[Kingdom] Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Grade Enterozoa
     Grade Cœlomata
       Phylum Appendiculata {Lankester}
         Branch Gnathopoda Straus-Durkheim, 1829
           Grade Condylopoda
             Class Insecta Hexapoda
               Grade Masticantia
                 Order Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - ants, bees, and wasps
                   Genus Formica Linnaeus, 1758