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Acanthognathus
(7)
Acanthomyops
(Smaller yellow ant)
(16)
Acanthomyrmex
(Harvester ant)
(11)
Acanthoponera
(4)
Acanthostichus
(Ant)
(11)
Acromyrmex
(Leafcutter ant)
(26)
(1)
Acropyga
(Ant)
(56)
Adelomyrmex
(6)
Adetomyrma
(Ant)
(1)
(1)
Adlerzia
(1)
Aenictogiton
(7)
Aenictus
(Legionary ant)
(109)
Afroxyidris
(1)
Agraulomyrmex
(2)
Agroecomyrmex
(1)
Alloformica
(4)
Allomerus
(3)
Amblyopone
(Ant)
(62)
Ameghinoia
(1)
Ancyridris
(2)
Anergates
(Ant)
(1)
Aneuretellus
(1)
Aneuretus
(Ant)
(1)
(1)
Anillidris
(1)
Anillomyrma
(2)
Anisopheidole
(1)
Ankylomyrma
(1)
Anochetus
(Ant)
(95)
Anomalomyrma
(1)
Anonychomyrma
(27)
Anoplolepis
(Ant)
(22)
(1)
Antichthonidris
(Ant)
(2)
Aphaenogaster
(Harvester ant)
(158)
Aphomomyrmex
(1)
Apomyrma
(1)
Apterostigma
(Leafcutter ant)
(28)
Archaeopone
(2)
Archimyrmex
(1)
Archiponera
(1)
Armania
(1)
Armaniella
(1)
Asphinctanilloides
(3)
Asphinctopone
(3)
Asymphylomyrmex
(1)
Atopomyrmex
(3)
Atta
(Leafcutter ant)
(17)
Attopsis
(2)
Aulacopone
(Ant)
(1)
Axinidris
(13)
Azteca
(72)
Baikuris
(2)
Bajcaridris
(3)
Baracidris
(2)
Bariamyrma
(1)
Basiceros
(Ant)
(7)
Belonopelta
(Ant)
(2)
Blepharidatta
(Ant)
(2)
Bondroitia
(2)
Bothriomyrmex
(Ant)
(33)
Brachymyrmex
(Ant)
(38)
Bradoponera
(1)
Bregmatomyrma
(1)
Calomyrmex
(Ant)
(9)
Calyptomyrmex
(Ant)
(24)
Camponotites
(1)
Camponotus
(Carpenter ant)
(962)
Cardiocondyla
(Ant)
(38)
Carebara
(18)
Carebarella
(3)
Cariridris
(1)
Casaleia
(1)
Cataglyphis
(Ant)
(65)
Cataulacus
(68)
Centromyrmex
(10)
Cephalomyrmex
(1)
Cephalotes
(132)
Cerapachys
(Ant)
(141)
Chalepoxenus
(Ant)
(8)
Cheliomyrmex
(Legionary ant)
(4)
Chimaeridris
(2)
Chimaeromyrma
(1)
Cladomyrma
(11)
Colobostruma
(Ant)
(9)
Concoctio
(1)
Creightonidris
(1)
Crematogaster
(Ant)
(427)
Cretomyrma
(2)
Cretopone
(1)
Cryptopone
(Ant)
(15)
Cylindromyrmex
(10)
Cyphoidris
(4)
Cyphomyrmex
(Leafcutter ant)
(37)
Dacatria
(1)
Dacetinops
(7)
Daceton
(Ant)
(1)
Decamorium
(2)
Dendromyrmex
(7)
Diacamma
(Ant)
(19)
Dicroaspis
(2)
Dilobocondyla
(9)
Dinoponera
(Ant)
(6)
Diplomorium
(1)
Discothyrea
(Ant)
(27)
Dlusskyidris
(1)
Doleromyrma
(1)
Dolichoderus
(Ant)
(138)
Dolichomyrma
(2)
Dolioponera
(1)
Doronomyrmex
(4)
Dorylus
(Legionary ant)
(61)
Dorymyrmex
(Ant)
(48)
Drymomyrmex
(2)
Echinopla
(22)
Eciton
(Legionary ant)
(12)
Ecphorella
(1)
Ectatomma
(Ant)
(15)
Elaeomyrmex
(2)
Electromyrmex
(1)
Electroponera
(1)
Emeryopone
(3)
Emplastus
(1)
Enneamerus
(1)
Eocenidris
