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Formicoidea
Taxonomy
Formicoidea was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.
It was considered an invalid subgroup of Formicidae by Brothers (1999).
It was assigned to Hymenoptera by Dlussky (1983); to Apocrita by Rasnitsyn (1975), Hong (1984), Hong and Wang (1985); and to Aculeata by Boudinot et al. (2020).
It was considered an invalid subgroup of Formicidae by Brothers (1999).
It was assigned to Hymenoptera by Dlussky (1983); to Apocrita by Rasnitsyn (1975), Hong (1984), Hong and Wang (1985); and to Aculeata by Boudinot et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1802 | Formicoidea Latreille p. 352 |
| 1975 | Formicoidea Rasnitsyn |
| 1983 | Formicoidea Dlussky |
| 1984 | Formicoidea Hong p. 8 |
| 1985 | Formicoidea Hong and Wang p. 20 |
| 2020 | Formicoidea Boudinot et al. p. 25 |
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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.
Superfm. Formicoidea Latreille 1802
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G. †Camelosphecia Boudinot et al. 2020
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†Camelosphecia fossor Boudinot et al. 2020
†Camelosphecia venator Boudinot et al. 2020
Fm. Formicidae Latreille 1802 [ant]
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Unr. Antennoclypeata Boudinot et al. 2020
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Subfm. †Brownimeciinae Bolton 2003
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G. †Brownimecia Grimaldi et al. 1997
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†Brownimecia clavata Grimaldi et al. 1997
†Brownimecia inconspicua Sosiak et al. 2024
Invalid names: Brownimeciini Bolton 2003 [empty]
Unr. Euformicia Oberski et al. 2025
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Unr. Doryloformicia Oberski et al. 2025
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Subfm. Dorylinae Leach 1815 [army ant]
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Invalid names: Aenictinae Emery 1901 [synonym], Cerapachyinae Forel 1893 [synonym]
Unr. Formicia Oberski et al. 2025
Unr. Poneria Oberski et al. 2025
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Unr. Agroparaponeria Oberski et al. 2025
Subfm. Ponerinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
Unr. Leptanillomorpha Oberski et al. 2025
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Invalid names: Martialinae Rabeling and Verhaagh 2008 [empty]
Subfm. †Armaniinae Dlussky 1983
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G. †Archaeopone Dlussky 1975
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†Archaeopone kzylzharica Dlussky 1975
†Archaeopone taylori Dlussky 1983
G. †Armania Dlussky 1983
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†Armania capitata Dlussky 1999
†Armania curiosa Dlussky 1983
†Armania pristina Dlussky 1999
†Armania robusta Dlussky 1983
Invalid names: Armaniella Dlussky 1983 [synonym]
G. †Orapia Dlussky et al. 2004
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†Orapia minor Dlussky et al. 2004
†Orapia rayneri Dlussky et al. 2004
G. †Pseudarmania Dlussky 1983
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†Pseudarmania aberrans Dlussky 1983
†Pseudarmania rasnitsyni Dlussky 1983
G. †Dlusskyidris Bolton 1994
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†Dlusskyidris zherichini Dlussky 1975
Invalid names: Palaeomyrmex Dlussky 1975 [replaced]
G. †Eoformica Cockerell 1921
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†Eoformica brevipetiola LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
†Eoformica expectans Theobald 1937
†Eoformica globularis Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
†Eoformica latimedia LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
†Eoformica magna Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
†Eoformica pinguis Scudder 1877
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Invalid names: Eoformica eocenica Cockerell 1921 [synonym], Lasius terreus Scudder 1878 [synonym]
Subfm. †Haidomyrmecinae Bolton 2003 [hell ant]
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G. †Ceratomyrmex Perrichot et al. 2016
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†Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri Perrichot et al. 2016
†Ceratomyrmex planus Lattke and Melo 2020
G. †Haidomyrmex Dlussky 1996
