Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Alternative spelling: Myrmicidae
Full reference: A. Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau. 1835. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Hyménoptères. Tome Premier 1-547
Parent taxon: Myrmicomorpha according to J. T. Oberski et al. 2025
See also Archibald et al. 2006, Bolton 2003, Bolton 2012, Dlussky et al. 2004, Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014, Dlussky et al. 2015, Hong 1984, Hong and Wang 1985, Scudder 1878, Wappler 2003, Ward et al. 2015 and Zharkov and Dubovikoff 2022
Sister taxon: Ectatomminae
Subtaxa: Afromyrma Agastomyrma Aphaenogaster longaeva Attini Biamomyrma Bilobomyrma Boltonidris Brachytarsites Cephalomyrmex Cephites Clavipetiola Crematogastrini Electromyrmex Enneamerus Eocenidris Eomyrmex Eotemnothorax Fallomyrma Fushunomyrmex Ilemomyrmex Incertogaster Lelejus Melissotarsus Miosolenopsis Myrmecites Myrmicini Orbigastrula Pogonomyrmecini Pseudomyrmini Quadrulicapito Quineangulicapito Sinomyrmex Solenopsidiini Solenopsidini Solenopsites Sphaerogasterites Stenammini Wumyrmex Zhangidris
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