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Checklist for Genus Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838 (Honeypot Ants)
and region Ecozones


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
508
27640
383593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
79
2599
34386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
2451
33213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
27
844
21146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
334
11400
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
334
11400
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
50
2584
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLasiini
Ashmead, 1905
7
259
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMyrmecocystus
Wesmael, 1838
Honeypot Ants
29Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
1 Genera with 29 Species
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1912Honeypot Ants29SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
29 Species
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


Links, sources and further information
Myrmecocystus at antwiki.org
Myrmecocystus at gbif.org
Myrmecocystus at irmng.org
Myrmecocystus at itis.gov