(1)
Eoformica
(1)
Eomyrmex
(1)
Eotapinoma
(2)
Epelysidris
(1)
Epimyrma
(Ant)
(11)
Epopostruma
(Ant)
(3)
Eucryptocerus
(1)
Eulithomyrmex
(2)
Euprenolepis
(Ant)
(6)
Eurhopalothrix
(Ant)
(35)
Eutetramorium
(2)
Forelius
(Ant)
(17)
Forelophilus
(1)
Formica
(Mound ant)
(291)
Formicium
(5)
Formicoxenus
(Ant)
(7)
Froggattella
(2)
Gesomyrmex
(Ant)
(8)
Gigantiops
(1)
Glaphyromyrmex
(1)
Gnamptogenys
(Ant)
(102)
Goniomma
(5)
Harpagoxenus
(Ant)
(3)
Harpegnathos
(7)
Heteroponera
(Ant)
(16)
Huberia
(2)
Hylomyrma
(Ant)
(13)
Hypopomyrmex
(1)
Hypoponera
(Ant)
(132)
Ilemomyrmex
(1)
Imhoffia
(2)
Indomyrma
(1)
Ireneopone
(1)
Iridomyrmex
(Argentine ant)
(59)
Ishakidris
(1)
Kartidris
(4)
Kotshkorkia
(1)
Kyromyrma
(1)
Labidus
(Legionary ant)
(8)
Lachnomyrmex
(4)
Lasiophanes
(5)
Lasius
(Cornfield ant)
(101)
(1)
Lenomyrmex
(4)
Lepisiota
(67)
Leptanilla
(Legionary ant)
(36)
Leptanilloides
(4)
Leptogenys
(Legionary ant)
(205)
Leptomyrmex
(Ant)
(17)
Leptomyrmula
(1)
Leptothorax
(Ant)
(316)
Leucotaphus
(3)
Linepithema
(Ant)
(16)
(1)
Liometopum
(Ant)
(14)
Liomyrmex
(7)
Lonchomyrmex
(2)
Lophomyrmex
(10)
Lordomyrma
(Ant)
(16)
Loweriella
(1)
Machomyrma
(Ant)
(1)
Manica
(Ant)
(6)
Mayriella
(5)
Megalomyrmex
(Ant)
(33)
Melissotarsus
(4)
Melophorus
(Harvester ant)
(23)
Meranoplus
(Ant)
(54)
Mesostruma
(Ant)
(6)
Messor
(Harvester ant)
(106)
Metapone
(Ant)
(16)
Mianeuretus
(1)
Microdaceton
(2)
Miomyrmex
(2)
Monomorium
(Little black ant)
(294)
(3)
Mycetarotes
(2)
Mycetophylax
(6)
Mycetosoritis
(4)
Mycocepurus
(4)
Myopias
(Ant)
(33)
Myopopone
(Ant)
(1)
Myrcidris
(1)
Myrmecia
(90)
Myrmecina
(Ant)
(26)
Myrmecocystus
(Montane honey ant)
(29)
Myrmecorhynchus
(Ant)
(5)
Myrmelachista
(47)
Myrmica
(Ant)
(141)
(1)
Myrmicaria
(31)
Myrmicocrypta
(24)
Myrmoteras
(Ant)
(31)
Mystrium
(Ant)
(8)
Neivamyrmex
(Legionary ant)
(126)
Nomamyrmex
(Legionary ant)
(2)
Noonilla
(Legionary ant)
(1)
Nothidris
(3)
Nothomyrmecia
(Ant)
(1)
(1)
Nothomyrmica
(4)
Notoncus
(Ant)
(6)
Notostigma
(2)
Ochetellus
(7)
Ochetomyrmex
(Ant)
(5)
Octostruma
(10)
Ocymyrmex
(37)
Odontomachus
(Trinidad snapping ant)
(64)
Odontoponera
(1)
Oecophylla
(Ant)
(13)
Oligomyrmex
(Ant)
(98)
Onychomyrmex
(Legionary ant)
(3)
Opisthopsis
(Ant)
(13)
Orectognathus
(Ant)
(29)
Overbeckia
(1)
Oxyepoecus
(Ant)
(11)
Oxyidris
(1)
Oxyopomyrmex
(9)
Pachycondyla
(Water-carrying ant)
(204)
Paedalgus
(10)
Paleosminthurus
(1)
Papyrius
(2)
Parameranoplus
(1)
Paraneuretus
(2)
Paraphaenogaster
(2)
Paraponera