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†Haidomyrmex cerberus Dlussky 1996
†Haidomyrmex davidbowiei Lattke and Melo 2020
†Haidomyrmex scimitarus Barden and Grimaldi 2012
†Haidomyrmex zigrasi Barden and Grimaldi 2012
G. †Linguamyrmex Barden and Grimaldi 2017
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†Linguamyrmex brevicornis Perrichot et al. 2020
†Linguamyrmex rhinocerus Miao and Wang 2019
†Linguamyrmex vladi Barden and Grimaldi 2017
G. †Kohlsimyrma Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
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†Kohlsimyrma gracilis Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
†Kohlsimyrma laticeps Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
†Kohlsimyrma longiceps Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
G. †Myrmicites Förster 1891
Subfm. †Sphecomyrminae Wilson and Brown 1967
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G. †Baikuris Dlussky 1987
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†Baikuris casei Grimaldi et al. 1997
†Baikuris mandibularis Dlussky 1987
†Baikuris maximus Perrichot 2015
†Baikuris mirabilis Dlussky 1987
†Baikuris ocellantis Sosiak et al. 2024
G. †Gerontoformica Nel and Perrault 2004
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†Gerontoformica contega Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica gracilis Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica magna Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica occidentalis Perrichot et al. 2007
†Gerontoformica pilosa Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica priapos Zhuang et al. 2025
†Gerontoformica robusta Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica spiralis Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica sternorhabda Boudinot et al. 2022
†Gerontoformica subcuspis Barden and Grimaldi 2014
Invalid names: Gerontoformica cretacica Nel and Perrault 2004 [nomen dubium], Gerontoformica orientalis Engel and Grimaldi 2005 [nomen dubium], Gerontoformica rugosa Barden and Grimaldi 2014 [nomen dubium], Gerontoformica tendir Barden and Grimaldi 2014 [nomen dubium], Sphecomyrmodes Engel and Grimaldi 2005 [synonym]
G. †Myanmyrma Engel and Grimaldi 2005
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†Myanmyrma gracilis Engel and Grimaldi 2005
†Myanmyrma maraudera Barden and Grimaldi 2016
G. †Sphecomyrma Wilson and Brown 1967
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†Sphecomyrma freyi Wilson and Brown 1967
†Sphecomyrma mesaki Engel and Grimaldi 2005
†Sphecomyrma nexa Sosiak et al. 2024
Invalid names: Sphecomyrmini Wilson and Brown 1967 [empty]
Subfm. †Zigrasimeciinae Borysenko 2017
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G. †Zigrasimecia Barden and Grimaldi 2013
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†Zigrasimecia boudinoti Chaul 2023
†Zigrasimecia caohuijiae Chaul 2023
†Zigrasimecia chuyangsui Chaul 2023
†Zigrasimecia ferox Perrichot 2014
†Zigrasimecia goldingot Zhuang et al. 2022
†Zigrasimecia hoelldobleri Cao et al. 2020
†Zigrasimecia perrichoti Chaul 2023
†Zigrasimecia thate Chaul 2023
†Zigrasimecia tonsora Barden and Grimaldi 2013
†Zigrasimecia zui Zhuang et al. 2024
Invalid names: Camponotus brodiei Donisthorpe 1920 [nomen dubium], Eocynipites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Formica gibbosa Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Formica lucida Giebel 1856 [nomen dubium], Formica luteola Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Formica macrognatha Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Formica nigra Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Formica obtecta Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Formica obvoluta Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Formica oculata Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Formica parvula Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Formica quadrata Holl 1829 [nomen dubium], Formica trigona Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Gesomyrmex miegi Theobald 1937 [nomen dubium], Leucotaphus permancus Cockerell 1927 [nomen dubium], Mutilla tenera Förster 1891 [nomen dubium], Myrmica venusta Heer 1867 [nomen dubium], Plagiolepis succini André 1895 [nomen dubium], Ponera croatica Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Sphecomyrmicinae Wilson et al. 1976 [empty], Sphecomyrmines Boudinot et al. 2020 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Holocene or 119.57000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma
