Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Synonyms: Cephalotini Smith 1949, Dacetini Forel 1892, Pheidolini Emery 1877
Parent taxon: Myrmicinae according to P. S. Ward et al. 2015
See also Bolton 2003, Bolton 2012 and de Andrade and Baroni Urbani 1999
Sister taxa: Afromyrma, Agastomyrma, Aphaenogaster longaeva, 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
Subtaxa: Acanthognathus Attina Basiceros Cephalotes Pheidole Strumigenys
Type: Atta
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Colombia (2 collections), the Dominican Republic (1), Indonesia (1), Tanzania (3)
• Turolian of France (1)
• Miocene of China (1), the Dominican Republic (11), Mexico (4)
• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 25 collections including 80 occurrences