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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
73
1215
4847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1129
4697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
474
3451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
74
399
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
74
399
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
32
201
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
4 Genera with 51 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1917Collared Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Ocymyrmex Emery, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1955Big-headed Ants35SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
51 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) boulderensis Smith, M.R., 1941Canyon silktassel
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) floridana Smith, M.R., 1941Canyon silktassel
Aphaenogaster (Ischnomyrmex) cockerelli André, 1893
Aphaenogaster andrei Mayr, 1886
Aphaenogaster megommata Smith, 1963Tallow wood
Aphaenogaster occidentalis Emery, 1895
Aphaenogaster patruelis Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Aphaenogaster uinta Wheeler, 1917Sickle jackknife
Messor chamberlini Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Messor chicoensis Smith, M.R., 1956
Messor lariversi Smith, 1951Butter clam
Messor lobognathus Andrews, 1916California butterclam
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)⇒ Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886
Messor stoddardi Emery, 1895
Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) clydei Gregg, 1950
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole barbata Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole californica Mayr, 1870Turgid blossom
Pheidole cerebrosior Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole clementensis Gregg, 1969
Pheidole cockerelli Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole creightoni Gregg, 1955
Pheidole desertorum Wheeler, 1906
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole gracilipes Motschoulsky, 1863
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole micula Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole navigans Forel, 1901Navigating big-headed ant
Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866Slender toothwort
Pheidole paiute Gregg”Ž, 1959
Pheidole pilifera Roger, 1863Hairy Big-Headed Ant
Pheidole plinii Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pheidole psammophila Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole rufipilis dione (Forel, 1913)⇒ Pheidole dione Forel, 1913
Pheidole rugulosa Gregg, 1959
Pheidole sciophila Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole soritis (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole sitarches Wheeler, 1908
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidole tucsonica Wheeler, 1908Rough razor
Pheidole vaslitii (Pergande, 1896)⇒ Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895
Pheidole vistana Forel, 1914
Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955
Pheidole yaqui Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov