel, 1899
Azteca polymorpha bahiana Forel, 1912
Azteca quadraticeps Longino, 2007
Azteca salti Wheeler, W.M., 1930
Azteca sapii Forel, 1912
Azteca schimperi Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca schumannii Emery, 1893Inflated diplodon
Azteca schumannii dubia Mann, 1916
Azteca schumannii taediosa Forel, 1904
Azteca sericea Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Azteca severini Emery, 1896False spike
Azteca snellingi Guerrero, De..., 2010
Azteca stanleyuli Forel, 1921Simple cleftclam
Azteca stigmatica Emery, 1896False spike
Azteca tachigaliae Forel, 1904
Azteca theresiae Forel, 1899
Azteca tonduzi Forel, 1899
Azteca trailii Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca trailii filicis Forel, 1904
Azteca trailii tillandsiarum Wheeler, 1942
Azteca trailii tococae Forel, 1904
Azteca trianguliceps Forel, 1912
Azteca trigona Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Azteca trigona gaigei Forel, 1914
Azteca trigona mathildae Forel, 1906
Azteca trigona mediops Forel, 1904
Azteca trigona subdentata Forel, 1904
Azteca ulei Forel, 1904Lilliput
Azteca ulei cordiae Forel, 1904
Azteca ulei gagatina Wheeler, 1942
Azteca ulei nigricornis Forel, 1904
Azteca velox Forel, 1899
Azteca velox nigriventris (Forel, 1899)⇒ Azteca velox Forel, 1899
Azteca velox rochai Forel, 1912
Azteca virens (Forel, 1899)⇒ Azteca alfari Emery, 1893
Azteca xanthochroa Roger, 1863
Dorymyrmex agallardoi Snelling, R.R., 1975
Dorymyrmex alboniger Forel, 1914
Dorymyrmex amazonicus Cuezzo & Gue..., 2011
Dorymyrmex antarcticus Forel, 1904
Dorymyrmex baeri André, 1903Rough diplodon
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex biconis Forel, 1912
Dorymyrmex bituber Santschi, 1916Tennessee riffleshell
Dorymyrmex bituber laticeps Santschi, 1919
Dorymyrmex breviscapis Forel, 1912Tennessee riffleshell
Dorymyrmex breviscapis alvarezi Santschi, 1922
Dorymyrmex breviscapis elongatulus Santschi, 1919
Dorymyrmex breviscapis speculiceps Santschi, 1922
Dorymyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
Dorymyrmex brunneus Forel, 1908
Dorymyrmex bureni Trager, 1988
Dorymyrmex carettei Forel, 1913
Dorymyrmex caretteoides Forel, 1914
Dorymyrmex chilensis Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Dorymyrmex confusus Kusnezov, 1952
Dorymyrmex coniculus Santschi, 1922
Dorymyrmex ebeninus Forel, 1914
Dorymyrmex emmaericaellus Kusnezov, 1951
Dorymyrmex ensifer Forel, 1912
Dorymyrmex ensifer laevigatus Gallardo, 1916
Dorymyrmex ensifer weiseri Santschi, 1922
Dorymyrmex exsanguis Forel, 1912Tennessee riffleshell
Dorymyrmex exsanguis anaemicus Santschi, 1922
Dorymyrmex exsanguis carbonarius Forel, 1913
Dorymyrmex exsanguis sordidus Santschi, 1919
Dorymyrmex flavescens Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Dorymyrmex flavescens jactans Santschi, 1916
Dorymyrmex flavescens mandibularis Santschi, 1925
Dorymyrmex flavus McCook, 1879
Dorymyrmex fusculus Santschi, 1922
Dorymyrmex goeldii Forel, 1904
Dorymyrmex goeldii dubius Forel, 1912
Dorymyrmex goeldii fumigatus Forel, 1908
Dorymyrmex goetschi Goetsch, 1933
Dorymyrmex hunti Snelling, R.R., 1975
Dorymyrmex hypocritus Snelling, R.R., 1975
Dorymyrmex incomptus Snelling, R.R., 1975
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Dorymyrmex jheringi Forel, 1912
Dorymyrmex joergenseni Bruch, 1917
