Formicidae
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Formicoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Formicidae
Subfamiliae (21 4†):
Aenictinae – Aenictogitoninae – Agroecomyrmecinae – Amblyoponinae – Aneuretinae – †Armaniinae – †Brownimeciinae – Cerapachyinae – Dolichoderinae – Dorylinae – Ecitoninae – Ectatomminae – †Formiciinae – Formicinae – Heteroponerinae – Leptanillinae – Leptanilloidinae – Martialinae – Myrmeciinae – Myrmicinae – Paraponerinae – Ponerinae – Proceratiinae – Pseudomyrmecinae – †Sphecomyrminae
Genera incertae sedis †Calyptites – Condylon – †Cretopone – †Curticorna – †Eoaenictites – †Eoformica – †Fonsecahymen – †Gerontoformica – †Klondikia – †Kohlsimyrma – †Myanmyrma – †Petropone
Overview of genera (329 fossils)
[edit]A
[edit]Acanthognathus –
Acanthomyops –
Acanthomyrmex –
Acanthoponera –
Acanthostichus –
Acromyrmex –
Acropyga –
Adelomyrmex –
Adetomyrma –
Adlerzia –
Aenictogiton –
Aenictus –
Afroxyidris –
Agraulomyrmex –
Alloformica –
Allomerus –
Amblyopone –
Amyrmex –
Ancyridris –
Aneuretus –
Anillidris –
Anillomyrma –
Ankylomyrma –
Anochetus –
Anomalomyrma –
Anonychomyrma –
Anoplolepis –
Antichthonidris –
Aphaenogaster –
Aphomomyrmex –
Apomyrma –
Apterostigma –
Arnoldius –
Asphinctanilloides –
Asphinctopone –
Atopomyrmex –
Atta –
Aulacopone –
Austroponera –
Axinidris –
Azteca
B
[edit]Bajcaridris –
Baracidris –
Bariamyrma –
Basiceros –
Belonopelta –
Blepharidatta –
Bondroitia –
Bothriomyrmex –
Bothroponera –
Brachymyrmex –
Brachyponera –
Bregmatomyrma –
Buniapone
C
[edit]Calomyrmex –
Calyptomyrmex –
Camponotus –
Cardiocondyla –
Carebara –
Cataglyphis –
Cataulacus –
Centromyrmex –
Cephalotes –
Cerapachys –
Cheliomyrmex –
Chimaeridris –
Chronoxenus –
Cladomyrma –
Colobostruma –
Concoctio –
Condylodon –
Creightonidris –
Crematogaster –
Cryptopone –
Cyatta –
Cylindromyrmex –
Cyphoidris –
Cyphomyrmex
D
[edit]Dacatria –
Dacetinops –
Daceton –
Decamorium –
Dendromyrmex –
Diacamma –
Dicroaspis –
Dilobocondyla –
Dinoponera –
Diplomorium –
Discothyrea –
Doleromyrma –
Dolichoderus –
Dolioponera –
Dolopomyrmex –
Doronomyrmex –
Dorylus –
Dorymyrmex –
Drymomyrmex
E
[edit]Echinopla –
Eciton –
Ecphorella –
Ectatomma –
Ectomomyrmex –
Emeryopone –
Epelysidris –
Epelysidris –
Epimyrma –
Epopostruma –
Erromyrma –
Eucharis –
Eucryptocerus –
Euponera –
Euprenolepis –
Eurhopalothrix –
Eutetramorium
F
[edit]Fisheropone –
Forelius –
Forelophilus –
Formica –
Formicoxenus –
Formosimyrma –
Froggattella
G
[edit]Gesomyrmex –
Gigantiops –
Gnamptogenys –
Goniomma
H
[edit]Hagensia –
Harpagoxenus –
Harpegnathos –
Heteroponera –
Huberia –
Hylomyrma –
Hypochira –
Hypoponera
I
[edit]Indomyrma –
Ireneopone –
Iridomyrmex –
Iroponera –
Ishakidris –
Iberoformica
K
[edit]L
[edit]Labidus –
Lachnomyrmex –
Lasiophanes –
Lasius –
Lenomyrmex –
Lepisiota –
Leptanilla –
Leptanilloides –
Leptogenys –
Leptomyrmex –
Leptothorax –
Linepithema –
Liometopum –
Liomyrmex –
Lophomyrmex –
Lordomyrma –
Loweriella
M
[edit]Malagidris –
Manica –
Martialis –
Mayaponera –
Mayriella –
Megalomyrmex –
Megaponera –
Melissotarsus –
Melophorus –
Meranoplus –
Mesoponera –
Mesostruma –
Messor –
Metapone –
