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Checklist for Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier, 1835
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
484
10777
40631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
91
1949
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
75
1800
8366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
543
2706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
129
708
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
129
708
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
44
261
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
44 Genera with 261 Species
#ACEFHLMNOPRSTW
Anergates Forel, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Anisopheidole Forel, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1917Collared Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Austromorium Shattuck, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotes Latreille, 1824Turtle ants2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1893Acrobat Ants21SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Huberia Forel, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 177512SpeciesTaxom
Lordomyrma Emery, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Mayriella Forel, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 194327SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 192025SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Novomessor Emery, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Orectognathus Smith, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenogaster Dlussky, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants37SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Podomyrma Smith, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1934Harvester Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19666SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalothrix Mayr, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Sifolinia Latreille, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1989Fire ants16SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsites Dlussky & Ra..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18396SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1915Miniature Trap-jaw Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1798Acorn Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1902Fierce Ants19SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
261 Species and 6 Subspecies
Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Anisopheidole antipodum Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) floridana Smith, M.R., 1941Canyon silktassel
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798Many-line lucine
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) treatae Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster (Ischnomyrmex) cockerelli André, 1893
Aphaenogaster (Nystalomyrma) barbigula Wheeler, W.M., 1916Crenulate tellin
Aphaenogaster ashmeadi Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Aphaenogaster carolinensis (Wheeler, W.M., 1915)⇒ Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915
Aphaenogaster longiceps Smith, 1858Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895
Aphaenogaster phalangium phalangium Emery, 1890
Aphaenogaster poultoni Crawley, 1922
Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann, J., 1947)⇒ Aphaenogaster piceum Wheeler, 1908
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Aphaenogaster tenneseensis Mayr, 1862
Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Aphaenogaster uinta Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Cardiocondyla atalanta Forel, 1915
Cardiocondyla britteni Crawley, 1920
Cardiocondyla minutior (Forel, 1899)⇒ Cardiocondyla nudus Mayr, 1866
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cataulacus wissmannii Forel, 1894
Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758Ocean quahog
Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ashmeadi Mayr, 1886Acrobat ant
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) coarctata Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) depilis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laeviuscula Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) melanogaster Emery, 1895Carpenter carditid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) punctulata (Emery, 1895)⇒ Crematogaster lineolata Say, 1836
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster stadelmanni dolichocephala Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster borneensis harpyia Forel, 1911
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) erecta Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) steinheili Forel, 1881
Crematogaster carinata Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster frivola Forel, 1902Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
Crematogaster rufotestacea Mayr, 1876
Crematogaster tenuicula Forel, 1904
Crematogaster terminalis Shuckard, 1838
Crematogaster vicina André, 1893
Cyphomyrmex foxi André, 1892
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Eurhopalothrix floridana (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros floridanum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846Shining guest ant
Huberia striata Smith, F., 1876Purplish tagelus
Leptothorax (Dichthorax) pergandei (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) canadensis (Provancher, 1887)⇒ Leptothorax muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Myrafant) ambiguus (Emery, 1895)⇒ Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Leptothorax (Myrafant) curvispinosus (Mayr, 1866)⇒ Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Leptothorax (Myrafant) interruptus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852
Leptothorax (Myrafant) longispinosus (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) schaumii (Roger, 1863)⇒ Temnothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
Leptothorax (Myrafant) tuberum Fabricius, 1775Shiny dwarf-tellin
Lordomyrma leae Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Mayriella abstinens Forel, 1902
Mayriella occidua Shattuck, 2007
Meranoplus fenestratus Smith, 1867California tagelus
Messor barbarum pseudo Mayr, 1862
Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
Messor lobognathus Andrews, 1916California butterclam
Monomorium bicorne Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Monomorium centrale Forel, 1910
Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium fieldi Forel, 1910Little black mono ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
Monomorium indicum Forel, 1902Ant
Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium kiliani Forel, 1902Wavy astarte
Monomorium laeve Mayr, 1876Yellow mono ant
Monomorium leae Forel, 1913
Monomorium longiceps (Wheeler, W.M., 1934)⇒ Monomorium annamense Donisthorpe, 1941
Monomorium micron (Crawley, 1925)⇒ Monomorium sordidum Forel, 1902
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium rubriceps Mayr, 1876Sickle jackknife
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium smithii Forel, 1892
Monomorium sordidum Forel, 1902
Monomorium springvalense Forel, 1913
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium sydneyense Forel, 1902Sydney mono ant
Monomorium viride Brown, 1943