Dorymyrmex minutus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Dorymyrmex morenoi Bruch, 1921
Dorymyrmex morenoi patagon Santschi, 1922
Dorymyrmex pappodes Snelling, R.R., 1975
Dorymyrmex paranensis Santschi, 1922
Dorymyrmex planidens Mayr, 1868
Dorymyrmex pogonius Snelling, R.R., 1975
Dorymyrmex pulchellus Santschi, 1922
Dorymyrmex pyramica Forel, 1911
Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863Southern acornshell
Dorymyrmex pyramicus albemarlensis Wheeler, 1919
Dorymyrmex pyramicus alticonis Forel, 1912
Dorymyrmex pyramicus garbei Forel, 1911
Dorymyrmex pyramicus guyanensis Santschi, 1922
Dorymyrmex pyramicus nigriventris Santschi, 1922
Dorymyrmex pyramicus peruvianus Wheeler, 1919
Dorymyrmex pyramicus rubriceps Forel, 1912
Dorymyrmex richteri Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Dorymyrmex santschii Gallardo, 1917
Dorymyrmex silvestrii Gallardo, 1916
Dorymyrmex spurius Santschi, 1929
Dorymyrmex steigeri Santschi, 1912Florida marshclam
Dorymyrmex steigeri platensis Gallardo, 1916
Dorymyrmex tener Mayr, 1868Crenulate astarte
Dorymyrmex tener donisthorpei Santschi, 1936
Dorymyrmex thoracicus Gallardo, 1916Giant cleftclam
Dorymyrmex thoracicus gracilis Santschi, 1920
Dorymyrmex thoracicus tigris Santschi, 1925
Dorymyrmex tuberosus Cuezzo & Gue..., 2011
Dorymyrmex wolffhuegeli Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Dorymyrmex xerophylus Cuezzo & Gue..., 2011
Forelius albiventris Forel, 1912
Forelius andinus Kusnezov, 1957Thick lucine
Forelius antarcticus Forel, 1904
Forelius bahianus Cuezzo, 2000
Forelius brasiliensis Forel, 1908Giant cleftclam
Forelius breviscapus Forel, 1914
Forelius chalybaeus Emery, 1906
Forelius damiani Guerrero & F..., 2008
Forelius grandis Forel, 1912Tennessee riffleshell
Forelius heyeri Forel, 1902
Forelius lilloi Cuezzo, 2000
Forelius macrops Kusnezov, 1957Thick lucine
Forelius maranhaoensis Cuezzo, 2000
Forelius nigriventris Forel, 1912
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Forelius pusillus Santschi, 1922
Forelius rubriceps Gallardo, 1916
Forelius rufus Gallardo, 1916
Gracilidris pombero Wild & Cuezzo, 2006
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Iridomyrmex humilis (Mayr, 1868)⇒ Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868
Iridomyrmex lividus Shattuck, 1993Blue meat ant
Iridomyrmex rufoniger Lowne, 1865Black Tyrant Ant
Leptomyrmex relictus Boudinot, Pr..., 2016
Linepithema anathema Wild, 2007
Linepithema angulatum Emery, 1894
Linepithema aztecoides Wild, 2007
Linepithema cerradense Wild, 2007
Linepithema cryptobioticum Wild, 2007
Linepithema dispertitum Forel, 1885
Linepithema fuscum Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Linepithema gallardoi (Brèthes, 1914)⇒ Linepithema inacatum Bolton, 1995
Linepithema hirsutum Escárraga & ..., 2016
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Linepithema inacatum Bolton, 1995Lens lucine
Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870Ant
Linepithema leucomelas Emery, 1894
Linepithema melleum Wheeler, 1908Broad lepton
Linepithema micans Forel, 1908
Linepithema neotropicum Wild, 2007
Linepithema oblongum Santschi, 1929
Linepithema paulistana Cantone & Di..., 2023
Linepithema piliferum Mayr, 1870
Linepithema pulex Wild, 2007
Linepithema tsachila Wild, 2007
Papyrius nitidus Mayr, 1862Great tellin
Turneria pacifica Mann, 1919


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