Checklist of Forelius species

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Forelius
Dolichoderinae
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Forelius mccooki
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Distribution
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Species Richness
Statistics
Valid Species 19
Invalid Species 20
Fossils 1
Countries Occupied 12
Year Described 1888
First Species Described 1863
Last Species Described 2008

The following species and subspecies belong to the genus Forelius. Synonyms are listed under their senior names. For valid names only see Forelius species and for distribution information see Forelius species by Country.

A

albiventris Forel, 1912 (Argentina, Brazil)
andinus Kusnezov, 1957 (Argentina)
antarcticus (Forel, 1904) (Chile)
   • Forelius eidmanni Goetsch, 1933
   • Tapinoma fazi Santschi, 1923

B

bahianus Cuezzo, 2000 (Brazil)
brasiliensis (Forel, 1908) (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay)
   • Forelius maccooki fiebrigi Forel, 1912
   • Forelius rufus pilipes Santschi, 1920

breviscapus Forel, 1914 (Argentina)
   • Forelius breviscapus obscurata Santschi, 1922
   • Forelius maccooki instabilis Santschi, 1920

C

chalybaeus Emery, 1906 (Argentina)
   • Forelius chalybaeus minor Forel, 1913
   • Forelius chalybaeus paucistricta Santschi, 1916
   • Forelius chalybaeus personata Santschi, 1922

D

damiani Guerrero & Fernández, 2008 (Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, United States)

G

grandis Forel, 1912 (Argentina)
   • Forelius chalybaeus debenedettii Santschi, 1919

H

heyeri (Forel, 1902) (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay)
   • Forelius breviscapus pusillus Santschi, 1922
   • Neoforelius tucumanus Kusnezov, 1953
   • Tapinoma heyeri risii Forel, 1912

K

keiferi Wheeler, W.M., 1934 (Mexico)

L

lilloi Cuezzo, 2000 (Argentina)

M

macrops Kusnezov, 1957 (Argentina)
maranhaoensis Cuezzo, 2000 (Brazil)
mccooki (McCook, 1879) (Greater Antilles, Mexico, United States)
   • Forelius maccooki andrei Forel, 1912
   • Formica foetida Buckley Buckley, 1866
   • Iridomyrmex maccooki Forel, 1886

N

nigriventris Forel, 1912 (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay)
   • Forelius nigriventris modesta Santschi, 1922
   • Forelius nigriventris transiens Santschi, 1922

P

pruinosus (Roger, 1863) (Cuba, Mexico, United States)
   • Iridomyrmex pruinosus testaceus Cole, 1936
   • Tapinoma anale André, 1893

R

rubriceps Gallardo, 1916 (Argentina)
rufus Gallardo, 1916 (Argentina, Bolivia)

Fossil Species

C

chenpauch Varela-Hernández, Guerrero & Riquelme, 2023 (Mexican amber, Chiapas, Mexico (Middle Miocene))