(Ant)
(2)
Paraprionopelta
(1)
Paratopula
(9)
Paratrechina
(Crazy ant)
(106)
(2)
Perissomyrmex
(2)
Peronomyrmex
(1)
Petalomyrmex
(1)
Petraeomyrmex
(1)
Petropone
(1)
Phacota
(1)
Phalacromyrmex
(1)
Phasmomyrmex
(4)
Phaulomyrma
(Legionary ant)
(1)
Pheidole
(Bigheaded ant)
(547)
(1)
Pheidologeton
(Ant)
(28)
Philidris
(7)
Phrynoponera
(5)
Pilotrochus
(1)
Pityomyrmex
(1)
Plagiolepis
(Ant)
(60)
Platythyrea
(Ant)
(39)
Plectroctena
(17)
Podomyrma
(Ant)
(58)
Poecilomyrma
(1)
Pogonomyrmex
(Red Texas harvester ant)
(60)
Polyergus
(Rocky Mountain ant)
(6)
Polyrhachis
(Ant)
(477)
Ponera
(39)
Ponerites
(3)
Poneropsis
(19)
Poneropterus
(1)
Prenolepis
(Ant)
(11)
Prionomyrmex
(1)
Prionopelta
(Ant)
(13)
Pristomyrmex
(Ant)
(38)
Proatta
(1)
Probolomyrmex
(13)
Proceratium
(Ant)
(30)
Procryptocerus
(39)
Prodimorphomyrmex
(1)
Proformica
(24)
Prolasius
(Harvester ant)
(19)
Promyrmicium
(1)
Protalaridris
(1)
Protaneuretus
(1)
Protanilla
(1)
Protazteca
(4)
Protoformica
(1)
Protomognathus
(Ant)
(1)
Protopone
(1)
Protrechina
(1)
Psalidomyrmex
(6)
Pseudaphomomyrmex
(1)
Pseudarmania
(2)
Pseudoatta
(Ant)
(1)
Pseudocamponotus
(1)
Pseudolasius
(Ant)
(49)
Pseudomyrmex
(Acacia ant)
(130)
Pseudonotoncus
(2)
Pyramica
(199)
Recurvidris
(7)
Rhopalomastix
(3)
Rhopalomyrmex
(1)
Rhopalothrix
(Ant)
(10)
Rhoptromyrmex
(Ant)
(10)
Rhytidoponera
(Ant)
(105)
Rogeria
(Ant)
(27)
Romblonella
(8)
Rossomyrmex
(Ant)
(2)
Rostromyrmex
(1)
Rotastruma
(2)
Santschiella
(1)
Scyphodon
(Legionary ant)
(1)
Secostruma
(1)
Sericomyrmex
(19)
Sicilomyrmex
(1)
Simopelta
(Legionary ant)
(10)
Simopone
(16)
Solenopsis
(Imported fire ant)
(195)
(4)
Sphecomyrma
(2)
Sphinctomyrmex
(Ant)
(22)
Stegomyrmex
(3)
Stenamma
(Ant)
(43)
Stereomyrmex
(1)
Stigmacros
(48)
Stigmomyrmex
(1)
Stiphromyrmex
(1)
Streblognathus
(1)
Strongylognathus
(Ant)
(26)
Strumigenys
(Ant)
(165)
Syntaphus
(1)
Talaridris
(1)
Tapinoma
(Odorous house ant)
(63)
(1)
Tatuidris
(1)
Technomyrmex
(Ant)
(60)
(1)
Teleutomyrmex
(Ant)
(2)
Terataner
(12)
Teratomyrmex
(1)
Tetheamyrma
(1)
Tetramorium
(Ant)
(415)
Tetraponera
(Ant)
(85)
Thaumatomyrmex
(5)
Trachymyrmex
(Leafcutter ant)
(42)
Tranopelta
(4)
Tricytarus
(1)
Turneria
(7)
Typhlomyrmex
(6)
Vollenhovia
(Ant)
(50)
Vombisidris
(12)
Wasmannia
(Ant)
(10)
(1)
Willowsiella
(2)
Xenomyrmex
(3)
Yavnella
(2)
Zacryptocerus
(1)
Zherichinius
(2)
(...) = Species count
(...) = Endangered count
(...) = Invasive count
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