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Myrmeciomorpha

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Taxonomy
Myrmeciomorpha was named by Oberski et al. (2025). It is extant.

It was assigned to Myrmechoderida by Oberski et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Myrmeciomorpha Oberski et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
—Aculeata()
superfamilyFormicoidea
familyFormicidae()
—Antennoclypeata
—Euformicia
—Doryloformicia
—Formicia
—Myrmechoderida
—Myrmeciomorpha
—Myrmeciomorpha

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.

Unr. Myrmeciomorpha Oberski et al. 2025
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Subfm. Myrmeciinae Smith 1851 [bulldog ant]
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G. †Archimyrmex Cockerell 1923
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†Archimyrmex piatnitzkii Viana and Haedo Rossi 1957
†Archimyrmex rostratus Cockerell 1923
†Archimyrmex smekali Rossi de Garcia 1983
†Archimyrmex wedmannae Dlussky 2012
Invalid names: Ameghinoia Viana and Haedo Rossi 1957 [synonym], Polanskiella Rossi de Garcia 1983 [synonym]
G. †Avitomyrmex Archibald et al. 2006
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†Avitomyrmex elongatus Archibald et al. 2006
†Avitomyrmex mastax Archibald et al. 2006
†Avitomyrmex systenus Archibald et al. 2006
G. †Macabeemyrma Archibald et al. 2006
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†Macabeemyrma ovata Archibald et al. 2006
G. †Myrmeciites Archibald et al. 2006
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†Myrmeciites goliath Archibald et al. 2006
†Myrmeciites herculeanus Archibald et al. 2006
†Myrmeciites tabanifluviensis Archibald et al. 2006
Tr. Prionomyrmecini Wheeler 1915
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G. †Prionomyrmex Mayr 1868
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†Prionomyrmex gusakovi Radchenko and Perkovsky 2020
†Prionomyrmex janzeni Baroni Urbani 2000
†Prionomyrmex wappleri Dlussky 2012
G. †Propalosoma Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 1999
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†Propalosoma gutierrezae Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 1999
G. †Tyrannomecia Jouault and Nel 2021
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†Tyrannomecia inopinata Jouault and Nel 2021
G. †Ypresiomyrma Archibald et al. 2006
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†Ypresiomyrma bartletti Archibald et al. 2006
†Ypresiomyrma orbiculata Archibald et al. 2006
†Ypresiomyrma orientalis Dlussky et al. 2015
†Ypresiomyrma rebekkae Rust and Andersen 1999
Subfm. Pseudomyrmecinae Smith 1952
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G. Pseudomyrmex Lund 1831
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†Pseudomyrmex antiquus Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex avitus Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex baros Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex coruscus Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex extinctus Carpenter 1930
†Pseudomyrmex macrops Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex nexilis Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex oryctus Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex prioris Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex saxulum LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
†Pseudomyrmex succinus Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex thecolor Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex vicinus Ward 1992
G. Tetraponera Smith 1852
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†Tetraponera europaea Dlussky 2009
†Tetraponera groehni Dlussky 2009
†Tetraponera klebsi Wheeler 1915
†Tetraponera lacrimarum Wheeler 1915
†Tetraponera ocellata Mayr 1868
†Tetraponera oligocenica Theobald 1937
†Tetraponera simplex Mayr 1868
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Invalid names: Sima angustata Mayr 1868 [synonym]
Invalid names: Sima Roger 1863 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Holocene or 61.66000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Tyrannomecia inopinata (120579)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Pachycondyla rebekkae (127172 138942 138943)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Avitomyrmex elongatus, Avitomyrmex systenus (144347) Myrmeciinae indet., Ypresiomyrma orbiculata, Ypresiomyrma bartletti, Avitomyrmex mastax, Avitomyrmex systenus, Macabeemyrma ovata, Myrmeciites herculeanus, Myrmeciites goliath (103205) Myrmeciites sp. (119946) Myrmeciites tabanifluviensis (119948)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Washington) Myrmeciinae indet., Myrmeciites sp. (119947) Propalosoma gutierrezae (103206)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Colorado) Archimyrmex rostratus (114007 138664 138675 138676 138684 138685)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Argentina Polanskiella smekali (138697)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Argentina (Rio Negro) Ameghinoia piatnitzkyi (138647)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Montana) Pseudomyrmex saxulum (117614)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Archimyrmex wedmannae (120798)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Archimyrmex rostratus (138683 138686)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France Sima oligocenica (113709)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Prionomyrmex longiceps, Sima ocellata, Sima angustata (109625) Sima ocellata, Sima simplex (120811) Tetraponera angustata, Tetraponera simplex (120813)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Lithuania Tetraponera ocellata (113470)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Prionomyrmex janzeni, Tetraponera simplex, Tetraponera ocellata, Tetraponera groehni, Prionomyrmex gusakovi (110735) Prionomyrmex longiceps, Sima klebsi, Sima angustata, Sima lacrimarum, Sima simplex (124073) Prionomyrmex longiceps, Sima ocellata, Sima simplex, Sima angustata (123927) Prionomyrmex sp. (124580) Sima ocellata (123757) Tetraponera angustata, Prionomyrmex gusakovi (122591) Tetraponera simplex (123420)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Prionomyrmex longiceps, Tetraponera simplex, Tetraponera lacrimarum, Tetraponera europaea, Tetraponera ocellata (129227) Tetraponera simplex (129228)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Tetraponera simplex, Tetraponera ocellata (123762)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Primorskiy) Ypresiomyrma orientalis (172678 172679)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Prionomyrmex longiceps (81780) Tetraponera angustata (113621 122998) Tetraponera simplex, Tetraponera europaea, Tetraponera ocellata (122997)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Pseudomyrma extincta (106384)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Sima klebsi (122407)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Prionomyrmex wappleri (127628)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Pseudomyrmex antiquus (124475) Pseudomyrmex avitus, Pseudomyrmex baros, Pseudomyrmex macrops, Pseudomyrmex nexilis, Pseudomyrmex oryctus, Pseudomyrmex prioris, Pseudomyrmex succinus, Pseudomyrmex thecolor, Pseudomyrmex vicinus (21978) Pseudomyrmex avitus, Pseudomyrmex macrops, Pseudomyrmex succinus, Pseudomyrmex thecolor, Pseudomyrmex vicinus (122472) Pseudomyrmex coruscus (138698)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82China (Fujian) Tetraponera sp. (220273)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Colombia (Boyacá) Pseudomyrmex sp. (215881)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Colombia (Santander) Pseudomyrmex sp. (213295)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Pseudomyrmex simplex (138702)