Microdaceton –
Monomorium –
Mycetarotes –
Mycetophylax –
Mycetosoritis –
Mycocepurus –
Myopias –
Myopopone –
Myrcidris –
Myrmecia –
Myrmecina –
Myrmecocystus –
Myrmecorhynchus –
Myrmelachista –
Myrmica –
Myrmicaria –
Myrmicocrypta –
Myrmisaraka –
Myrmoteras –
Mystrium
N
[edit]Neivamyrmex –
Neoponera –
Nomamyrmex –
Noonilla –
Nothidris –
Nothomyrmecia –
Notoncus –
Notostigma –
Nylanderia
O
[edit]Ochetellus –
Ochetomyrmex –
Octostruma –
Ocymyrmex –
Odontomachus –
Odontoponera –
Oecophylla –
Oligomyrmex –
Onychomyrmex –
Ophthalmopone –
Opisthopsis –
Orectognathus –
Overbeckia –
Oxyepoecus –
Oxyopomyrmex
P
[edit]Pachycondyla –
Paedalgus –
Paltothyreus –
Papyrius –
Paraponera –
Paraprionopelta –
Paratopula –
Paratrechina –
Parvaponera –
Patagonomyrmex –
Perissomyrmex –
Peronomyrmex –
Petalomyrmex –
Phacota –
Phalacromyrmex –
Phasmomyrmex –
Phaulomyrma –
Pheidole –
Philidris –
Phrynoponera –
Pilotrochus –
Plagiolepis –
Platythyrea –
Plectroctena –
Podomyrma –
Poecilomyrma –
Pogonomyrmex –
Polyergus –
Polyrhachis –
Ponera –
Ponerites –
Prenolepis –
Prionopelta –
Pristomyrmex –
Proatta –
Probolomyrmex –
Proceratium –
Procryptocerus –
Proformica –
Prolasius –
Promyrmicium –
Propodilobus –
Protalaridris –
Protanilla –
Psalidomyrmex –
Pseudaphomomyrmex –
Pseudoatta –
Pseudolasius –
Pseudomyrmex –
Pseudoneoponera –
Pseudonotoncus –
Pseudoponera –
Pyramica
R
[edit]Rasopone –
Ravavy –
Recurvidris –
Rhopalomastix –
Rhopalomyrmex –
Rhopalothrix –
Rhytidoponera –
Rogeria –
Romblonella –
Rossomyrmex –
Rostromyrmex –
Rotastruma –
Royidris
S
[edit]Santschiella –
Scyphodon –
Secostruma –
Sericomyrmex –
Simopelta –
Simopone –
Solenopsis –
Sphinctomyrmex –
Stegomyrmex –
Stenamma –
Stereomyrmex –
Stigmacros –
Stigmatomma –
Stigmomyrmex –
Streblognathus –
Strongylognathus –
Strumigenys –
Syllophopsis
T
[edit]Talaridris –
Tanipone –
Tapinoma –
Tatuidris –
Technomyrmex –
Terataner –
Teratomyrmex –
Tetheamyrma –
Tetramorium –
Tetraponera –
Thaumatomyrmex –
Trachymyrmex –
Tranopelta –
Trichomyrmex –
Turneria –
Typhlomyrmex –
Tyrannomyrmex
V
[edit]Veromessor –
Vicinopone –
Vitsika –
Vollenhovia –
Vombisidris
W
[edit]X
[edit]Y
[edit]Z
[edit]Zacryptocerus –
Zasphinctus –
Zatania
Fossil genera
[edit]†Agroecomyrmex – ...
Name
[edit]Formicidae Latreille, 1809
Type genus: Formica Linnaeus, 1758
References
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- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 71: 1–370.
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus 25(1–2): 1–340. Full issue (PDF). Reference page.
- Eguchi, K., Viet, B.T. & Yamane, S. 2014. Generic synopsis of the Formicidae of Vietnam (Insecta: Hymenoptera), Part II—Cerapachyinae, Aenictinae, Dorylinae, Leptanillinae, Amblyoponinae, Ponerinae, Ectatomminae and Proceratiinae. Zootaxa 3860(1): 1–46. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3860.1.1 Reference page.
- Dias, R..S., Guénard, B., Akbar, S.A., Economo, E.P., Udiayakantha, W.S. & Wachkoo, A.A. 2020. The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist. ZooKeys 967: 1–142. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.967.54432 Reference page.
