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Michigan Ant Species/Genera


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#1 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted June 19 2017 - 10:34 AM

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This is a quick post of all of the native genera and species that live in Michigan, USA. I may have missed some, so please let me know if I did. Also let me know what state/country to do next! Hope this helps all of the antkeepers in Michigan!   :yahoo:

 

Guide:

Letter:

Genera - Amount of Species

Species of Genera

 

Genera - Amount of Species (and so on)

 

A:

Aphaenogaster - 7

Aphaenogaster carolinensis

Aphaenogaster fulva

Aphaenogaster mariae

Aphaenogaster picea

Aphaenogaster rudis

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis

Aphaenogaster treatae

 

B:

Brachymyrmex - 1

Brachymyrmex depilis

 

C:

Camponotus - 10

Camponotus americanus

Camponotus caryae

Camponotus castaneus

Camponotus chromaiodes

Camponotus discolor

Camponotus herculeanus

Camponotus nearcticus

Camponotus novaeboracensis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus subbarbatus

 

Crematogaster - 2

Crematogaster cerasi

Crematogaster lineolata

 

D:

Dolichoderus - 7

Dolichoderus mariae

Dolichoderus plagiatus

Dolichoderus pustulatus

Dolichoderus taschenbergi

Dorymyrmex grandulus

Dorymyrmex insanus

Dorymyrmex pyramicus

 

E: None.

 

F:

Forelius - 1

Forelius pruinosus

 

Formica - 35

Formica adamsi

Formica adamsi whymperi

Formica argentea

Formica aserva

Formica creightoni

Formica dakotensis

Formica exsectoides

Formica fossaceps

Formica fusca

Formica glacialis

Formica gynocrates

Formica hewitti

Formica impexa

Formica incerta

Formica integra

Formica lasioides

Formica montana

Formica neogagates

Formica neorufibarbis

Formica nepticula

Formica obscuripes

Formica obscuriventris

Formica pallidefulva

Formica pergandei

Formica podzolica

Formica postoculata

Formica prociliata

Formica querquetulana

Formica rubicunda

Formica subaenescens

Formica subintegra

Formica subsericea

Formica talbotae

Formica ulkei

Formica vinculans

 

Formicoxenus - 2

Formicoxenus hirticornis

Formicoxenus provancheri

 

G: None.

 

H:

Harpagoxenus - 1

Harpagoxenus canadensis

 

I:

None.

 

J:

None.

 

K:

None.

 

L:

Lasius - 16

Lasius alienus

Lasius claviger

Lasius flavus

Lasius interjectus

Lasius latipes

Lasius minutus

Lasius murphyi

Lasius nearcticus

Lasius neoniger

Lasius niger

Lasius pallitarsis

Lasius plumopilosus

Lasius speculiventris

Lasius subglaber

Lasius subumbratus

Lasius umbratus

 

Leptothorax - 1

Leptothorax muscorum

 

M:

Monomorium - 2

Monomorium minimum

Monomorium talbotae

 

Myrmecina - 1

Myrmecina americana

 

Myrmica - 13

Myrmica alaskensis

Myrmica americana

Myrmica brevispinosa

Myrmica detritinodis

Myrmica fracticornis

Myrmica incompleta

Myrmica latifrons

Myrmica lobifrons

Myrmica monticola

Myrmica nearctica

Myrmica pinetorum

Myrmica punctiventris

Myrmica spatulata

 

N:

Nylanderia - 3

Nylanderia arenivaga

Nylanderia faisonensis

Nylanderia parvula

 

O: 

None.

 

P:

Pheidole - 2

Pheidole bicarinata

Pheidole pilifera

 

Polyergus - 3

Polyergus bicolor

Polyergus lucidus

Polyergus montivagus

 

Ponera - 1

Ponera pennsylvanica

 

Prenolepis - 1

Prenolepis imparis

 

Proceratium - 1

Proceratium silaceum

 

Q:

None.

 

R:

None.

 

S:

Solenopsis - 1

Solenopsis molesta

 

Stenamma - 4

Stenamma brevicorne

Stenamma diecki

Stenamma impar

Stenamma schmittii

 

Stigmatomma - 1

Stigmatomma pallipes

 

Strumigenys - 4

Strumigenys ohioensis

Strumigenys ornata

Strumigenys pergandei

Strumigenys pulchella

 

T:

Tapinoma - 1

Tapinoma sessile

 

Temnothorax - 10

Temnothorax ambiguus

Temnothorax americanus

Temnothorax curvispinosus

Temnothorax duloticus

Temnothorax longispinosus

Temnothorax minutissimus

Temnothorax pergandei

Temnothorax pilagens

Temnothorax schaumii

Temnothorax texanus

 

U:

None.

 

V: 

None.

 

W:

None.

 

X:

None.

 

Y:

None.

 

Z:

None.

 

Hope I miraculously spelt everything right.. and I hope that this can help you figure out what species you have since you can google the pictures.   %)


Edited by Ants_Texas, November 11 2017 - 12:18 PM.

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#2 Offline PupHadrian - Posted March 13 2018 - 4:21 PM

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Wow, thank you! I had no clue we have so many camponotus species. I want them all, the big ones are easiest for me to see. I have visual impairments and need magnifiers to see most ants at all.

#3 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted March 13 2018 - 4:31 PM

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This is great!!! May I ask where you managed to gather his information? I would love to do this for the state of Maryland. :D


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus


#4 Offline ZllGGY - Posted March 14 2018 - 6:36 AM

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This is great!!! May I ask where you managed to gather his information? I would love to do this for the state of Maryland. :D

he probably looked it all up at antweb.org that site seems to have a pretty decent data base of most ants in every state


Colonies:

 

Founding:

Camponotus cf. Modoc

Camponotus cf. Herculeanus

 

Dream Ants:

 

Stenamma Diecki

Solenopsis Molesta

Manica Invidia

Camponotus Herculeanus

Lasius Latipes

Dorymyrmex Pyramicus

Tapinoma Sessile


#5 Offline antnest8 - Posted March 14 2018 - 1:35 PM

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or he got is from antmaps


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have 1 camponotus queen

1 crematogaster queen

5 lasius umbratus queens


#6 Offline ZllGGY - Posted March 15 2018 - 6:01 AM

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or he got is from antmaps

either of the two sites or a combination of both.


Colonies:

 

Founding:

Camponotus cf. Modoc

Camponotus cf. Herculeanus

 

Dream Ants:

 

Stenamma Diecki

Solenopsis Molesta

Manica Invidia

Camponotus Herculeanus

Lasius Latipes

Dorymyrmex Pyramicus

Tapinoma Sessile





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