Myrmecina americana Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmica (Myrmica) punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Myrmica americana Weber, 1939
Myrmica bessarabica Nasonov, 1889White-sand macoma
Myrmica crassirugis Francoeur, 2007
Myrmica detritinodis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901
Myrmica fracticornis Forel, 1901Round combshell
Myrmica glacialis (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica hirsuta Elmes, 1978
Myrmica incompleta Provancher, 1881Incomplete Ant
Myrmica karavajevi Arnoldi, 1930Southern quahog
Myrmica latifrons Stärcke, 1927Corded pitar
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica lobifrons (Pergande, 1900)⇒ Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica lonae Finzi, 1926
Myrmica microrubra Seifert, 1993
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica semiparasitica Francoeur, 2007
Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846Micro-whip scorpions
Myrmica vandeli Bondroit, 1920Disk dosinia
Nesomyrmex tonsuratus Kempf, 1959
Novomessor albisetosa (Mayr, 1886)⇒ Novomessor albisetosus Mayr, 1886
Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)⇒ Basiceros iheringi Emery, 1888
Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
Ocymyrmex cilliei Prins & Roux, 1989
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Orectognathus clarki Brown, 1953
Paraphaenogaster hooleyana G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) grundmanni Smith, M.R., 1953Eastern auger
Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) hecate Wheeler, W.M., 1911Sickle jackknife
Pheidole adrianoi Naves, 1985
Pheidole ampla Forel, 1893Seedharvesting ant
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole bilimeki (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole bruesi Wheeler, 1911
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler, 1911Sickle jackknife
Pheidole carrolli Naves, 1985
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole desertorum Wheeler, 1906
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole hartmeyeri Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole littoralis Cole, 1952
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole metallescens Emery, 1895Rough razor
Pheidole militicida Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole navigans Forel, 1901Navigating big-headed ant
Pheidole nodus Fr. Smith, 1874
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pheidole punctatissima (Mayr, 1870)⇒ Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole rugulosa Gregg, 1959
Pheidole sciara Cole, 1955
Pheidole stomachosa (Wheeler, 1917)⇒ Pheidole floridana Emery, 1895
Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Pogonomyrmex badius Latreille, 1802Florida harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith, 1858Agricultural ant
Pogonomyrmex brevispinosus Cole, 1968
Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley, 1867California harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex comanche Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex desertorum Wheeler, 1902Large Seed Harvesting Ant
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914Maricopa harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Cresson, 1865Western harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895Rough harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen, 1934Calico clam
Pyramica baudueri (Emery, 1875)⇒ Strumigenys baudueri Emery, 1875
Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica gundlachi Roger, 1862Subglobose diplodon
Pyramica missouriensis Smith, 1931
Pyramica tenuipilis (Emery, 1915)⇒ Strumigenys tenuipilis Emery, 1915
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Bo..., 2013
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Sifolinia karavajevi Arnoldi, 1930
Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) picta Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) tennesseensis Smith, M.R., 1951Graytwig
Solenopsis (Euophthalma) globularia Smith, F., 1858Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Solenopsis abdita Thompson, 1989
Solenopsis clarki Crawley, 1922
Solenopsis froggatti Forel, 1913
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Solenopsis monticola (Bernard, 1950)⇒ Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798
Solenopsis nickersoni Thompson, 1982Cherry jewelbox
Solenopsis tonsa Thompson, 1989
Solenopsites rossi G. M. Dlussky, 2014
Stenamma brevicorne Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Stenamma diecki Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stenamma sequoiarum Wheeler, W.M., 1917Sickle jackknife
Stenamma smithi Cole, 1966
Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839Fiddleleaf tobacco
Strongylognathus testaceus Schenck, 1852Surinam strigilla
Strumigenys baudueri Emery, 1875
Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890Emma's Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys glenognatha Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000
Strumigenys ornata Mayr, 1887
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Strumigenys sculpturata (Smith, 1931)⇒ Smithistruma missouriensis Smith, 1931
Strumigenys tenuipilis Emery, 1915
Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895Doubtful Acorn Ant
Temnothorax andrei Emery, 1895
Temnothorax caguatan Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852Long-spined Ant
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863Long-Spined Acorn Ant
Temnothorax makora Terayama & O..., 1999
Temnothorax neomexicanus Wheeler, 1903
Temnothorax nevadensis Wheeler, 1903
Temnothorax nitens Emery, 1895
Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895
Temnothorax silvestrii Santschi, 1911
Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium deceptum Bolton, 1977Truncate softshell
Tetramorium dichroum Santschi, 1932
Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium longicorne Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Tetramorium rufescens Stitz, 1923
Tetramorium ruginode (Stitz, 1917)⇒ Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904
Tetramorium sepositum Santschi, 1918
Tetramorium signatum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium taylori Bolton, 1985
Tetramorium turneri Forel, 1902
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Myrmicinae with occurrences in British Isles
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeBasicerotini
Brown, 1949
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBlepharidattini
Wheeler & Wheeler, 1991
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCataulacini
Emery, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCephalotini
Smith, 1853
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
4
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicoxenini
Forel, 1893
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMeranoplini
Emery, 1914
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmecinini
Ashmead, 1905
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMyrmicini
Lepeletier, 1835
3
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
6
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
3
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeStenammini
Ashmead, 1905
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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