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- General, D.M. & Alpert, G.D. 2012. A synoptic review of the ant genera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Philippines. ZooKeys 200: 1–111. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.200.2447
- Guénard, B. & Economo, E.P. 2015. Additions to the checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Peru. Zootaxa 4040(2): 224–235. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.2.8. Preview (PDF). Reference page.
- Guénard, B., McCaffrey, K.A., Lucky, A. & Dunn, R.R. 2012. Ants of North Carolina: an updated list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3552: 1–36. Preview Reference page.
- Guénard, B. & Dunn, R.R. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1–77. Preview PDF Reference page.
- Herrera, H.W., Tocora, M.C., Florentino, G., Causton, C.E., Dekoninck, W. & Hendrickx, F. 2024. The ants of the Galápagos Islands (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): a historical overview, checklist, and identification key. ZooKeys 1191: 151–213. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1191.107324 Reference page.
- Ivanov, K., Hightower, L., Dash, S.T. & Keiper, J.B. 2019. 150 years in the making: first comprehensive list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Virginia, USA. Zootaxa 4554(2): 532–560. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4554.2.8 Reference page.
- Johnson, R.A. & Moreau, C.S. 2016. A new ant genus from southern Argentina and southern Chile, Patagonomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 4139(1): 1–31. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4139.1.1 Reference page.
- Keller, R.A. 2011. A phylogenetic analysis of ant morphology (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with special reference to the poneromorph subfamilies. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (355) DOI: 10.1206/355.1
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- Lapeva-Gjonova, A., Antonova, V., Radchenko, A.G. & Atanasova, M. 2010. Catalogue of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Bulgaria. ZooKeys 62: 1–124. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.62.430
- Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
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- Shattuck, S.O. & Cover, S.P. 2016. Taxonomy of some little-understood North American ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 4175(1): 10–22. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.1.2. Reference page.
- Siddiqui, J.A., Chen, Z-L., Li, Q., Deng, J., Lin, X-L. & Huang, X-L. 2019. DNA barcoding of aphid-associated ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in a subtropical area of southern China. ZooKeys, 879: 117–136. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.879.29705 Reference page.
- Subedi, I.P., Budha, P.B., Bharti, H. & Alonso, L. 2020. An updated checklist of Nepalese ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys, 1006: 99–136. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1006.58808 Reference page.
- Varghese, T. 2009. A review of extant subfamilies, tribes and ant genera in India. Biosystematica 3(2): 81–89.
- Ward, D.F. 2009. The diversity, community composition and seasonality of native and introduced ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in northern New Zealand. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 12: 195–200. PDF.
- Ward, P.S. 2007. Phylogeny, classification, and species-level taxonomy of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pp. 549-563 In: Zhang, Z.-Q. & Shear, W.A. (eds) Linnaeus tercentenary: progress in invertebrate taxonomy. Zootaxa 1668: 1–766. PDF.
- Wheeler, W.M. 1911. A list of the type species of the genera and subgenera of Formicidae. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 21: 157–175.
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Additional references
[edit]- Bharti, H., Guénard, B., Bharti, M. & Economo, E.P. 2016. An updated checklist of the ants of India with their specific distributions in Indian states (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 551: 1–83. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.551.6767 Reference page.
- Ivanov, K. 2019. The ants of Ohio (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): an updated checklist. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 70: 65–98. DOI: 10.3897/jhr.70.35207 Reference page.
- Ramamonjisoa, M.M., Rasoamanana, N. & Fisher, B.L. 2024. Male-based key to the subfamilies and genera of Malagasy ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1213: 289–359. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1213.120531 Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]العربية: نمل
অসমীয়া: পৰুৱা
беларуская: Мурашкі
Deutsch: Ameisen
eʋegbe: Anyidi
Ελληνικά: Μύρμηγκας
English: Ants
español: Formícidos
eesti: Sipelglased
suomi: Muurahaiset
Nordfriisk: Miiren
français: Fourmi
magyar: Hangyák
հայերեն: Մրջյուններ
italiano: Formiche
日本語: アリ科
한국어: 개미
Līvõ kēļ: Siprikizt
lietuvių: Skruzdėlės
latviešu: Skudras
Nederlands: Mieren
polski: Mrówkowate
português: Formiga
русский: Муравьи
davvisámegiella: Gotkkat
slovenščina: Mravlje
српски / srpski: Мрави
தமிழ்: எறும்பு
Türkçe: Karınca
vèneto: Formighe/Formeghe
中文(简体): 蚂蚁
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