Collections (433 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Vulcanidris cratensis (155268) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Haidomyrmodes mammuthus, Gerontoformica cretacica, Baikuris maximus (99114) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Taymyr) | Baikuris mirabilis, Baikuris mandibularis (104988) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France | Formicidae indet. (123019) Gerontoformica occidentalis (123118) Haidomyrmodes mammuthus (138329) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar (Kachin) | Zigrasimecia perrichoti, Zigrasimecia chuyangsui, Zigrasimecia boudinoti, Zigrasimecia caohuijiae, Zigrasimecia thate, Gerontoformica sternorhabda (228923) Zigrasimecia sp. (233230 233231 233232) Zigrasimecia tonsora, Haidomyrmex zigrasi, Gerontoformica maraudera, Sphecomyrmodes magnus, Sphecomyrmodes contegus, Sphecomyrmodes gracilis, Sphecomyrmodes robustus, Sphecomyrmodes rugosus, Sphecomyrmodes pilosus, Sphecomyrmodes tendir, Sphecomyrmodes spiralis, Sphecomyrmodes subcuspis, Gerontoformica sp., Camelomecia sp. (123113) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Sphecomyrmodes occidentalis (161514) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Aquilomyrmex huangi (207760) Camelomecia sp. (176668) Camelosphecia fossor (216576 216577) Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri (153583) Chonidris insolita, Linguamyrmex brevicornis, Protoceratomyrmex revelatus, Aquilomyrmex huangi, Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri, Sphecomyrminae indet., Camelosphecia venator (161726) Dhagnathos autokrator (167760) Dhagnathos autokrator, Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri (179227) Dhagnathos autokrator, Chonidris insolita, Aquilomyrmex huangi (207758) Dhagnathos autokrator, Chonidris insolita, Linguamyrmex brevicornis, Aquilomyrmex huangi (193537) Gerontoformica gracilis (198285) Haidomyrmex cerberus (123020) Haidomyrmex davidbowiei, Ceratomyrmex planus, Dilobops bidentata (192864) Linguamyrmex brevicornis (207759) Linguamyrmex rhinocerus (215972) Linguamyrmex vladi, Haidomyrmex scimitarus, Myanmyrma gracilis, Gerontoformica gracilis, Gerontoformica sternorhabda, Sphecomyrmodes orientalis, Camelomecia janovitzi (111688) Zigrasimecia ferox (154184) Zigrasimecia ferox, Zigrasimecia hoelldobleri, Zigrasimecia sp., Protozigrasimecia chauli, Haidomyrmex cerberus, Antiquiformica alata (165561) Zigrasimecia zui, Zigrasimecia goldingot, Zigrasimecia sp., Gerontoformica priapos (226880) | |
| Turonian | Kazakhstan | Archaeopone kzylzharica (103274) | |
| Turonian | USA (New Jersey) | Brownimecia clavata, Kyromyrma neffi, Sphecomyrma freyi, Sphecomyrma mesaki, Sphecomyrma sp., Formicidae indet. (110895) Sphecomyrma freyi, Baikuris casei (123016) | |
| Turonian | Botswana | Orapia minor, Orapia rayneri, Afropone oculata, Afropone orapa, Afromyrma petrosa (123430) | |
| Turonian - Santonian | USA (New Jersey) | Sphecomyrma freyi (123216) | |
| Late/Upper Coniacian | Russian Federation (Khabarovsk) | Armania capitata, Armania pristina (123529) Armania pristina (123528) Armania sp. (152090) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | Russian Federation | Cretomyrma arnoldii (122590) Palaeomyrmex zherichini, Cretomyrma unicornis (35056) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Russian Federation (Tenkinskii) | Archaeopone taylori, Poneropterus sphecoides, Pseudarmania aberrans, Pseudarmania rasnitsyni, Armaniella curiosa, Armania robusta (105375) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (North Carolina) | Brownimecia inconspicua, Sphecomyrma nexa, Baikurus sp. (152037) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Myanmar | Ponerinae indet., Dolichoderinae indet. A, Dolichoderinae indet. B, Dolichoderinae indet. C (195455) | |
| Middle Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Cananeuretus occidentalis (34896) Canapone dentata (122384) Eotapinoma macalpini (122385) Haidoterminus cippus, Chronomyrmex medicinehatensis, Formicidae indet. (122357) Sphecomyrma canadensis (104932 122390) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Formicidae indet. (235702) | |
| Selandian | France (Auvergne) | Tyrannomecia inopinata (120579) | |
| Tiffanian | Canada (Alberta) | Formicidae indet. (119816) | |