Formicidae
(Ants)
of Brackenridge Field Laboratory

Pre-1989 records based on species, species lists compiled by, and personal communications with D.H. Feener, Jr., S.D. Porter, and B. Van Eimeren.
1999 records from species made by L.W. Morrison, E.A. Kawazoe, and X. Lacaze (April-August 1999), and compiled by L.W. Morrison (August 1999). Additional updates made by E.G. LeBrun (2006)

• Tribe Proceratiini
  • Proceratium micrommatum (Roger) + -
• Tribe Ponerini
  • Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr) + +
  • Hypoponera opacior (Forel) + +
  • Leptogenys elongata (Buckley) + +
  • Pachycondyla harpax (Fabricius) + +
  • Odontomachus clarus Roger + +

CERAPACHYINAE

• Tribe Cerapachyini
  • Cerapachys augustae Wheeler + -

ECITONINAE

• Neivamyrmex nigrescens (Cresson) + -
• Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins + -
• Neivamyrmex sp. A - +
• Neivamyrmex sp. B - +

PSEUDOMYRMICINAE

• Pseudomyrmex ejectus (F. Smith) + +
• Pseudomyrmex pallidus (F. Smith) + +
• Pseudomyrmex gracilis

MYRMICINAE

• Tribe Myrmicini
  • Pogonomyrmex barbatus (F. Smith) + +
    
• Tribe Pheidolini
  • Aphaenogaster texana Emery + +
  • Pheidole bicarinata Forel + +
  • Pheidole constipata Wheeler + +
  • Pheidole dentata Mayr + +
  • Pheidole floridana Emery + -
  • Pheidole hyatti Emery + +
  • Pheidole metallescens Emery + -
  • Pheidole sp. A (near casta) + -
  • Pheidole sp. B (near lamia) + -
  • Pheidole crassicornis
  • Pheidole pelor
  • Pheidole mera

• Tribe Crematogastrini
  • Crematogaster laeviuscula Mayr + +
  • Crematogaster minutissima Emery + +
  • Crematogaster punctulata Emery + +
    

• Tribe Solenopsidini
  • Monomorium minimum (Buckley) + +
  • Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus) + -
  • Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) + +
  • Solenopsis invicta Buren + +
  • Solenopsis texana Emery + +
  • Solenopsis sp. A + -
    
    
• Tribe Pheidologetonini
  • Oligomyrmex longii Wheeler + -
    
    
• Tribe Myrmecinini
  • Myrmecina americana Emery + +
    
    
• Tribe Formicoxenini
  • Temnothorax subditivus Wheeler + +
  • Temnothorax obturator Wheeler + -
  • Temnothorax terrigena Wheeler + -

• Tribe Tetramoriini
• Tetramorium spinosum Wheeler + -
• Tetramorium bicarinatum (Fabricius) + -

• Tribe Dacetini
  • Strumigenys margaritae (Forel) - +
  • Strumigenys louisianae Roger + +
  • Strumigenys silverstrii Emery + +
  • Pyramica membranifera Emery - +
    

• Tribe Attini
  • Atta texana (Buckley) + +
  • Cyphomyrmex rimosus Forel + +
  • Cyphomyrmex wheeleri
  • Trachymyrmex turrifex (Wheeler) + +
    
    
• Tribe Stenammini
  • Stenamma Sp. A

DOLICHODERINAE

• Forelius mccooki (Buckley) + +
• Dorymyrmex flavus McCook + +

FORMICINAE

• Tribe Brachymyrmecini
  • Brachymyrmex depilis (Emery) + +
  • Brachymyrmex sp. A - +
    

• Tribe Camponotini
  • Camponotus americanus Mayr + +
  • Camponotus festinatus (Buckley) + +
  • Camponotus vicinus Mayr + -
  • Camponotus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer) + +
  • Camponotus sayi Emery + +
  • Camponotus texanus Wheeler + +
  • Camponotus etiolatus Wheeler + +
  • Camponotus impressus (Roger) + -
  • Camponotus sansabeanus (Buckley) + +
    

• Tribe Lasiini
  • Paratrechina terricola (Buckley) + +
    

• Tribe Formicini
  • Formica pallidefulva (Latreille) + +

The following species are known from the Austin area and included on previous regional species lists, but their presence at BFL at any time (past or present) could not be confirmed:

• Amblyopone pallipes (Haldeman)
• Labidus coecus (Latreille)
• Neivamyrmex fallax Borgmeier
• Pheidole tepicana Pergande
• Pheidole sitarches Wheeler
• Trachymyrmex septentrionalis (McCook)
• Linepthema humile (Mayr)
• Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille)
• Myrmecocystus melliger Forel