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Scientific Name:
Formicidae
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Rank:
Superfamily
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
fourmis [French]
ants [English]
Taxonomic Status
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness:
complete
Currency Rating:
2006
Taxonomic Hierarchy
- up to the kingdom
Kingdom
Animalia
Subkingdom
Bilateria
Infrakingdom
Protostomia
Superphylum
Ecdysozoa
Phylum
Arthropoda
Subphylum
Hexapoda
Class
Insecta
Subclass
Pterygota
Infraclass
Neoptera
Superorder
Holometabola
Order
Hymenoptera
Suborder
Apocrita
Infraorder
Aculeata
Superfamily
Vespoidea
- down one level
Subfamily
Aenictinae
Subfamily
Aenictogitoninae
Subfamily
Aneuretinae
Subfamily
Apomyrminae
Subfamily
Armaniinae
Subfamily
Cerapachyinae
Subfamily
Dolichoderinae
Subfamily
Dorylinae
Subfamily
Ecitoninae
Subfamily
Formiciinae
Subfamily
Formicinae
Subfamily
Leptanillinae
Subfamily
Leptanilloidinae
Subfamily
Myrmeciinae
Subfamily
Myrmicinae
Subfamily
Nothomyrmeciinae
Subfamily
Paleosminthurinae
Subfamily
Ponerinae
Subfamily
Pseudomyrmecinae
Subfamily
Sphecomyrminae
Genus
Calyptites
References
Expert(s):
Deans et al. (July 2006).
Consensus on Hymenoptera classification to family by: Andrew Austin, Denis Brothers, Matt Buffington, Andrew Deans, Gary Gibson, John Jennings, Norm Johnson, Johan Liljeblad, Michael Ohl, Lawrence Packer, Fredrik Ronquist, and Robert Wharton
Other Sources:
website: <a href="http://www.cbif.gc.ca/itisca/">ITIS*<sup>ca</sup></a>;
database: NODC Taxonomic Code;
website: Hymenoptera Name Server; http://atbi.biosci.ohio-state.edu:8880/hymenoptera/nomenclator.home_page
References:
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