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Formiciinae
Taxonomy
Formiciinae was named by Lutz (1986) [not the same as Formicinae]. Its type is Formicium.
It was assigned to Formicidae by Lutz (1986), Bolton (2003), Wappler (2003), Archibald et al. (2011), Bolton (2012); and to Formicomorpha by Oberski et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Formicidae by Lutz (1986), Bolton (2003), Wappler (2003), Archibald et al. (2011), Bolton (2012); and to Formicomorpha by Oberski et al. (2025).
Subtaxa
Formicium (syn. Eoponera) (type genus), Titanomyrma
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1986 | Formiciinae Lutz p. 181 |
| 2003 | Formiciinae Bolton p. 75 |
| 2003 | Formiciinae Wappler p. 135 |
| 2011 | Formiciinae Archibald et al. |
| 2012 | Formiciinae Bolton |
| 2025 | Formiciinae Oberski et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subfm. †Formiciinae Lutz 1986
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G. †Formicium Westwood 1854
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†Formicium berryi Carpenter 1929
†Formicium brodiei Westwood 1854
Invalid names: Eoponera Carpenter 1929 [synonym]
G. †Titanomyrma Archibald et al. 2011
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†Titanomyrma gigantea Lutz 1986
†Titanomyrma lubei Archibald et al. 2011
†Titanomyrma simillima Lutz 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Titanomyrma sp. (229109) | |
| Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | Titanomyrma sp. (226231) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Wyoming) | Titanomyrma lubei (108779) | |
| MP 11 | Germany (Hessen) | Formicium giganteum, Formicium simillimum (120036 120798 138656) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Tennessee) | Eoponera berryi (138891) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Formicium brodiei (123959) |